Firefighter's hazardous materials reference book.

Includes glossary and indexes

Different substances require varying emergency responses and this book supplies the information needed to determine the proper course of action. It contains critical fire suppression data on over 1,100 hazardous chemicals, complete with essential guidelines on initial assessment, containment, neutralization, and safety for dealing with each hazardous substance. The authors provide comprehensive coverage of all five major hazard categories, including health hazards, fire hazards, corrosivity hazards, radioactivity hazards and reactivity hazards. Recommendations are provided for the type of protective clothing to be worn according to the chemical involved. All other precautions that should be taken when entering a hazardous materials situation are also clearly stated.