This practical reference concentrates on high-risk health and safety concerns found in the chemical, petroleum, laboratory, and manufacturing industries, particularly inhalation hazards and direct chemical exposure-emphasizing risks regulated by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA).

Guides safety specialists in managing operations, implementing accident prevention principles, and applying emergency response practices!

Describing accident investigation principles, assessment of confined space operations, and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) hazard ratings, Practical Guide to Industrial Safety examines

• chemical dangers in the production of polymers, rubber products, sulfuric and phosphoric acids, and insecticides
• techniques in the diagnosis, management, measurement, and control of indoor air quality
• personal protective equipment for the eyes, hands, face, head, and feet when handling chemicals, asbestos, and other synthetic mineral fibers
• precautionary measures for controlled substances, liquefied gases, flammables, combustibles, corrosives, and ethers in the laboratory
• concepts of industrial hygiene
• methods for the prevention of inhalation hazards in refineries
• and more!

Offering a comprehensive compilation of useful Web sites for a variety of health, safety, and emergency issues, Practical Guide to Industrial Safety is an effective reference for process safety professionals; safety, health, chemical, industrial, and environmental process safety engineers and consultants; regulatory and occupational safety officials; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.