Publisher's Synopsis
This two volume boxed set provides information on how chemical hazards can be identified, quantified and controlled. It describes the risks associated with flammable, explosive, toxic, corrosive, radioactive and highly reactive substances and presents the methods for assessing danger, together with the control procedures appropriate to each. Information on management responsibilities, sources of information and legal obligations is also included.;It covers the procedures, techniques and rules of safe handling from small-scale laboratory operations through to the R & D, pilot plant and production stages and to the final transportation from plant to consumer.;Case histories such as Bhopal, Flixborough, Three Mile Island and Mexico City show problems which can arise with chemical and engineering failures.;The book is aimed at everyone associated with safe handling, transportation and storage of chemicals in the process industries and in the laboratory. It is designed to be useful throughout the world, and to cater for the needs of a readership spanning a wide range of backgrounds and expertise.
