Kenneth W Oldfield, Dwight A Veasey, Lisa Craft McCormick, Theodore H Krayer, Lloyd Sam Hansen, Brooke N Martin, Ervin Roy Stover

Gebundenes Buch

Emergency Responder Training Manual for the Hazardous Materials Technician

Beschreibung

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 retentionand reinforced with copious illustrations, photographs, learning exercises, and case studiesthis 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.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 2nd Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 656
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 39mm
• Gewicht: 1030g
• ISBN-13: 9780471213871
• ISBN-10: 047121387X
• Artikelnr.: 13171637