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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 76863 |
| CIS number |
01-728 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-87912-209-9 |
| Year |
2000 |
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| Author(s) |
Krieger G.R. |
| Title |
Accident prevention manual for business and industry: Environmental management |
| Bibliographic information |
National Safety Council, 1121 Spring Lake Drive, Itasca IL 60143-3201, USA, 2nd ed., 2000. xiv, 539p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Index. Price: USD 79.95 (members), USD 99.95 (non-members). |
| Abstract |
Fourth part of a series of textbooks on safety management in enterprises (for parts 1, 2 and 3, see CIS 01-692, CIS 01-693 and CIS 00-396). It covers environmental management from the business point of view. Contents: general framework (history and development, economic and ethical issues, legal and legislative framework in the US and internationally, basic principles of environmental science, managing environmental resources, environmental audits and site assessments); waste management (hazardous wastes, health and safety training for hazardous waste activities, pollution prevention approaches and technologies); special concerns (public health issues, risk assessment, indoor air quality, global issues, using the systems approach to avoid risks). In appendices: case studies; sources of help; glossaries. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
workplace monitoring; USA; training material; environmental pollution; role of management; pollution control |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
disposal of harmful waste; safety audits; case study; manuals; training manuals; economic aspects; hazard evaluation; waste disposal; legislation; international agreements; microclimate; history; glossary; ethics; legal aspects |
| Document type |
C - Training manuals, audiovisual material |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Environmental pollution
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
OSH training
Pollution control
Environmental pollution
Ethical issues
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