Practical guide to industrial safety : methods for process safety professionals / / Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910821133903321
• Autore: Cheremisinoff Nicholas P
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : M. Dekker, c2001
• ISBN: 1-135-55343-2; 0-429-20761-1; 1-135-55344-0; 1-280-10301-9; 9786610103010; 0-203-90421-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (469 p.)
• Disciplina: 660/.2804
• Soggetti: Chemical engineering - Safety measures
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: PREFACE; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL SAFETY; HAZARDS IN THE CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRIES; INHALATION HAZARDS IN REFINERIES; INDOOR AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; SAFETY IN THE LABORATORY; SELECT OSH FACTS; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: A practical guide to industrial safety. It seeks to assist specialists in managing operations in industrial settings, including high-risk personal exposure such as inhalation hazards and direct chemical contact. It covers hazards in the chemical process industries, inhalation hazards in refineries, indoor air quality management, personal protective equipment, process safety emergency preparedness, safety in the laboratory, and more. There are Web site listings, NFPA hazard ratings, and other sources of information.