Providing vital safety information on over 1000 commerical chemicals, this work explores up-to-date data on fire and chemical compatibility, response methods for incidents involving chemical spills and fires, and personnel and worksite safety monitoring and sampling. The book includes more than 700 illustrations, structures, equations and tables, and a glossary with over 700 definitions.
Terminology and how to use the handbook; industrial hygiene sampling and personal protection; chemical classification guide; guide to chemical reactivity, fire, and explosion; health risk information; emergency response fact sheets; isolation distances for fires and spills; glossary of toxicology and hazardous materials handling terms.
