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BOOK OVERVIEW
Expanded
and updated, The CRC Handbook of Laboratory Safety, Fifth Edition provides
information on planning and building a facility, developing an organization
infrastructure, planning for emergencies and contingencies, choosing the
correct equipment, developing operational plans, and meeting regulatory
requirements. Still the essential reference tool, the New Edition helps you
organize your safety efforts to adhere to the latest regulations and use the
newest technology.
Thoroughly
revised, the CRC Handbook of Laboratory Safety, Fifth Edition includes new
OSHA laboratory safety standards, the 1994 NRC radiation safety standards,
guidelines for X-ray use in hospitals, enforcement of standards for dealing
with blood-borne pathogens, OSHA actions covering hazardous waste operations
and emergency response, and the latest CDC guidelines for research with
microbial hazards. Every word on every page has been scrutinized, and
literally hundreds of changes have been made to bring the material up to
date.
See what's new
in the New Edition
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New figures
and tables illustrating the new material
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Internet
references in addition to journal articles
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Changes in
the Clean Air Act regarding incineration of hospital, medical,
and infectious waste
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Obsolete
articles removed and replaced - over one hundred pages of new material
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New
information on respiratory protection guidelines
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