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Main Title Emergency response and hazardous chemical management : principles and practices /
Author Strong, Clyde B.
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Irvin, T. Rick
Publisher St. Lucie Press,
Year Published 1997
OCLC Number 40541528
ISBN 9781884015779; 1884015778
Subjects Hazardous Substances--toxicity ; Safety Management ; Emergencies ; Hazardous Waste ; Accidents, Occupational--prevention & control ; Hazardous substances--Accidents--Management ; Chemicals--Safety measures
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EMAM  T55.3.H3.S776 1997 Region 6 Library/Dallas,TX 07/30/2009
Collation xii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes
"Produced jointly by The Society of Environmental Management and St. Lucie Press." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Notes
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.