A. Keith Furr
Expanded and updated, The CRC Handbook of Laboratory Safety, Fifth Edition provides information on planning and building a facility, developing an organization infrastructure, planning for emergencies and contingencies, choosing the correct equipment, developing operational plans, and meeting regulatory requirements. Still the essential reference tool, the New Edition helps you organize your safety efforts to adhere to the latest regulations and use the newest technology.
Thoroughly revised, the CRC Handbook of Laboratory Safety, Fifth Edition includes new OSHA laboratory safety standards, the 1994 NRC radiation safety standards, guidelines for X-ray use in hospitals, enforcement of standards for dealing with blood-borne pathogens, OSHA actions covering hazardous waste operations and emergency response, and the latest CDC guidelines for research with microbial hazards. Every word on every page has been scrutinized, and literally hundreds of changes have been made to bring the material up to date.
See what's new in the New Edition
New figures and tables illustrating the new material
Internet references in addition to journal articles
Changes in the Clean Air Act regarding incineration of hospital, medical, and infectious waste
Obsolete articles removed and replaced - over one hundred pages of new material
New information on respiratory protection guidelines
Introduction. Emergencies. Laboratory Facilities - Design and Equipment. Laboratory Operations. Nonchemical Laboratories. Personal and Protective Equipment. Index
The CRC Handbook of Laboratory Safety, Fifth Edition provides information on planning and building a facility, developing an organization infrastructure, planning for emergencies and contingencies, choosing the correct equipment, developing operational plans, and meeting regulatory requirements. It includes OSHA laboratory safety standards and NRC radiation safety standards, guidelines for X-ray use, enforcement of standards for dealing with blood-borne pathogens, OSHA actions covering hazardous waste operations, and emergency response and CDC guidelines.
"...This book is a valuable reference source--a must for library collections as well as private collections for individuals who have major responsibilities in the safety area."
--Peter G. Klimko, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2001, Vol.44, No. 5
"This handbook is a very useful and practical guide designed to help any person working in a laboratory environment... This book is an invaluable resource for the safety and training of laboratory workers, including students, researchers, and their coworkers."
-Clinical Chemistry, Vol. 47, No. 11, 2001
"...This book is a valuable reference source--a must for library collections as well as private collections for individuals who have major responsibilities in the safety area."--Peter G. Klimko, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2001, Vol.44, No. 5"This handbook is a very useful and practical guide designed to help any person working in a laboratory environment... This book is an invaluable resource for the safety and training of laboratory workers, including students, researchers, and their coworkers."-Clinical Chemistry, Vol. 47, No. 11, 2001
Offers information on planning and building a facility, developing an organization infrastructure, planning for emergencies and contingencies, choosing the correct equipment, developing operational plans, and meeting regulatory requirements. This book includes OSHA laboratory safety standards, and NRC radiation safety standards.
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A. Keith Furr
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction. Emergencies. Laboratory Facilities - Design and Equipment. Laboratory Operations. Nonchemical Laboratories. Personal and Protective Equipment. Index
Klappentext
Expanded and updated, the CRC Handbook of Laboratory Safety, 5th Edition provides information on planning and building a facility, developing an organization infrastructure, planning for emergencies and contingencies, choosing the correct equipment, developing operational plans, and meeting regulatory requirements. It provides the tools to organize safety efforts that adhere to the latest regulations and use the newest technology.
