Title: Protecting Personnel at Hazardous Waste Sites, 3rd Edition Author: William Martin & Michael Gochfeld ISBN: 0750670495 / 9780750670494 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 664 Publisher: Butterworth Heinemann Year: 1999 Availability: In Stock
Description
Contents
The latest edition of this book brings together a wide range of occupational safety and health recommendations and practices directly applying to hazardous waste site cleanups. In addition to providing the most current information on maximum protection for cleanup personnel, this book is a practical, authoritative guide for those involved in cleanup operations.
The completely updated third edition cites the newest OSHA and NIOSH recommendations that have developed over the past decade and explores the new federal emphasis in hazardous waste site cleanups such as radiation safety, toxicology, unexploded ordnance, OSHA training, EPA training, and site health and safety plans.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Authors
Chapter 1 : Introduction: and Federal Programs Chapter 2 : Information Gathering, Site Characterization and Information Resources Chapter 3 : Occupational Health and Safety Programs for Hazardous Waste Workers Chapter 4 : Toxicology and Risk Assessment Chapter 5 : Air Monitoring at Hazardous Waste Sites Chapter 6 : Compatibility Testing Chapter 7 : Medical Surveillance for Hazardous Waste Workers Chapter 8 : Engineering Controls: Site Layout Chapter 9 : Personal Protective Equipment Chapter 10 : Heat Stress in Industrial Protective Encapsulating Garments Chapter 11 : Decontamination Chapter 12 : Training Chapter 13 : Health and Safety Plans and Contingency Plans Chapter 14 : Radiation Safety Chapter 15 : Ordnance, Explosive Waste, and Unexploded Ordnance Chapter 16 : Monitoring Well Health and Safety Chapter 17 : Transportation Safety Chapter 18 : ISO 9000 and 14,000 for Hazardous Waste Operations
Appendix A : Abbreviations
Appendix B : Acronyms
Appendix C : Chemical Formulas
Appendix D : Glossary
Appendix E : Example: DoD Site Health and Safety Plan (HASP)
Appendix F : Example: Industrial Site Health and Safety Plan (HASP)
Appendix G : Hazardous Waste Management of DoE Sites
Appendix H : Protecting Ecological Workers at Hazardous Waste Sites
Index