MDHS series

MDH Series. [Mitsubishi Kasei] Hydrogenation catalyst for mfg. of oxo-alcdiol. 

At present, several approved Hsts of air sampHng and analytical methods exist on a national basis within and outside Europe, these having been developed more or less independently by standardization organizations or regulatory authorities. European organizations have developed and edited a remarkable number of approved methods for air sampHng at the workplace. These include the British Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which has the so-called MDHS series [6-88], and the French INRS Institut National de Recherche et de Securite , which offers... 

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (various). Methods for the Determination of Hazardous Substances (MDHS) Series 1-74, HSE, Sheffield. 

The analysis of materials that possibly contain asbestos can be carried out by various methods, however the dispersion staining microscopic technique is considered to be a quick, reliable and cost-effective method that is used by the majority of laboratories that routinely carry out this type of work. This method should be in accordance with MDHS 77 (1994), which is published by the UK Health and Safety Executive and forms part of the series of the methods for the determination of hazardous substances, titled Asbestos in Bulk Materials -sampling and identification by polarised light microscopy (PLM). 

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