Hazardous materials exposure

Bronstein AC, Currance PL, eds. 1988. Emergency care for hazardous materials exposure. St. Louis, MO CV Mosby Company, 66, 199-200. 

Bronstein AC, Currance PL. 1988. Emergency care for hazardous materials exposure. 

Improved raw materials procurement and flow by replacing two containers associated with dualcomponent adhesive with a single-component system Elimination of pot life consideration and line downtime resulting from adhesive advancement Elimination of mix ratio tolerance concerns with resulting improvement in product consistency Elimination of variations from the coating process with resulting improvement in product consistency Improved worker safety and reduced hazardous materials exposure to liquid and paste systems... 

Describe the levels of training for hazardous materials exposure management. What should hospital personnel involved in HAZMAT response have as a minimal level of training ... 

Visit the Emergency Nurses Association Web site and look for their position statement on hazardous material exposure. How do they define a hazardous material What does the position statement say and how will this affect your practice ... 

Cox, R. D. (1994). Decontamination and management of hazardous materials exposure victims in the emergency department. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 23(4), 761-770. 

Borak J, Callan M and Abbott W (1991). Hazardous Materials Exposure Emergency Response and Patient Care., NJ, USA Prentice Hall Inc. 

Bronstein AC and Currance PL (1994). Emergency Care for Hazardous Materials Exposure, 2nd Edition. St Louis, MO, USA Mosby Lifeline. 

In accordance with DOE-STD-3009-94, (DOE 1994) safety SSCs are divided Into two categories (1) safety-class and (2) safety-significant. DOE-STD-3009-94 defines safety-class SSCs (SCSSCs) as those SSCs, including environmental monitors and portions of process systems, whose failure could adversely affect the environment or safety and health of the public as identified by safety analysis. The phrase adversely affect refers to exceeding offsite EGs (i.e., a whole-body dose of 25 rem to the nearest located member of the public). SCSSCs are systems, structures, or components whose preventive or mitigative function is necessary to keep hazardous material exposure to the public below the EGs. 

Hazardous material limits in the Building 6580 basement area of the HCF are defined in terms of the reportable quantities provided in 40 CFR 302, 355, 370 and 29 CFR 1910 (see references). For hazardous substances or hazardous chemicals listed in the above regulations which have not been othenA/ise specifically evaluated in an SNL ES H SOP (e.g. chloroform used in the QC laboratory), the maximum permissible quantity in the HCF shall be the lowest reportable quantity or 20 kg (45 pounds), whichever is less. These limits are established as a good practice and to maintain hazardous material exposure to a level as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA). 

OSHA uses injury and illness rates to assess effectiveness of occupational safety and health efforts. Insurance companies use an experience model to determine good and poor risks for underwriting workers compensation coverage. Accident and injury experience does provide a good indicator about the effectiveness of hazard control initiatives. However, accident frequency and severity rates alone do not always accurately evaluate effectiveness of an accident prevention function. For example, an organization may experience an underreporting of occupational disease cases and hazardous materials exposures (Table 1.21). 

Substitution Replacing a hazardous material with a nonhazardous materials removes the danger of a hazardous material exposure. Replacing a hazardous material with one that is less hazardous may be a desirable substitution. If an alternate material does not perform as well as the original material, substitution may not produce a desirable solution. 

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