Industrial Hygiene

Written by multidisciplinary experts in medicine, chemistry, and architecture, this book examines chemical sensitivity (CS). In 15 chapters fitted to 15 lectures, it discusses not only the medical explanation, but also the environmental factors of this hypersensitive reaction, such as chemistry and ..

This book provides plant managers, supervisors, safety professionals, and industrial hygienists with recommended procedures and guidance for safe entry into confined spaces. It reviews selected case histories of confined space accidents, including multiple fatalities, and discusses how a confined sp..

As occupational health and safety professionals require increased awareness of the whole field - and not just its specialized areas - they've started to need an all-encompassing reference work of necessary mathematical relationships. Concise Guide to Environmental Definitions, Conversions, and Formu..

Since its initial publication in 1993, this book has become a standard reference for safety and health professionals, industrial hygienists, and engineers. This third edition is no exception. The book includes every mathematical relationship, formula, definition, and conversion factor that any OH&S ..

Ergonomics Process Management..

The objective of this handbook is to make available in a quick reference form, the information to enhance and support the response capabilities of firefighters, emergency medical technicians, hazardous materials response teams, law enforcement officers, bomb squads, medical doctors and nurses, emerg..

Gas Mixtures..

This book provides a step-by-step process that focuses on how to develop, practice, and maintain emergency plans that reflect what must be done before, during, and after a disaster, in order to protect people and property. The communities who preplan and mitigate prior to any incident will be better..

Respiratory protection includes devices and management techniques for keeping people safe from hazardous materials. This handbook presents the state of the art in respiratory protection technology as well as best management practices for work centers...

Hazard assessment of EO has involved consideration of the chemical composition, characteristics, and reactivity of this material. Teratogenic effects of EO are only seen under extreme conditions that render the result questionable. This text consitutes a comprehensive review of the existing EO hazar..

Taking an in-depth, hard science, and practical look at the problems of indoor environmental pollution, Indoor Environmental Quality covers all the major indoor contaminants - inorganic, organic, and biological. Renowned author Thad Godish expands the scope of "indoor air quality" issues to include ..

This book presents both theoretical and practical guidance for the design and implementation of local exhaust and ventilation systems in industrial facilities. It explains the mechanism and processes of ejecting airflows in different variations—from uniform air motion processes in closed chutes to t..