Hazardous Waste Handbook 3E offers a straightforward approach to protecting workers who clean up the nation's hazardous waste sites and chemical spills. Supervisors and site inspectors will find this handbook very useful in answering occupational health questions at the work site.The manual covers such topics as site characterization, air monitoring, personal protective equipment, decontamination, and site emergencies. Numerous health and safety checklists, hazardous-chemical data sheets, and personal protective equipment recommendations are presented for field decisions. The goal of the book.
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Hazardous waste handbook for health and safety
2000, Butterworth-Heinemann
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in English
- 3rd ed.
0080495168 9780080495163
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Laws and regulations
Hazards
Planning and organization
Site characterization
Air monitoring
Personal protective equipment
Site control and work practices
Decontamination
Spills and site emergencies
Medical monitoring programs
Training
Monitoring well safety at hazardous sites
Hazardous waste transportation safety
Appendix A: Abbreviations
Appendix B: Acronyms
Appendix C: Chemical formulas
Appendix D: Glossary
Appendix E: Sample site safety plan
Appendix F: Medical occupational history
Appendix G: Hazardous substance data sheet
Appendix H: Chemical protective clothing recommendations
Appendix I: Decontamination procedures for three typical levels of protection
Appendix J: Health and safety checklist
Appendix K: Chemical hazard data
NIOSH pocket guide (sample)
Appendix L: Toxicology review.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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