| Title |
Emergency response and hazardous chemical management : principles and practices / Clyde B. Strong; T. Rick Irvin |
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| Imprint |
Delray Beach, FL : St. Lucie Press, c1996 |
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| Description |
xii, 236 p. ; ill. : 24 cm. |
| Series |
Advances in environmental management series
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| Contents |
Introduction : workplace hazards during chemical emergency response actions -- Chemistry and properties of hazardous substances -- Toxicology principles -- Monitoring and detecting hazardous chemicals -- Industrial hygiene issues -- Medical surveillance programs -- Respiratory protection : principles and practices -- Chemical protective clothing -- Chemical decontamination : principles and practices -- Safety in confined spaces -- Standard operating safety procedures -- Hazardous chemical spill containment -- Patching and capping of leaking containers -- Techniques for spill stabilization -- Preparing hazardous waste for transportation : DOT hazardous waste transportation requirements -- Incident analysis and initial response -- Incident command system. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject(s) |
Hazardous substances -- Accidents -- Management.
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Chemicals -- Safety measures.
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| Alternate Author |
Irvin, T. Rick (Thomas Rick)
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