Hazardous materials handbook for emergency responders / OnGUARD ; edited by Joe Varela.

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York ; Melbourne : Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996.Description: xvi, 535 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:

0442021046 (hc)

DDC classification:

628.9 20

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-523) and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction to Hazardous Materials -- Ch. 2. Basics of Toxicology and Personal Protective Equipment. Toxicological Concepts. Personal Protective Equipment -- Ch. 3. Managing the Hazardous Materials Incident -- Ch. 4. Explosive Emergencies. Understanding Explosives. Responding to Explosive Emergencies -- Ch. 5. Gas Emergencies. Understanding Compressed and Liquefied Gases. Understanding Cryogenics. Responding to Compressed Gas Emergencies. Responding to Liquefied Gas Emergencies. Responding to Cryogenic Emergencies -- Ch. 6. Flammable and Combustible Liquid Emergencies. Understanding Flammable/Combustible Liquids. Responding to Flammable and Combustible Liquid Emergencies -- Ch. 7. Flammable Solid Emergencies. Understanding Flammable Solids. Responding to Flammable Solid Emergencies -- Ch. 8. Oxidizer Emergencies. Understanding Oxidizers. Responding to Oxidizer Emergencies -- Ch. 9. Poison Emergencies. Understanding Poisons. Responding to Poison Emergencies.

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