
- 665 pages
- English
- PDF
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Protecting Personnel at Hazardous Waste Sites
About this book
The latest edition of Protecting Personnel at Hazardous Waste Sites 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.
- Covers a wide array of occupational safety and health practices and recommendations applicable to hazardous waste clean-up
- Provides the most up-to-date information on maximum protection for workers
- Cites the newest OSHA and NIOSH recommendations and explores federal government emphases in the area
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Protecting Personnel at Hazardous Waste Sites
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- 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
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