Publication date: 1986-12-31
Price: $21.00
Review Guide to Safe Practices in Chemical Laboratories / Royal Society of Chemistry:
Creator: John Barton
Publication date: 2001-01-01
Dewey code: 628
List Price: $207.00
Price: $197.50
Review Dust Explosion Prevention and Protection: A Practical Guide - IChemE / Institute of Chemical Engineers:This guide was originally published in three parts forming the first authoritative, comprehensive and accessible guidance for dust explosion prevention and protection published in the UK. Now under one cover, this revised edition incorporates new research and information, particularly in relation to containment and venting of dust explosions, and stands on its own as a complete document.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1999-12-31
Dewey code: 677
List Price: $79.95
Price: $175.29
Review Textile Flammability: Current and Future Issues / CRC:In no category of materials is fire safety more important than in textiles - materials used in clothing, home furnishings, and automotive and other transportation interiors. This new volume provides reports by FR specialists on the fire behavior and fire retardance of textiles presented at a recent conference of the Textile Institute (UK). A wide range of important current topics is covered, as seen by the table of contents below. The concluding review article by Richard Horrocks of the Bolton Institute will be of special interest to all those working in this area of technology.
Creator: Blaine Asay
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2009-02-01
Dewey code: 662.2
List Price: $209.00
Price: $178.41
Review Non-Shock Initiation of Explosives / Springer:This book is dedicated to collecting, introducing and reviewing all non-shock initiation and ignition processes of explosions. In all individual chapters, authored by leading international specialists, theoretical, computational and experimental work is interwoven to present a picture as comprehensive as possible of all known processes. This book forms a unique and authoritative source of reference for anyone working in this field.
Creator: Helmut Greim
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2008-01-28
Dewey code: 547
List Price: $260.00
Price: $172.55
Review The MAK Collection for Occupational Health and Safety: Part IV: Biomonitoring Methods (The MAK-Collection for Occupational Health and Safety. Part IV: Biomonitoring Methods (DFG)) / Wiley-VCH:Detailed, ready-to-use protocols for human biomonitoring methods, are provided here, which were developed to monitor concentrations of occupational toxicants, yet can be equally used for environmental monitoring. Examples are new methods for the determination of organophosphates or musk compounds in blood. All the methods are reliable, reproducible, adhere to 'Good Laboratory Practice' standards and cover all the required steps from sampling to the interpretation of results with respect to relevant biological exposure values. This includes data on precision, accuracy, and detection limit, calibration procedures as well as potential sources of systematic errors.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1995-10-12
Dewey code: 363.1760973
List Price: $169.95
Price: $169.95
Review Safety Management Practices for Hazardous Materials / CRC:This unique resource explains the interrelationships between safety regulations and environmental regulations;providing a working knowledge of the essential elements of each legislation and stressing skills and techniques in the management of environmental policy and corporate safety policy, particularly for complex industrial facilities. Discusses Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations; as well as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); the Clean Air Act; the Clean Water Act; and many others!.
Creator: Jeffrey N. Morgan
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1999-04-30
Dewey code: 664
List Price: $229.00
Price: $183.20
Review Impact of Processing on Food Safety / Springer:This book represents a comprehensive overview of safety issues relating to food processing. There is a discussion of food processing and its effects on nutrtional quality, the formation of toxic compounds, and the destruction of detrimental contaminants. Topics also include the effects of processing on microbial safety and chemical safety of food.
Creator: Helmut Greim
Publication date: 1999-07-19
Dewey code: 615
Price: $150.00
Review Occupational Toxicants: Critical Data Evaluation for MAK Values and Classification of Carcinogens, Volume 12 (The MAK-Collection for Occupational Health ... Part I: MAK Value Documentations (DFG)) / Wiley-VCH:The volumes of this series present more than 300 indispensable toxicological evaluation documents on important occupational toxicants and carcinogens. They describe the toxicological database which determines the level of a MAK value (Maximum Concentrations at the Workplace). Each evaluation document is written to a standard format and includes sections about toxic effects, modes of action, effects in man, effects on animals, genotoxicity and carcinogenicity, manifesto. The accumulated expertise of the Commission's toxicologists and occupational physicians makes their reviews inevitable for all involved in occupational health and safety.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1991-01-11
Dewey code: 542.1
List Price: $209.95
Price: $177.75
Review Osha Laboratory Standard - Implementation Guide / CRC:This manual contains four major components:1) An easy-to-follow discussion of the Standard's requirements, along with a plan for implementing management responsibilities;2) A fill-in schedule for assigning key responsibilities and establishing deadlines;3) A copy of the OSHA Lab Standard for easy reference;4) A Chemical Hygiene Plan that has been developed in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (e) of the Standard. The Chemical Hygiene Plan is also provided on disk in ASCII format so that it can be easily customized by any IBM-compatible word processor to suit your particular needs.
Publication date: 2003-01-01
Dewey code: 660
List Price: $253.00
Price: $253.00
Review Hazards XVII: Process Safety - Fulfilling Our Responsibilities (Symposium Series 149) - IChemE (Symposium Series 149) / Institution of Chemical Engineers:Hazards XVII is the latest in the series of symposia run by the Institution of Chemical Engineers North West Branch since 1960. International academic, industrial and regulatory experts and practitioners have been brought together with support from respected UK, European and US safety organizations to address the theme ‘Process safety – fulfilling our responsibilities’. The process industry needs to adapt to changing social attitudes to risk, both to people and the environment, if it is to survive and prosper in the 21st Century. This is reflected in the amount of new legislation being introduced and the increasing penalties for breaches of health, safety and environmental legislation being exacted by the courts. No longer is safety the preserve of the safety officer. Together we are all responsible – management, individuals, society and the regulator. The 65 contributions presented at Hazards XVII consider the latest thinking by the regulators, research, case studies, accident investigations and contributions by safety consultants and industry. The papers cover a wide range of SHE activities including safety regulations, environmental protection, safety management, safe process design, storage, standards, risk factors and chemical reactions. To complement this proceedings volume, the accompanying CD-ROM presents the papers in a fully searchable form. It also provides a useful listing of the papers presented at previous conferences in the series, plus four other hazard-related symposia.
Creator: R.L. Calderon
Publication date: 2001-11-01
Dewey code: 615.925715
List Price: $201.00
Price: $197.78
Review Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects IV / Elsevier Science:This collected volume of authoritative articles represents the state-of-the-art in arsenic research. Arsenic experts from around the world, participants in the Fourth International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects organized by the Society of Environmental Geochemistry and Health in 2000, present their critical findings. A vital contribution to arsenic study and policy making, this volume examines the global impact of the toxin and discusses arsenic in the environment, mechanisms of arsenic metabolism and carcinogenesis, water treatment technology, and medical care. Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects offers informed, challenging insights into a highly important and controversial topic.
Authors
- Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker Advisory Committee
Price: $177.33
Review 1, 2-Dibromoethane (BUA Report) / Wiley-VCH:
Creator: Clare M. Hasler
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2005-04-08
Dewey code: 363.192
List Price: $199.99
Price: $171.89
Review Regulation of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: A Global Perspective (Institute of Food Technologists Series) / Wiley-Blackwell:Regulation of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: A Global Perspective offers a comprehensive resource for information on regulatory aspects of the growing and economically important functional food industry. Regulatory systems and definitions of key terms-food, supplement, drug, etc-vary from country to country. A thorough understanding of laws and regulation within and among key countries with regard to functional foods, herbal extracts or drugs, and nutritional supplements is critical to the direction of food companies that are developing products for these markets. International experts with legal and/or scientific expertise address relevant topics from quality issues, to organic foods to labeling. Innovative product development within the framework of existing regulations will be addressed in individual chapters. Overview chapters will discuss global principles, inter-country trading issues, and present a comparison of the laws and regulations within different countries graphically. A "must-have" handbook for research professionals, management, and marketing strategists in the worldwide functional foods/nutritional supplements business. Food technicians and engineers responsible for manufacturing quality in this industry should add it to their library to ensure that they have a thorough knowledge of the applicable legal requirements. The book will also serve as an indispensable shelf reference for lawyers in the food industry and government health professionals with regulatory responsibilities.
Edition: Revised
Publication date: 1996-01-01
Dewey code: 660
List Price: $172.50
Price: $172.50
Review Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment - IChemE / Institute of Chemical Engineers:You may have read about the principles of Hazop and Hazan, but how many books take you into them, and other hazard identification methods, step by step? This text gives you practical advice on how to do it. Geoff Wells has been teaching these techniques for many years as MSc level, and here he passes on his wealth of experience.
Publication date: 1997-01-01
Dewey code: 660
List Price: $188.60
Price: $188.60
Review Hazards: Process Safety: The Future (Symposium Series) / Inst of Chemical Engineers UK:47 contributions from the major UK, European and US safety organisations include topics such as risk assessment, risk reduction engineering, accident analysis and fire modelling.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1999-10-05
Dewey code: 628
List Price: $195.95
Price: $172.91
Review Fire Research and Engineering, Third International Conference Proceedings / CRC:The proceedings of the International Conference on Fire Research and Engineering include 36 research-based reports on important current topics in fire science and engineering. Content is closely related to the practical fire safety of people and property. The reports provide new information developed from research and field studies by research institutes, universities, fire engineering firms, and fire service agencies from North America, Europe and Japan. All of the reports are detailed and documented, providing extensive data that will be useful in improving the fire safety of people, residences, workplaces, products and materials.
Creator: Dimitrios Karpouzas
Publication date: 2007-11-13
Dewey code: 363.7384987
List Price: $215.00
Price: $172.00
Review Pesticide Risk Assessment in Rice Paddies: Theory and Practice / Elsevier Science:Rice is cultivated throughout the world under submerged conditions. The high water requirements and the heavy pesticide load used in rice paddies worldwide have resulted in contamination of associated surface water, such as streams, ditches, rivers and lakes. The uniform risk assessment approach which has been developed for other crops is not applicable to rice paddies, because of the specific conditions applied to rice cultivation. Pesticide Risk Assessment in Rice Paddies: Theory and Practice fills the gap in information on this subject. Written by experts, this book summarizes the methods used for pesticide risk assessment in rice paddies, the limitations and problems encountered and future developments. It also examines the various agronomic, pesticide application and risk assessment approaches used in different rice cultivated zones in Asia, America and Europe and is an essential reference for those working in this area. * The only up-to-date book dealing with pesticide risk assessment in the flooded conditions of rice paddies* Offers guidelines on the use and application of existing modeling tools, specific for rice cultivation* Presents the differences and similarities in rice cropping systems and how these relate to pesticide risk assessment.
Creator: Louis J. DiBerardinis
Edition: 2
Publication date: 1998-12-14
Dewey code: 613.62
List Price: $225.00
Price: $174.72
Review Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health / Wiley-Interscience:Workplace safety and health is serious business. In work environments where the safety and health of employees is a significant issue, a major leadership challenge is to instill shared, companywide values that establish the safety, health, and well-being of each individual as a paramount concern of the business. Now in its second edition, the Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health, originally edited by Lawrence Slote, remains an essential first source for quick, practical answers on this pivotal workplace issue. Concise chapters detail specific issues of biological, chemical, and physical hazards to workplace safety and health, and also address a broad spectrum of management concerns including training, workers' compensation, liability coverage, and regulatory matters. While adhering to the requirements set by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1971, the authors of this volume advocate a progressive approach that exceeds basic compliance with established regulations. Chapters emphasize not only worker protection through safe equipment and management supervision, but also the safety training of workers. Throughout, contributors stress the need to align safety and health concerns fully with a company's business objectives, offering insight into how these dual interests can be integrated. With many chapters structured in an accessible "how-to" format, even those professionals inexperienced in occupational safety issues can rapidly gain a practical knowledge of the particular concerns of their industry. For launching or updating a comprehensive workplace safety program, or for assistance with confronting specific problems when they occur, the Handbook is an ideal starting point for assessing risks and initiating proactive measures to prevent accidents in any industry. A new edition of the one-stop source for practical information on occupational safety and health. [+]Now expanded by more than 50 percent, this Second Edition of the Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health, originally edited by Lawrence Slote, demonstrates how to control hazards to safety and health in many types of work environments-and how to deal with injuries when they do occur. It features 30 concise chapters that enable even those not formally trained in occupational safety to get up to speed quickly, plus more than 150 helpful illustrations that complement the text. With up-to-date contributions from occupational physicians, public health professionals, legal experts, and specialists in areas ranging from chemicals and radiation to noise exposure, this comprehensive Handbook presents a complete program of effective responses to a vast range of occupational safety and health problems. It includes: * An overview of the field and its recent advances, with a clear explanation of managerial roles and responsibilities for safety and health * Five sections on a variety of issues-safety evaluations, health assessment, control practices, physical hazards, and legal affairs-that make it simple to pinpoint information quickly * How-to advice-step-by-step guidance on how to conduct an accident investigation, maintain a quality medical surveillance program, and much more * Chapters on the prevention of specific hazards such as dermatoses, heat stress, radiation, respiratory illness,and infection * Includes updated material based on chapters from Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, Fourth Edition.
Publication date: 2001-05-17
Dewey code: 363.1193850941
List Price: $218.50
Price: $174.80
Review Regulation and Risk: Occupational Health and Safety on the Railways / Oxford University Press, USA:Examines the impact of the system of enforced self-regulation on the corporate life of British Railways, under the central perspective that regulation is a form of risk management. Uses the case study to focus on the broad theoretical and empirical discussions for regulation, risk and corporate activities. DLC: Railroads-Great Britain-Safety Measures.
Authors
- Inst of Chemical Engineers
Dewey code: 363
List Price: $181.70
Price: $181.70
Review Hazards XV: The Process, Its Safety and the Environment, Getting It Right (Symposium) - IChemE (Symposium) / Inst of Chemical Engineers UK:Experts from the fields of process safety and environmental protection discuss their work.
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Guide to Safe Practices in Chemical Laboratories, Dust Explosion Prevention and Protection: A Practical Guide - IChemE, Textile Flammability: Current and Future Issues, Non-Shock Initiation of Explosives, The MAK Collection for Occupational Health and Safety: Part IV: Biomonitoring Methods (The MAK-Collection for Occupational Health and Safety. Part IV: Biomonitoring Methods (DFG)), Safety Management Practices for Hazardous Materials, Impact of Processing on Food Safety, Occupational Toxicants: Critical Data Evaluation for MAK Values and Classification of Carcinogens, Volume 12 (The MAK-Collection for Occupational Health ... Part I: MAK Value Documentations (DFG)), Osha Laboratory Standard - Implementation Guide, Hazards XVII: Process Safety - Fulfilling Our Responsibilities (Symposium Series 149) - IChemE (Symposium Series 149), Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects IV, 1, 2-Dibromoethane (BUA Report), Regulation of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: A Global Perspective (Institute of Food Technologists Series), Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment - IChemE, Hazards: Process Safety: The Future (Symposium Series), Fire Research and Engineering, Third International Conference Proceedings, Pesticide Risk Assessment in Rice Paddies: Theory and Practice, Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health, Regulation and Risk: Occupational Health and Safety on the Railways, Hazards XV: The Process, Its Safety and the Environment, Getting It Right (Symposium) - IChemE (Symposium)Top headlines: Suze Orman: Tips to pay off credit cards: In her new book, the financial expert and host of CNBC's "Suze Orman Show" offers an action plan to help you get out of the viscous cycle of credit card debt in these difficult financial times. 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