Overview
The most comprehensive hazmat emergency response training manual following NFPA and OSHA competency criteria The choice of firefighters and other rapid response personnel for years, this user friendly manual helps first responders build their skills step-by-step to professionally handle any hazmat emergency. Organized to enhance understanding and retention—and reinforced with copious illustrations, photographs, learning exercises, and case studies—this book takes the reader from preplanning to dispatch to the stabilization of an incident, and on to post-incident critique and follow-up. New material addresses advances in protective clothing, new products for confinement and containment, and changes in the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard, plus much more. Additional chapters cover WMDs, with sections specific to WMD response including site control, personal protective equipment, and decontamination.
Full Product Details
Author: Kenneth W. Oldfield (University of Alabama, Birmingham) ,
Dwight A. Veasey (University of Alabama, Birmingham) ,
Lisa Craft McCormick (University of Alabama, Birmingham) ,
Theodore H. Krayer (University of Alabama, Birmingham)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint: Wiley-Interscience
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 16.60cm
, Height: 3.60cm
, Length: 24.40cm
Weight: 1.052kg
ISBN: 9780471213871
ISBN 10: 047121387
Pages: 656
Publication Date: 19 November 2004
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Replaced By: 9781119424864
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
...well-written with the inclusion of numerous tables, figures, and photographs to illustrate the points made...all fire departments and response units will be well-advised to purchase a copy. (Journal of Hazardous Materials, March 2005) This book was designed to address the training need for personnel who respond to emergencies involving hazardous materials. (Industrial Hygiene News, January 2005)
...well-written with the inclusion of numerous tables, figures, and photographs to illustrate the points made...all fire departments and response units will be well-advised to purchase a copy. (Journal of Hazardous Materials, March 2005) This book was designed to address the training need for personnel who respond to emergencies involving hazardous materials. (Industrial Hygiene News, January 2005)
Author Information
The authors of this book have across-the-board experience in both public and private sector response to hazardous materials incidents. Experience among the authors includes working as incident commander, firefighter, paramedic, industrial hygienist, hazardous materials manager, environmental consultant, and/or hazmat responder. In addition, most hold graduate degrees in occupational health and safety. All are professional trainers with extensive practical experience in the classroom and on the training field.
