Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing

Forsberg, Krister

ISBN 10: 0442012152 / ISBN 13: 9780442012151

Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing
• Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0442012152
• ISBN 13: 9780442012151
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This updated Third Edition of the best-selling pocket guide includes 600 chemicals and 16 representative barrier materials used in gloves, boots, suits and other items of protective clothing. The expanded selection recommendations presented in this guide are based on Krister Forsberg's Chemical Protective Clothing Database - the most comprehensive performance data available today. Additional features in this edition include expanded discussion on selection and use, a list of testing standards, contact information for manufacturers and suppliers, and coverage of new hazardous chemicals and more complete recommendations. The Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing, Third Edition is an essential field guide for spill responders, safety engineers, industrial hygienists, chemists and chemical engineers, purchasing agents, salespeople, and workers in all industries.

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The premier reference on chemical protective clothing, now revised and updated

This Fifth Edition of the Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing has been revised significantly to include many new chemicals and three additional suit materials, compared to previous editions. The color-coded tables of recommendations containing nineteen representative barrier materials have been revised and updated to include approximately 1,000 more/corrected selection recommendations in ninety-six chemical classes.

The bestselling pocket guide now includes almost 800 chemicals with synonyms, CAS numbers, risk codes, and special notations to alert the user. A new feature is the Trade Name Table containing generic material listings vs. a test battery of twenty-two chemicals.

The Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing, Fifth Edition is an essential field guide for spill responders, safety engineers, industrial hygienists, chemists and chemical engineers, purchase agents, salespeople, and workers in all industries.