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Hazardous Waste Handbook
3rd Edition - August 1, 2000
Authors: John Lippitt, Paul Webb, William Martin
Language: English
eBook ISBN:9780080495163
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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…Read more
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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 is to provide practical information on protecting workers while also containing the high cost of hazardous chemical waste cleanups.
Provides practical information on protecting workers and keeping cleanup costs downDesigned to allow supervisors and site inspectors to find information quicklyOffers numerous health and safety checklists, hazardous chemical data sheets, and recommendations on protective equipment
Environmental health and safety managers-student and professionalIndustrial hygienists and municipal waste-handling, transport, and disposal staff
Introduction; Hazards; Planning and Organization; Site Characterization; Air Monitoring; Personal Protective Equipment; Site Control and Work Practices; Decontamination; Site Emergencies; Medical Monitoring Program; Training; Appendices; Index.
No. of pages: 288
Language: English
Edition: 3
Published: August 1, 2000
Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
eBook ISBN: 9780080495163
JL
John Lippitt
Affiliations and expertise
Lippitt Consulting
WM
William Martin
Affiliations and expertise
PE-Environmental Health Engineer, Health and Safety Consultant