Protecting Personnel at Hazardous Waste Sites 3E
By- William Martin, PE-Environmental Health Engineer, Health and Safety Consultant
- Michael Gochfeld, Ph.D. from CUNY, Former director of EOHSI in New Jersey, Clinical Professor at the UMDH-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
The latest edition of this book 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.
Audience
Environmental health and safety engineers, student and professional
Industrial hygienists and municipal waste handling, transport, and disposal staff
Hardbound, 664 Pages
Published: October 1999
Imprint: Butterworth Heinemann
ISBN: 978-0-7506-7049-4
Contents
- Introduction and Federal Government Programs; Information Gathering, Databases, and Site Characterization; Occupational Health and Safety Programs for Hazardous Wastes; Toxicology and Risk Assessment; Air Monitoring at Hazardous Waste Sites; Compatibility Testing; Medical Surveillance; Engineering Controls and Site Layout; Personal Protective Equipment; Heat Stress in Industrial Protective Encapsulating Garments; Decontamination; Training; Health and Safety and Contingency Plans; Radiation Safety; Ordnance, Explosive Waste and Unexploded Ordnance; Monitoring Well Health and Safety; Transportation Safety; ISO 9000 and 14000 for Hazardous Waste Operations, Appendices, Index
