Nfpa Pocket Guide To Hazardous Materials

Author : Amy Beasley Spencer
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 9780877655589
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book NFPA Pocket Guide to Hazardous Materials written by Amy Beasley Spencer and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2003 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wealth of vital haz-mat data consolidated in a compact field guide. When you work with hazardous materials, comprehensive reliable information is critical to your success and safety. The new NFPA Pocket Guide to Hazardous Materials pulls together the essential requirements, tables, charts, lists, formulas, illustrations, and calculations you need into one handy volume. Complete facts and figures from leading sources bring you the full safety picture. It's an essential resource for fire service, EMS and law enforcement personnel, inspectors from the public and private sectors, industry emergency response teams, and personnel from related agencies such as EPA, DOT, FEMA, and the FBI. This powerful on-the-job tool presents the most crucial data from NFPA codes and standards, plus information from OSHA, the Department of Transportation, National Paint and Coatings Association, and more. Topics covered include: bull; bull; Chemical classification schemes--NFPA, OSHA, DOT placards bull; Health hazards--threshold limit values, permissible exposure limits, conversion factors, atmospheric monitoring bull; Storage quantity requirements--flammable/combustible liquids, oxidizers, organic peroxides bull; Container recognition--labeling systems, how to interpret label information bull; Personal protective equipment-- how to select appropriate PPE, organization by type of material bull; Fire and spill control--which foams to use with which chemicals, dilution rates bull; Emergency response--when to respond and when to evacuate, how to bring dangerous levels back to safe levels Take this convenient and portable reference with you on every job, and give yourself ready access to specialized facts. If your job involves HazMat incident response, prevention, or inspection, this book could save your life, and many others, too.

Author : U.S. Department of Transportation
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1626363765
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emergency Response Guidebook written by U.S. Department of Transportation and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does the identification number 60 indicate a toxic substance or a flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature? Does the identification number 1035 indicate ethane or butane? What is the difference between natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas distribution pipelines? If you came upon an overturned truck on the highway that was leaking, would you be able to identify if it was hazardous and know what steps to take? Questions like these and more are answered in the Emergency Response Guidebook. Learn how to identify symbols for and vehicles carrying toxic, flammable, explosive, radioactive, or otherwise harmful substances and how to respond once an incident involving those substances has been identified. Always be prepared in situations that are unfamiliar and dangerous and know how to rectify them. Keeping this guide around at all times will ensure that, if you were to come upon a transportation situation involving hazardous substances or dangerous goods, you will be able to help keep others and yourself out of danger. With color-coded pages for quick and easy reference, this is the official manual used by first responders in the United States and Canada for transportation incidents involving dangerous goods or hazardous materials.

Author : Amy Beasley Spencer
Publisher : Nfpa
ISBN 13 : 9780877654735
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials written by Amy Beasley Spencer and published by Nfpa. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The six NFPA documents that make up this guide can be used to identify the hazardous properties of most of the chemicals in commercial use today, as well as many that are available only in laboratory sample quantities. The three chemical matrixes are new to this edition. Matrix one lists the major chemical entries and references the appropriate NFPA data document. Matrix 2 lists common synonyms and references official chemical names and the appropriate NFPA data document. Matrix 3 is a numerically ordered list of Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) numbers and references the chemical name and the appropriate NFPA data document.

Author : Niosh
Publisher : www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
ISBN 13 : 9781780398525
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Niosh Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards written by Niosh and published by www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards presents information taken from the NIOSH/OSHA Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards, from National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) criteria documents and Current Intelligence Bulletins, and from recognized references in the fields of industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, and analytical chemistry. The information is presented in tabular form to provide a quick, convenient source of information on general industrial hygiene practices. The information in the Pocket Guide includes chemical structures or formulas, identification codes, synonyms, exposure limits, chemical and physical properties, incompatibilities and reactivities, measurement methods, respirator selections, signs and symptoms of exposure, and procedures for emergency treatment.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Author : Niosh
Publisher : www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
ISBN 13 : 9781780398518
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Niosh Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards written by Niosh and published by www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards presents information taken from the NIOSH/OSHA Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards, from National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) criteria documents and Current Intelligence Bulletins, and from recognized references in the fields of industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, toxicology, and analytical chemistry. The information is presented in tabular form to provide a quick, convenient source of information on general industrial hygiene practices. The information in the Pocket Guide includes chemical structures or formulas, identification codes, synonyms, exposure limits, chemical and physical properties, incompatibilities and reactivities, measurement methods, respirator selections, signs and symptoms of exposure, and procedures for emergency treatment.

Author : Barry Leonard
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780788149238
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards written by Barry Leonard and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-04 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives you quick access to the information you need to recognize and deal with chemical hazards in the workplace. It recommends appropriate actions to take when encountering a potentially hazardous substance, including the latest data on: chemical types and descriptions, health hazards, exposure signs and symptoms, emergency treatment, personal protection, cleanup precautions and much more. Provides key information and data on 677 hazardous chemicals or substances that you may encounter in the work environment. Spiral bound.

Author : Daniel J. Davis
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471286813
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hazardous Materials Reference Book written by Daniel J. Davis and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-01-23 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one-stop reference gives firefighters and emergency response personnel immediate access to the page number where chemical data on nearly 1,000 substances can be located in 13 of the most frequently-used references. It speeds up research time by alphabetizing chemicals by name and with UN/NA numbers.

Author : Gregory G. Noll
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1449632831
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hazardous Materials written by Gregory G. Noll and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Complete Training Solution for Hazardous Materials Technicians and Incident Commanders! In 1982, the authors Mike Hildebrand and Greg Noll, along with Jimmy Yvorra, first introduced the concept of the Eight-Step Process© for managing hazardous materials incidents when their highly regarded manual, Hazardous Materials: Managing the Incident was published. Now in its Fourth Edition, this text is widely used by fire fighters, hazmat teams, bomb squads, industrial emergency response teams, and other emergency responders who may manage unplanned hazardous materials incidents. As a result of changing government regulations and consensus standards, as well as the need for terrorism response training, Mr. Noll and Mr. Hildebrand have modified and refined their process of managing hazmat incidents and added enhanced content, tips, case studies, and detailed charts and tables. The Fourth Edition contains comprehensive content covering: * Hazard assessment and risk evaluation * Identifying the problem and implementing the response plan * Hazardous materials properties and effects * Identifying and coordinating resources * Decontamination procedures * The Eight-Step Process© * Personal protective equipment selection * Procedures for terminating the incident The Fourth Edition's dynamic features include: * Knowledge and Skills Objectives correlated to the 2013 Edition of NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents* ProBoard Assessment Methodology Matrices for the Hazardous Materials Technician and Hazardous Materials Incident Commander levels * Correlation matrix to the National Fire Academy's Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Bachelor's (Non- Core) Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials Course Objectives * Realistic, detailed case studies * Practical, step-by-step skill drills * Important hazardous materials technician and safety tips

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ISBN 13 : 9781602875173
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hazardous Materials Compliance Pocketbook written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: