Managing Hazardous Materials

By Jack E. Leonard

Book Overview

Hazardous materials management is a complex discipline which requires not only familiarity with chemical, physical and biological hazards, but also careful consideration of the legal, financial,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971922519
• ISBN13: 9780971922518
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Inst of Hazardous Materials
• Length: 711 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Good Start

I read this book and closely reviewed it several times in preparation for the CHMM exam, so I think I developed a good feel for information in it. This is a good introduction to the field of hazardous materials management, and could function as useful summary guidance for practicing professionals. However, it is not without faults. It's breadth of coverage is incomplete, and the level of detail may offer a false-sense of security to the inexperienced. I found some questionable and unnecessarily incomplete information in the chapters on the subjects that I am most familiar with. Since this book is offered at a discount to people registering for the CHMM exam, I expect that most people will buy it as an exam study aid. It is a very good study aid for the exam. In answer to a question I had: no this does not cover everything you will need to know for the exam - either in breadth or depth. Fortunately, my personal experience and some of the other study aids I used were sufficient to fill in most of the gaps.Overall this would be a good text for a class on hazardous materials management, for someone involved with people performing this type of work (such as a manager), or for a professional that would like something that summarizes information by general process (manufacturing, storage, shipping, etc.) rather than by act or regulation. However, it should not relied on for determing how to perform the specific tasks of hazardous materials management.

Managing Hazardous Matrerials

Managing Hazardous Materials is a fine guidebook coving many topics related to industrial hygiene and Hazmat. There are chapters on the environmental impact of chemicals, the economics of materials management, regulatory basics, etc. Each is well written by an authority in the specific field.While regulations are prone to legislative changes and presidential whims, there are certain guidelines that all types of industry and government must abide by and this book is an excellent starting point for those with questions. This is a constatly changing field, so this book is doomed to be outdated, but the basic work is in place and future revisions should be able to withstand shifting patterns.If your business has a reference library, this book will make a fine addition. It provides the information facilty managers, environmental professionals, corporate auditors, industrial hygienists, Hazmat managers, and many others need to perform their jobs successfully.

Managing Hazardous Materials

Managing Hazardous Materials is a valuable tool for the CHMM. I wish I had obtained a copy a few weeks prior to my CHMM test, feeling it would have been a great help. I use it almost weekly in my work at the university and highly recommend it to those who are studying for the test and those who do a variety of tasks as a part of their regular duties.Thanks to Drs. Leonard and Robinson and all those who contributed.