Volume Four of the Hazmatology set, Common Sense Emergency Response covers the hazardous material response process and includes science and risk analysis and the part it plays in a successful outcome of the stabilization portion of the response. FEATURES: Offers a risk-benefit approach based upon science and history; Provides an exploration of current research; Outlines a systematic approach based on science and risk management; Includes hazmat case studies; Focuses on common sense utilization of hazmat tool box. Written by a hazardous materials consultant with over 40 years of experience in emergency services, the five-volume set 'Hazmatology: The Science of Hazardous Materials,' suggests a new approach dealing with the most common aspects of hazardous materials, containers, and the affected environment. It focuses on innovations in decontamination, monitoring instruments, personal protective equipment in a scientific way utilizing common sense, and takes a risk-benefit approach to hazardous material response. This set provides the reader with a hazardous materials "Tool Box" and a guide for learning which tools to use under what circumstances. Options for stabilization can very widely depending on the scope and size of the incident and the hazards involved.

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