Rapid Guide To Hazardous Chemicals In The Work Place

Comprehensive and easy to use, the Third Edition of Rapid Guide to Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace sets the standard for quick reference, including expanded toxic hazard reviews and updated information on exposure standards for common workplace chemicals.

Get fast, ready access to essential information on the dangerous properties of industrial materials in the millennium workplace. This handy, compact, easy-to-use pocket guide to the most frequently encountered hazardous materials is now significantly updated and revised, providing safety managers and workers with critical data and safety profiles for more than 750 chemicals in the millennium workplace. Each entry is carefully selected for its dangerous properties, reflecting current scientific findings as well as regulatory standards and safety and control recommendations. Clear, accurate descriptions for each substance let you assess its health and safety hazards quickly and easily. Rapid Guide to Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace, Fourth Edition includes: * The latest OSHA regulations and other exposure standards * Additional carcinogens and toxicity data * Updated ACGIH threshold limit values (TLVs) * Comprehensive workplace air-level guidelines from OSHA, ACGIH, and DFG * DOT guidelines and labeling requirements for U.S. and international shipments * Clear and concise Safety Profiles summarizing hazards for each entry * Physical descriptions, including physical and flammability properties * Extensive indexes for CAS numbers, DOT numbers, and synonyms * Cross-references to entries in the acclaimed Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 10th Edition

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.

Occupational workers frequently use, store, and dispose of toxic chemicals without knowing the possible consequences, both for the workplace and the environment. Improper use or misuse of chemical substances can result in health disorders, fatalities, or chemical disasters. Safe Use of Chemicals: A Practical Guide presents quick and comprehensive i

This book examines toxic chemicals that may be present in the workplace and--with easy-to-understand, nontechnical language--examines the steps an organization can take to manage them.

Offers a "safety profile" of 5000 of the most important hazardous chemicals. Features unique Chemical Safety Profiles that provide a quick overview of the hazards, synonyms, and physical properties of a variety of chemicals. Details government agency standards and recommendations on the handling of each chemical. Includes three cross-indices to permit rapid location of a material by its Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) number, a synonym for the material, or the DOT Guide Number. Features new chemical entries unavailable in previous versions.