Hazardous Materials Field guide
Armando Bevelacqua, Richard Stilp
Delmar Publishers
ISBN#0-7668-0155-1
Copyright©1998
This is a small flip style booklet containing all the information for first responders that may have to deal with Hazardous materials. Whether it is a gaseous,liquid or solid form.
From the beginning which most here would only be interested in for general information,Haz mat incidents response, clandestine lab operations, terrorism, and incident management.
To NBCW Nuclear,Biological and Chemical weapon agent descriptions. Which we have to be on the look out now in the future. To the placards, That are on the trucks,trailers, rail cars, shipping containers and on the boxes and packages of the products themselves. The triangles that have information like the red Flammable gas and non flammable gas green ones on the cylinders that are in each of our shops.
It covers almost every conceivable type of truck tanker and rail cars, along with bulk and non bulk shippers and storage for radioactive
The second third of the book Are chemical Specific information not a complete list by any means but just the most common of the industrial materials used that are or can be involved in an "Incident". From Acetic acid (vinegar), Carbon monoxide,Chlorine, Hydrochloric acid,Nitric acid, Sodium hydroxide to name a few that are used in patina's in art metal work.
Taking the page for Acetylene HC≡CH
It covers the toxicological breakdown: Exposure to the material PPM and any other health related information.
Signs & symptoms: Enters primarily through respiratory system; irritation of skin,eyes and respiratory system; Headache,Nausea and Vomiting; It also has an Anesthetic action.
Treatment: Remove patient from danger, Give oxygen and support respiration's.
Appearance: Colorless gas, Dot placard number is 1001, CAS # 74-86-2
Odor: Ethereal, garlic-like odor
Synonyms: Ethyne, ethine
Chemistry:
* Flash point-gas
* vapor density 0.9
* Autoignition temperature 581'F
* Specific gravity 0
* Boiling Point -119'F
Biological monitoring: No long term effects are reported
The placards are the red flammable one with 2 (at the bottom of the diamond Class# compressed gas) with the DOT number above in black on white
The 4 section placard NFPA 704 is divided into
* Blue diamond, 1---Slightly hazardous, Irritation or minor reversible injury is a possibility
* Red diamond 4--- Extremely flammable gases or volatile flammable liquid
* Yellow diamond 3---Capable of detonation,Sensitive to heat and/or shock
* White diamond blank--- No specific hazard (such as use no water, radioactive, acid etc or a pictographic
The Final third, is the special treatment modalities for certain material exposures.
This edition is currently at a remainders bookseller Here at a greatly reduced price 9/25/2008
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