Health and Safety at Hazardous Waste Sites: All Investigator's and Remediator's Guide to HAZWOPER.Steven P. Maslansky and Carol J. Maslansky (1997) Developed as a course manual for a 40-hour Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. agency established (1970) in the Dept. of Labor (see Labor, United States Department of) to develop and enforce regulations for the safety and health of workers in businesses that are engaged in interstate (OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. ) hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. operations program sponsored by the National Ground Water Association, this book has been updated and revised in light of new developments and thorough classroom testing. It presents the most-up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible information available on health, safety, and operations at projects involving hazardous materials. Sources of information include OSHA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and , the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, n.pr an institute of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that is responsible for assuring safe and healthful working conditions and for developing standards of safety and health. , the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Coast Guard, and other agencies. Extensive examples, helpful illustrations, and comprehensive appendixes enhance the data. Also included are two generic model plans: a site-specific health and safety plan and an emergency-response plan. Health and Safety at Hazardous Waste Sites covers the following topics: * hazard recognition, * information sources, * respiratory protection, * levels of protection, * site control, * contingency planning, * confined-space entry, * organizational health and safety programs, * properties of hazardous materials, * toxicology and chemical exposure, * air-monitoring instrumentation, * personal protective equipment, * decontamination decontamination /de·con·tam·i·na·tion/ (de?kon-tam-i-na´shun) the freeing of a person or object of some contaminating substance, e.g., war gas, radioactive material, etc. de·con·tam·i·na·tion n. , * handling drums, and * drilling in flammable environments. This reference is useful to everyone who performs investigative and remedial activities at contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. sites. It will also serve as a main text for any safety and hazardous materials operations courses in the U.S., Canada, and overseas. 612 pages, softcover. Member: $74.95. Nonmember: $87.50. Catalog #734. |
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