Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials (3 Volume Set)

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A vast, reliable source of critical information on health and safety data, regulatory standards, toxicity, carcinogenicity, and physical properties of over 20,000 chemical substances. New: * 2,000 completely new chemicals, drugs, and biological agents. * Streamlined toxicity data. * New or additional physical data added for 9,000 entries. * 3 Instant Locator Indexes. * 100,000 domestic and international synonyms. * New European Data. * CAS Registry Numbers for more than 18,000 entries. * 14,000 updated entries. * OSHA, ACGIII, MAK exposure limits. * NIOSH REL workplace air limits. * Carcinogens and reproductive effects. * New advanced safety profiles for handling spills, accidental exposures and fires.|A vast, reliable source of critical information on health and safety data, regulatory standards, toxicity, carcinogenicity, and physical properties of over 20,000 chemical substances. New: * 2,000 completely new chemicals, drugs, and biological agents. * 14,000 update entries. * New or additional physical data added for 9,000 entries. * CAS Registry Numbers for more than 18,000 entries. * 100,000 domestic and international synonyms. * 3 Instant Locator Indexes. * Streamlined toxicity data. * OSHA, CGIH, MAK exposure limits. * NIOSH REL workplace air limits. * New advanced safety profiles for handling spills, accidental exposures, and fires. * Carcinogens and reproductive effects. * New European Data.

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CD version of this classic chemical safety reference........1999-03-24

SAX's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials Ninth Edition-CD-ROM Version

The NST/Engineers, Inc. reviewer, an EPA First Responder, found the Ninth Edition of Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials-CD ROM version (SAX CD) to be a powerful database of easily retrievable, detailed, and pertinent information. The reviewer envisions the target users of the SAX CD deriving the most benefit to be: chemical operators, chemical process engineers, chemists, clinical toxicologists, fire companies, first responders, HAZMAT teams, industrial hygienists, plant managers, physicians, police departments, process safety managers, research professionals, risk management planners, safety engineers, transportation officers, and treatment storage and disposal facility (TSDF) personnel.

The 22,380 materials included are categorized at a minimum according to: Listing Name, Hazard Rating, Chemical Name, Molecular Formula, Molecular Weight, Chemical and Physical Properties, Synonyms, Toxicity Data with References, (instantly accessible by screen "pop-ups"), and Safety Profile.

Where available, NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits, OSHA Permissible Exposure Levels, ACGIH Threshold Limit Values, (all expressed as Time Weighted Averages) and German MAK exposure limits are included. Consensus Reports (Community RTK, EPA TSCA and Genetic Inventory list) along with DOT hazard Classifications and UN/NA 4-digit identifier (for HM-181), CAS Registry number, and Class (carcinogen, mutagen, teratogen, primary irritant, food additive, etc.) are also included.

For forty years, NST/Engineers, Inc. personnel and associates have found editions of SAX to be an invaluable resource. The Ninth Edition on CD ROM provides the instant retrieval capabilities sought by the electronic communication age. The program includes an intelligent default, twelve-characteristic, search engine. It highlights each "hit" in the text and has a "tracking" system that allows the user to look forward or to "backtrack".

In the NST/Engineers, Inc. trials, SAX CD was used in "mock" HAZMAT spills. The reviewer found that the initial assessments of the spills were conducted many times faster by using the SAX CD. Armed with a laptop computer, as are most police and other emergency responders, the addition of this software will greatly decrease response time and reduce the confusion that routinely surrounds hazardous materials incidents. An increase in facility and public safety will be provided by the fingertip access to the knowledge base in the SAX CD .

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Extremely helpful.......2000-04-01

This book helps a reader navigate the maze known as Material Safety Data Sheets. As anyone who has ever faced the daunting task of completing these knows, these are very difficult to understand, even to the most brilliant of minds. With the help of this book, any MSDS novice can understand the essential elements of any of these forms. Although, it is somewhat dry, the content of the book has earned it place on my desk.

Regulating Toxic Substances: A Philosophy of Science and the Law (Environmental Ethics and Science Policy Series)

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Regulating Toxic Substances: A Philosophy of Science and the Law

Regulating Toxic Substances: A Philosophy of Science and the Law (Environmental Ethics and Science Policy Series)
Carl F. Cranor
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0195113780

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The proliferation of chemical substances in commerce poses scientific and philosophical problems. The scientific challenge is to develop data, methodologies, and techniques for identifying and assessing toxic substances before they cause harm to human beings and the environment. The philosophical problem is how much scientific information we should demand for this task consistent with other social goals we might have. In this book, Cranor utilizes material from ethics, philosophy of law, epidemiology, tort law, regulatory law, and risk assessment, to argue that the scientific evidential standards used in tort law and administrative law to control toxics ought to be evaluated with the purposes of the law in mind. Demanding too much for this purpose will slow the evaluation and lead to an excess of toxic substances left unidentified and unassessed, thus leaving the public at risk. Demanding too little may impose other costs. An appropriate balance between these social concerns must be found. Justice requires we use evidentiary standards more appropriate to the legal institutions in question and resist the temptation to demand the most intensive scientific evaluation of each substance subject to legal action.

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Regulating Toxic Substances: A Philosophy of Science and the Law.......2007-07-25

Regulating Toxic Substances: A Philosophy of Science and the Law provides a sophisticated and educational analysis of the complexities associated with regulating, assessing and conceptualizing toxic substances. Cranor does an impressive job at dissecting and disentangling the perplexing relationship between scientific risk assessment analysis as it pertains to Tort law, regulatory agencies and their epistemic and philosophical considerations. Theories of distribution and variants of Rawls's concept of Utilitarianism provide an atypical way of conceptualizing ethical justifications for the regulation of carcinogens and other toxic substances. The universal consideration taken by Cranor is the relationship between scientific assessment of toxic substances and public-healthcare policy efficiency. Of particular value, the last four appendices discuss the theoretic and scientific cancer potency estimates in the California Department of Health Sciences (CDHS) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Models of risk act as a function of Alpha and Beta values, statutes authorizing the regulation of carcinogens, and derivation of TD50 (tumorigenic dose) potency values. Regulating Toxic Substances: A Philosophy of Science and the Law will be best suited for those who are interested in the toxic Tort litigation and familiar with moderate to advanced statistic models of risk assessment and public-healthcare policy. Clanor puts together a cohesive evaluation of the synergetic relationship between toxic substances, policy and scientific method.

Code Compliance for Advanced Technology Facilities: A Comprehensive Guide for Semiconductor and other Hazardous Occupancies

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Code Compliance for Advanced Technology Facilities: A Comprehensive Guide for Semiconductor and other Hazardous Occupancies
William R. Acorn
Manufacturer: Noyes Publications
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ASIN: 0815513380

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Facilities which utilize hazardous liquids and gases represent a significant potential liability to the owner, operator, and general public in terms of personnel safety and preservation of assets. It is obvious that a catastrophic incident or loss of property or personnel is to be avoided at all costs. This book was conceived to give the reader a guide to understanding the requirements of the various codes and regulations that apply to the design, construction and operation of facilities utilizing hazardous materials in their processes.

Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety

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Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety
Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)
Manufacturer: Wiley-AIChE
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ASIN: 0470165693

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Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety provides guidelines for industries that manufacture, consume, or handle chemicals, by focusing on new ways to design, correct, or improve process safety management practices. This new framework for thinking about process safety builds upon the original process safety management ideas published in the early 1990s, integrates industry lessons learned over the intervening years, utilizes applicable "total quality" principles (i.e., plan, do, check, act), and organizes it in a way that will be useful to all organizations - even those with relatively lower hazard activities - throughout the life-cycle of a company.

Chemistry of Hazardous Materials (4th Edition)

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Ok, but nothing extra
A new way of looking at chemistry
Good, could be better
good refresher/DOT reference

Chemistry of Hazardous Materials (4th Edition)
Eugene Meyer
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0131127608

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Ok, but nothing extra.......2007-05-31

Current price does not correspond to the quality level of the book if one compare it other literature in Chemistry. It is ok, though, especially if one haven't read any chemistry prior to this book and at the same time focuses on the hazards connected to handling chemicals in general.

A new way of looking at chemistry.......2006-12-07

This was required for a chemistry class. However, it was generally an easy read for grad school and presented a new way of looking at chemistry.

Good, could be better.......2005-12-29

I took a graduate level class with this as the textbook. It is a great reference and does a good job explaining regulations. The problems and the examples need to be more clear. I guess what I'm saying is the complex problems, such as oxidation-reduction reactions, are explained too briefly. Other than that, I enjoyed using the book for the class.

good refresher/DOT reference.......2000-04-12

This is a well organized and indexed fire science text which is a useful reference for anyone who works with hazardous materials on a daily basis. It explains DOT regulations and how the regs are actually related to the chemistry of the materials. It explains the chemistry behind proper transport, handling, and storage of most major commodity chemicals and offers guidlines for emergency planning and response. The author does a good job of introducing/reviewing the concepts of chemistry with a clear focus on reactions which can lead to disaster. Two flaws: the writing is repetative, at times you can sense that the author/editiors were a bit tired of the text or in a hurry to get it to the press. The illustrations are O.K. but the black and white photos are AWFUL. Mr. Meyer, if you read this, go back and re-do all the photos for the next edition. I work at a RCRA TSDF and have found the text very useful for myself and our new employees who have studied chemistry but do not have a firm grasp of DOT and fire safety.

Hazardous Materials Characterization: Evaluation Methods, Procedures, and Considerations

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Hazardous Materials Characterization: Evaluation Methods, Procedures, and Considerations
Donald A. Shafer
Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience
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ASIN: 0471462578

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Detailed, up-to-date coverage of hazardous materials and situations

Lack of awareness about hazardous materials poses a major problem, causing many needless injuries and losses of property. Incomplete awareness presents just as big a problem; often people who have contact with such materials know just enough to feel safe while actually putting themselves and others in great danger. Though regulatory agencies have provided written standards, rarely do these on their own offer the commonsense advice needed to properly evaluate and handle hazardous materials.

Hazardous Materials Characterization: Evaluation Methods, Procedures, and Considerations provides detailed coverage of hazardous materials and situations. Plain language and a common- sense approach make this an accessible resource for use by all workers who handle and deal with these materials.

Written according to the latest regulations and best practices, this guide groups related materials together for quick and easy access (corrosive, ignitable, radioactive, etc.). It also details methods and procedures for evaluating the properties and strengths of questionable materials, as well as what reactive substances and situations to look out for when working with these materials.

Other topics covered include:

Regulatory review
Sampling and monitoring equipment, applications, and procedures
Human health hazards
Biological hazards
Radiation hazards
Evaluating chemical and biological terrorist threats
Environmental remediation methods
References and resources

Packed with the most up-to-date information on hazardous materials and written to maximize accessibility, Hazardous Materials Characterization is a vital reference for all those whose work involves hazardous materials.

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This book provides information that is useful for those required to handle potentially dangerous materials. Even though regulatory agencies have provided written standards for working with dangerous substances, we rarely obtain regulations that provide readers with common sense concepts. This work is a valued resource that is easy to use and easy to understand. The commonsense approach is greatly stressed throughout the book. Topics are presented so that they can be used by all hazardous materials workers, especially those involved in chemical emergency action and response. The subject matter is user friendly, for persons needing information regardless of whether they are laypeople, chemists or workers that handle dangerous materials. Methods and procedures for evaluating the properties and strengths of questionable substances are also included. Information is presented in groupings or as families of dangerous materials. Reactive materials and situations that cause dangerous conditions are also covered. The latest regulatory directives relating to hazardous materials handling are referenced as they apply.

Toxic Torts: Science, Law and the Possibility of Justice

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Toxic Torts: Science, Law and the Possibility of Justice
Carl F. Cranor
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Casarett & Doull's Essentials of Toxicology (Casarett and Doull's Essentials of Toxicology)

ASIN: 0521861829

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The U.S. tort, or personal injury law, cloaked behind increased judicial review of science, is changing before our eyes, except we cannot see it. U.S. Supreme Court decisions beginning with Daubert v. Merrell-Dow Pharmaceutical altered how courts review scientific testimony and its foundation in the law. The complexity of both science and the law mask the overall social consequences of these decisions. Yet they are too important to remain hidden. Mistaken reviews of scientific evidence can decrease citizen access to the law, increase incentives for firms not to test their products, lower deterrence for wrongful conduct and harmful products, and decrease the possibility of justice for citizens injured by toxic substances. Even if courts review evidence well, greater judicial scrutiny increases litigation costs and attorney screening of clients, and decreases citizens' access to the law. This book introduces these issues, reveals the relationships that can deny citizens just restitution for harms suffered, and shows how justice can be enhanced in toxic tort cases.

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Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference
Richard J., Sr. Lewis
Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience
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ASIN: 0471441651

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The Fifth Edition of Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference contains Safety Profiles, synonyms, physical properties, standards, and recommendations of government agencies for approximately 5,000 chemicals deemed both important and potentially hazardous by the international scientific community. Substances were chosen on the basis of meeting a variety of criteria, including:

Having an OSHA standard
Having an ACGIH TLV
Listed by the International Agency for Research on Cancer Groups

1 through 4 assessments

Listed on the NTP Ninth Report on Carcinogens
Having a German Research Society’s Mak or Bat listing
Having especially dangerous toxic, reactive, or fire properties

The data for each entry is taken from the master file of DPIM. The Fifth Edition distinguishes itself from its predecessors by including the very latest information from a variety of international databases and organizations, while deleting entries that have proven to be the least pertinent to practitioners. As with previous incarnations, the organization of contents places a premium on providing a quick reference for individuals seeking a concise summary of a chemical’s hazards. The Desk Reference remains the premier resource on hazardous chemicals for students, professors, scientists, engineers, and all professionals whose work involves managing these materials.

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