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Hazchem Alert

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Page : 250 pages

File Size : 26,46 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Chemicals

ISBN :

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Emergency Response Guidebook

Author : U.S. Department of Transportation

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 352 pages

File Size : 24,76 MB

Release : 2013-06-03

Category : House & Home

ISBN : 1626363765

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Does the identification number 60 indicate a toxic substance or a flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature? Does the identification number 1035 indicate ethane or butane? What is the difference between natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas distribution pipelines? If you came upon an overturned truck on the highway that was leaking, would you be able to identify if it was hazardous and know what steps to take? Questions like these and more are answered in the Emergency Response Guidebook. Learn how to identify symbols for and vehicles carrying toxic, flammable, explosive, radioactive, or otherwise harmful substances and how to respond once an incident involving those substances has been identified. Always be prepared in situations that are unfamiliar and dangerous and know how to rectify them. Keeping this guide around at all times will ensure that, if you were to come upon a transportation situation involving hazardous substances or dangerous goods, you will be able to help keep others and yourself out of danger. With color-coded pages for quick and easy reference, this is the official manual used by first responders in the United States and Canada for transportation incidents involving dangerous goods or hazardous materials.





Journal Holdings Report

Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Information Management and Services Division

Publisher :

Page : 248 pages

File Size : 47,38 MB

Release : 1989

Category : Environmental protection

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Signs and Symbols

Author : DK

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 354 pages

File Size : 42,65 MB

Release : 2019-06-11

Category : Design

ISBN : 0593958586

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Since when did certain hand gestures become offensive? And why are scales a symbol of justice? For thousands of years, humans have communicated through a language of signs and symbols. From uniforms to body adornment and corporate logos, symbols are everywhere, and this book is your guide to their secret meanings and history. The Sun as well as the night sky with its stars and planets has long been used to symbolize supernatural forces. Learn about this and also how humans have used patterns, numbers, clothing, and more to signal authority, kinship, and status. Signs & Symbols decodes over 2000 emblems, explaining the visual language of architecture, heraldry, religion, and death. It answers questions such as why, for example, Christianity is symbolized by a fish, or how the Chinese use the crane bird to signify longevity. This comprehensive book also explores how certain gemstones or flowers became linked to personal qualities and how the alphabet and national flags came into being. Signs & Symbols will open your eyes to the fascinating world of symbolism that is embedded in every area of our lives.



Health and Safety in Brief

Author : John Ridley

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 288 pages

File Size : 47,93 MB

Release : 2004-06-03

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 0750662115

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In plain English, John Ridley guides the reader through Health and Safety legislation and explains how to comply with it in practical terms. The text is clearly laid out, distinguishing between bulleted summaries of legislative requirements and the author’s advice and commentary. By condensing the fundamental contents of the author’s acclaimed Safety at Work into a practical and affordable volume, Health and Safety ...in Brief has established itself as a valuable handbook for safety representatives and managers, as well as an essential aide-mémoire for students on the following courses: * NEBOSH National Certificate and Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health * IOSH Working Safely and Managing Safely * CIEH Advanced Certificate in Health & Safety in the Workplace * British Safety Council Certificate in Safety Management * NVQs in Occupational Safety and Health New in this edition: * The effects of the Woolf Report reforms on UK law * Changes in UK law as a result of EU directives, affecting the Chemical (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations * EU led changes in regulations concerning asbestos, lead, and explosive atmospheres and the new EU exposure limits * New accident reporting procedure





Oxford Manual of Major Incident Management

Author : Paul Hunt

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 481 pages

File Size : 40,78 MB

Release : 2017-08-03

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0191503029

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The Oxford Manual of Major Incident Management brings together and integrates the key facts for all those involved in major incident planning and response. This will be an invaluable resource for a wide range of professionals, from doctors across emergency medicine, public health, general practice, pre-hospital care, and communicable disease control, to nurses, emergency services, administrators and planners. Transport, industrial, and natural disasters have always necessitated a coordinated interagency, multi-professional response, and with the rising threat in terrorist incidents, that need has never been greater. The information base required to plan for and manage this response has now been collected together into a single user friendly volume, clearly describing the hazards and their management at all stages. This manual will be useful in planning for all types of major incident, acting as the basis for training, and as an aide-memoir during an event. Authoritative, comprehensive, and concise, this quick-reference guide will be of use to both established experts and to novices in the field.