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 Laboratory Safety as a Cooperative Responsibility EMERGENCIES Components of Emergency Preparedness Institutional or Corporate Emergency Committee Emergency Plan Emergency Procedures for Selected Emergencies Artificial Respiration, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and First Aid LABORATORY FACILITIES - DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT Laboratory Design Fixed Equipment and Furniture Chemical Storage Rooms Movable l_
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