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"Despite spending more than $600 billion on information technology over the past decade, the Federal Government has achieved little of the productivity improvements that private industry has realized from IT" according to the 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management published by the White House in late 2010. "Too often, Federal IT projects run over budget, behind schedule, or fail to deliver promised functionality." This book argues that the Federal Government needs a new approach. Introducing a novel five-step process called performance-driven management (PDM), author Ira Sachs explains in detail how to reduce risk on large IT programs and projects. This book walks through the five steps of the PDM process: ·conducting a high-level strategic review of what an organization does, who it serves, what it wants to do, and how it is going to do it; ·instituting performance measures to gauge success for the organization; ·completing comprehensive business cases for projects and using them to mitigate risk and manage projects throughout the project life cycle; ·performing benefits realization on completed projects; and ·establishing these best practices to achieve successful results in the future. This is an essential tool for all IT and business managers in government and contractors doing business with the government, and it has much useful and actionable information for anyone who is interested in helping their business save money and take on effective, successful practices.

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009—better known as the Stimulus Act—leaves no business, no American untouched. Signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Barack Obama, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was established to address the current economic crisis facing the United States. The provisions of the Act call for investments in infrastructure, health care, education, the environment, energy, housing and other needed services. This set includes one volume containing the complete and official text of the Act and a separate volume full of essential documents related to the creation of, response to, and signing of the Act, including: * The President's American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan * Establishment of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board * Economic Stimulus: Issues and Policies (Congressional Research Service Report) * Financial Stimulus Plans: Recent Developments in Selected Countries * Budgetary Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 * Macroeconomic Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 * White House Statements on ARRA regarding Working Families, State by State Jobs, Congressional District Jobs, Education, Energy, Health Care, and Infrastructure * Accountability Measures: Bill Language, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act * Ensuring Responsible Spending of Recovery Act Funds (Presidential Memorandum) * Interim Guidance Regarding Communications with Registered Lobbyists about Recovery Act Funds (Memorandum from the Director, Office of Management and Budget)

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Written by one of the nation's leading environmental law firms, this handbook provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of your state compliance obligations. You'll get complete coverage of hazardous and solid waste disposal; air, water, and natural resources regulations; the state organizational structure; required permits and reports; the relationship between federal and state regulations; and more.

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Building on the strength established in the first edition, called an 'excellent tool' by American Reference Books Annual (1997) and 'a much needed directory' by CHOICE magazine (July/August 1997), this second edition contains a completely updated and revised listing of online resources of chemical information. This edition contains more than 200 new entries and more than 400 verified and updated entries.

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Cleaning up and redeveloping environmentally contaminated real estate, also knows as 'brownfields,' can be extremely lucrative. This book is a comprehensive guide to the issues surrounding brownfields initiatives. It examines success stories of state and federal brownfields programs; the legal implications of purchasing, improving, redeveloping, and revitalizing these sites; incentives available; and strategies for undertaking these projects. Special features include checklists, cost estimates for sample projects, and tables listing features of individual programs and lists of resources.

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Gain an understanding of the legal landscape within which you operate online. This handbook examines the basic principles pertaining to laws of copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, libel/defamation, and licensing. You'll find an outline of steps you can take to avoid or minimize your chances of unknowingly engaging in unlawful activity, and you'll find how you can protect your rights as an Internet user.

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Written by one of the nation's leading environmental law firms, this handbook provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of your state compliance obligations. You'll get complete coverage of hazardous and solid waste disposal; air, water, and natural resources regulations; the state organizational structure; required permits and reports; the relationship between federal and state regulations; and more.

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Use this manual to check whether or not you're in compliance with the many regulations governing your lab's daily operations. This reference addresses the questions EPA will ask when conducting inspections, techniques, recordkeeping, the safety and quality assurance program, GLP compliance review, audit procedures, and post-inspection activities. Appendices include a completed notification letter, an investigation request, GLP FIFRA compliance checklist, and GLP TSCA compliance checklist.

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Project managers are needed in many different industries, including computer services, architecture, engineering, local and federal governments, and private industry. And many different kinds of organizations utilize a Capital Improvement Program (CIP). However, very few project managers operating under the auspices of a CIP have any formal technical training or education in project management. These project managers are often thrust into positions in which they have little experience, and they quickly need the necessary information on project management presented in a clear and accessible way. In The Project Management Handbook, author Kevin Vida provides a practical, easy-to-understand description of how a CIP project is developed, executed, monitored, and completed. This book provides a clear and detailed explanation of what steps are required and what roles and responsibilities a project manager must fulfill in executing a CIP project successfully. The chapters are divided into phases, and then progressive tasks, and then steps, so the reader can start at the beginning and develop an understanding of project management under a CIP along the way. The book begins with the basics of project management and CIPs before tracing the life cycle of the CIP project from start to finish. This book is an essential resource for project managers who need to learn the ropes quickly, for students who need information on CIP project management, and for professionals who need a quick and handy reference.

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Written by one of the nation's leading environmental law firms, this handbook provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of your state compliance obligations. You'll get complete coverage of hazardous and solid waste disposal; air, water, and natural resources regulations; the state organizational structure; required permits and reports; the relationship between federal and state regulations; and more.

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This handy resource provides members of the regulated maritime community with a collection of the laws governing the merchant marine industry. Focusing on the three primary maritime statutes, this book covers Acts such as the Merchant Marine Act, Maritime Security Act, Shipping Act, Public Vessels Act, Emergency Foreign Vessels, Acquisition Act, National Emergencies Act, American Fisheries Act, and Defense Production Act. This one-volume reference addresses procedures such as the documentation and manning of vessels, cross-border financing, and vessel scrapping. It covers other relevant industry issues, too, including maritime liability, National Defense Reserve Fleet/Ready Reserve Force, cabotage, and cargo reservation. Maritime Laws of the United States also covers four military programs and 10 commercial shipyards. Maritime amendments from the 106th Congress, Second Session, are also included.

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Written by one of the nation's leading environmental law firms, this handbook provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of your state compliance obligations. You'll get complete coverage of hazardous and solid waste disposal; air, water, and natural resources regulations; the state organizational structure; required permits and reports; the relationship between federal and state regulations; and more.

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Written by one of the nation's leading environmental law firms, this handbook provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of your state compliance obligations. You'll get complete coverage of hazardous and solid waste disposal; air, water, and natural resources regulations; the state organizational structure; required permits and reports; the relationship between federal and state regulations; and more.

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Designed by the EPA to be a practical 'working document,' this industry handbook includes the comprehensive checklists and backup information you will want your auditing teams to have in hand as they evaluate your facility's compliance with the federal regulations. This handbook includes key federal legislation issues you should be aware of, state and local regulation issues you will typically encounter, key compliance requirements and definitions, typical records to be reviewed during the audit, typical features to be inspected, detailed audit checklists linked to specific regulatory requirements, and key supporting information that is essential to 'finishing the job.'

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Written by one of the nation's leading environmental law firms, this handbook provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of your state compliance obligations. You'll get complete coverage of hazardous and solid waste disposal; air, water, and natural resources regulations; the state organizational structure; required permits and reports; the relationship between federal and state regulations; and more.

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Written by one of the nation's leading environmental law firms, this handbook provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of your state compliance obligations. You'll get complete coverage of hazardous and solid waste disposal; air, water, and natural resources regulations; the state organizational structure; required permits and reports; the relationship between federal and state regulations; and more.

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Offering more than 100 new pages of listings and more than 1,200 health and safety websites, discussion groups, terms, and newsgroups, this reference helps readers increase their awareness of safety resources on the Internet and allows them to find exactly what they need quickly and without the help of search engines.

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As more veterans return from deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, more are needing care for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and combat-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI). While there are several treatment and recovery options, outlets for support, and other resources, understanding and gaining access to them is often difficult or confusing. In Combat-Related Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD: A Resource and Recovery Guide, authors Cheryl Lawhorne and Don Philpott offer guidance for returning veterans, from treatment options, to diagnostic criteria and techniques, to resources for rehabilitation and support. The authors begin discussions of TBI and PTSD by offering definitions of each, outlining the risk factors, and exploring the relationship between the two. They then move on to provide explanations of diagnostic criteria, treatment options, prevention techniques, and barriers to seeking care. Sections on the important role that insurance and health care plays, and on the support of family and friends, round out this useful and accessible volume. This is an essential guide for returning veterans, their families, and all who work with veterans suffering from PTSD and TBI.

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At a time when divorce and suicide rates are at record levels in the military, The Military Marriage Manual: Tactics for Successful Relationships is an invaluable aid to members of the military and their spouses and families. The book presents advice for couples on a range of issues, both extraordinary and mundane, both those specific to military marriages and those common to all marriages, such as: -the ceremony -relationships with friends and family -household responsibilities -finances -dealing with tension and conflict -raising a family -domestic violence -deployment -long periods apart -injuries -depression -relocating -and much more The information in the book is presented chronologically, beginning from the day a couple decides to get married. It follows them through the engagement, ceremony, and marriage, and discusses the many issues that arise, offering guidance on how to overcome them and strengthen a couple's marriage, as well as their relationships with those around them. There is no better, more comprehensive resource for those who are dealing with the pressures and problems unique to marriage in the military.

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Available now to FDA-regulated organizations, this manual allows facility managers to look at their operation's regulatory compliance through the eyes of the government. Because this is the primary reference manual used by FDA personnel to conduct field investigation activities, you can feel confident you are preparing appropriate planning or action. This manual includes revised instructions regarding the release of information and covers FDA's policies and expectations on a comprehensive range of topics: FDA's authority to enter and inspect, inspection notification, detailed inspection procedures, recall monitoring, inspecting import procedures, computerized data requests, federal/state inspection relationships, discussions with management regarding privileged information, seizure and prosecution, HACCP, bioengineered food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, bioterrorism, and product disposition. The manual also includes a directory of Office of Regulatory Affairs offices and divisions.

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Written by one of the nation's leading environmental law firms, this handbook provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of your state compliance obligations. You'll get complete coverage of hazardous and solid waste disposal; air, water, and natural resources regulations; the state organizational structure; required permits and reports; the relationship between federal and state regulations; and more.

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Written by one of the nation's leading environmental law firms, this handbook provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of your state compliance obligations. You'll get complete coverage of hazardous and solid waste disposal; air, water, and natural resources regulations; the state organizational structure; required permits and reports; the relationship between federal and state regulations; and more.

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Comprehensive in coverage, Industrial Safety Management provides new safety and health managers with a practical, hands-on manual that explains how to solve day-to-day workplace safety problems. The author examines actual safety practices and real-life examples of such daily concerns as reducing hazards, injuries, and their associated costs; complying with a maze of standards and regulations; creating safety policies; training employees; and investigating accidents.

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Pesticide users, producers, and regulatory officials will find this book to be the authoritative and most comprehensive analysis of pesticide law and regulation. Featuring contributions from key authorities, Pesticides Law Handbook covers international pesticide regulation, including exports, imports, and global issues; pesticide regulation under other laws including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Superfund, NEPA, OSHA, and others; and the role of pesticides from environmental, manufactural, agricultural, and governmental perspectives.

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Written by one of the nation's leading environmental law firms, this handbook provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of your state compliance obligations. You'll get complete coverage of hazardous and solid waste disposal; air, water, and natural resources regulations; the state organizational structure; required permits and reports; the relationship between federal and state regulations; and more.

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Written in non-legalese, this book defines, in detail, government takings and explains the laws, regulations, state issues, litigation disputes, and compensations involved. Landowners, developers, lenders, contractors, government regulators, and activists in both the environmental and property rights movements will enjoy the comprehensiveness of this book.

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American industries—agricultural, medical, manufacturing, mining, and more—transport millions of tons of hazardous materials by rail, road, sky, and sea every day. The availability and movement of these materials provide both businesses and homes with vital products and services, but they also leave our country vulnerable. The possibility of hazardous materials falling into the wrong hands presents a significant threat to national safety and security. This new book focuses on the four major modes of transportation and provides industry managers with easy-to-read interpretations of the complex hazardous materials (hazmat) transportation regulations. It examines post-9/11 upgrades and identifies solutions for improving transportation, implementing proper safety programs, and managing potential security threats. The author begins by examining the role of the Department of Transportation in hazmat compliance and the essential requirements of Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 49. He then examines enhanced security requirements, the regulatory and precautionary changes, implemented after the 2001 terrorist attacks. Readers of all management levels will discover a complete and up-to-date reference to understanding and conforming to the rules of CFR Title 49 Parts 174-177. Shippers and transporters of all classes of hazmats will find detailed examinations of new hazmat employee training requirements, function-specific training requirements, and driver training requirements, as well as an overview of all Title 49 requirements. Special features include the complete 170-page Hazardous Materials Table, 49 CFR 172.101, and answers to chapter questions.

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Written by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, this manual provides you with the requirements you need to comply with under the Process Safety Management (PSM) standard. You'll find key insight into compliance guidelines, the PSM final rule, PSM audit guidelines, clarifications and interpretations of the PSM standard, and more.

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Many Healthcare workers must deal on a daily basis with the transportation, preparation, storage, clean up, and disposal of cytotoxic drugs, which are used in chemotherapy because of their harmful effect on cancer cells. These drugs also have harmful effects on good cells, and they therefore pose a significant health risk to those who work with them. Yet there is little safety and health information available about them, and what information is available is scattered across a vast array of literature. The Safety and Health Handbook for Cytotoxic Drugs collects this information so that healthcare workers can better understand the drugs they work with and the safety and health procedures that should be followed. In it, author Samuel J. Murff presents comprehensive technical and procedural information on 106 of the most common cytotoxic drugs. The book provides guidance on quickly dealing with spills, reducing unnecessary exposure, and complying with pertinent regulations and standards in order to better equip healthcare workers to maintain a safe work environment.

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Environmental Technologies Handbook provides environmental, health and safety professionals with a straightforward, easy-to-use reference guide to new and emerging pollution prevention and control technologies that will help them to meet regulatory obligations, increase sustainability, and ensure social responsibility. An international array of experts explain emerging and proven technologies for multi-media pollution and how they work, allowing readers to evaluate and choose technologies based on their needs and the technologies' cost and labor requirements. This book focuses on recent technology successes, including gasification, pyrolysis, electrochemical processes, photocatalysis, and advanced wastewater treatment technologies. Readers will find extensive coverage of the concepts of risk assessment to environmental media and the impact of advanced concepts of dose-response exposures to risk reduction practices. They will also find an explanation of the methodology and computation methods available for life cycle costing analyses and proper environmental cost accounting.

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Written by one of the nation's leading environmental law firms, this handbook provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of your state compliance obligations. You'll get complete coverage of hazardous and solid waste disposal; air, water, and natural resources regulations; the state organizational structure; required permits and reports; the relationship between federal and state regulations; and more.

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This comprehensive book provides you with an in-depth discussion of the philosophy, concepts, and implementation of an Environmental Management System (EMS) and a thorough examination of the ISO 14000 series of international environmental standards. Divided into four sections, ISO 14001 contains practical information on how to develop and implement a certifiable EMS and explains why implementation should be done. The first two sections examine modern environmentalism, the development of environmental awareness, Environmental Management Systems, the ISO 14000 series, and ISO 14000's relation to ISO 9000:2000. These sections also examine the ISO 14001 standard clause-by-clause. Sections Three and Four emphasize auditing and accounting and provide case studies in environmental management and pollution prevention. Appendices include an extensive glossary, a list of ISO members, the International Chamber of Commerce's Business Charter for Sustainable Development, and a list of acronyms.

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Designed by the EPA to be a practical 'working document,' this industry handbook includes the comprehensive checklists and backup information you will want your auditing teams to have in hand as they evaluate your facility's compliance with the federal regulations. This handbook includes key federal legislation issues you should be aware of, state and local regulation issues you will typically encounter, key compliance requirements and definitions, typical records to be reviewed during the audit, typical features to be inspected, detailed audit checklists linked to specific regulatory requirements, and key supporting information that is essential to 'finishing the job.'

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Don't begin your next occupational and environmental safety audit without using the 400+ detailed checklists in this book! With these checklists in hand, conducting self-audits to quickly discover where OSHA, EPA, and DOT compliance problems may exist in your facility is a snap. The EH&S compliance obligations that most industrial facilities face are presented in a user-friendly format that is easy to understand and follow. The appropriate Code of Federal Regulations citations are provided, along with background and reference information to streamline your audit. This practical, hands-on auditing tool includes common industry standards and suggested best practices that can further enhance safety and improve efficiency and productivity. Hess includes a glossary of EH&S terms, acronyms, information on the most frequently cited violations, a summary of administrative requirements, local contact information for compliance assistance, and a detailed index to speed you to the information you're looking for.

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Safety visionary and Total Quality Management expert F. David Pierce explores how today's safety and health system was developed, what works, what doesn't, and how the practice of safety can and must change to better protect workers and to contribute to corporate goals. Pierce examines workers' compensation, safety regulations and regulatory agencies, professional organizations, organized labor, and traditional corporate structure and suggests strategies for fixing the 'broken' aspects of corporate safety practices.

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This book provides you with information and advice on how your company can develop a successful environmental management program. You'll learn practical, put-to-use ideas from thirteen authors who have the hands-on experience in environmental health and safety management to give you the complete 'real world' perspective.

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This handbook provides a basic introduction to the history and structure of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the major cases that have arisen under it. This handbook clearly explains how the ESA functions, how to deal with ESA situations effectively, and what the basic principles behind the Act are.

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Written by one of the nation's leading environmental law firms, this handbook provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of your state compliance obligations. You'll get complete coverage of hazardous and solid waste disposal; air, water, and natural resources regulations; the state organizational structure; required permits and reports; the relationship between federal and state regulations; and more.

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Take your company beyond basic regulatory compliance and risk reduction. Using the detailed guidance in OHSAS 18001, you can create an occupational health and safety management system that controls health and safety risks, minimizes hazards, improves your organization''s near- and long-term performance, and lowers healthcare costs.OHSAS 18001 is an internationally recognized certification specification that provides a model for the development of a complete occupational health and safety management system. Patterned after the popular ISO 14001 environmental management system standard, OHSAS 18001 requires the systematic and formal identification of workplace hazards, the assessment of risks associated with those hazards, and identification and implementation of controls to minimize those risks.But the standard only tells you what should be done, not how to do it. The specification leaves the details of developing and implementing internal systems, processes, and procedures that meet th

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Used by OSHA inspectors to guide their inspection activities, this handbook can be used to develop a compliance program, prepare for an inspection, and avoid costly compliance problems. In addition to covering guidelines for abatement, citations, penalties, and investigations, this book covers maritime inspection, debt collection, federal agency safety and health programs, disclosure, water transportation services, SAVEs and AVDs, and money received from employers.

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At a time when divorce and suicide rates are at record levels in the military, The Military Marriage Manual: Tactics for Successful Relationships is an invaluable aid to members of the military and their spouses and families. The book presents advice for couples on a range of issues, both extraordinary and mundane, both those specific to military marriages and those common to all marriages, such as: -the ceremony -relationships with friends and family -household responsibilities -finances -dealing with tension and conflict -raising a family -domestic violence -deployment -long periods apart -injuries -depression -relocating -and much more The information in the book is presented chronologically, beginning from the day a couple decides to get married. It follows them through the engagement, ceremony, and marriage, and discusses the many issues that arise, offering guidance on how to overcome them and strengthen a couple's marriage, as well as their relationships with those around them. There is no better, more comprehensive resource for those who are dealing with the pressures and problems unique to marriage in the military.

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The DOT requires that all new employees be trained in the proper handling of hazardous materials within 90 days of being hired and that all employees be retrained every three years. This training program contained in this reference addresses the safety, compliance, and procedural issues specified in the requirement in a user-friendly and practical way that can be used in individual or group training. Hazardous Materials Transportation Training examines the requirements for transporting hazardous materials through eight modules. You will learn how hazardous materials are classified, how the Hazardous Materials Table is organized and how to use it, and what documents employees must use. You will also examine the proper procedures for packaging, providing hazard communication, supplying emergency response information, and reporting spills and releases. To re-enforce the understanding of key terms and procedures, and to help students practice what they learn, each chapter includes fill-in-the-blank student response sections, student activities, work projects that enable students to evaluate their own skills learned in each module, self-evaluations, and tests. The entire 142-page Hazardous Materials Table from the Code of Federal Regulations is included to facilitate training and for easy on-the-job reference.

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This fifth edition of the Environmental, Health & Safety CFR Training Requirements provides a comprehensive reference to more than 700 federally mandated and enforced training requirements. Extracted directly from the Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register, these requirements include the explicit and implied training requirements of eight regulated areas.

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Written by one of the nation's leading environmental law firms, this handbook provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of your state compliance obligations. You'll get complete coverage of hazardous and solid waste disposal; air, water, and natural resources regulations; the state organizational structure; required permits and reports; the relationship between federal and state regulations; and more.

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Understand and master the compliance obligations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulations. This book helps you fulfill your legal obligations, condenses a massive amount of complex toxic-substances information into one resource, and provides additional practice material—not just the straight regulations. You'll save hours looking through this 372-page book instead of the more than 1,000 pages of requirements the author sorted through to find the requirements contained in 40 CFR Parts 700-END. TSCA CFRs Made Easy includes information on 25 TSCA programs and other regulatory concerns, a 16-page chart of chemical substances that are subject to reporting under the Significant New Uses Rules, and a TSCA Master Testing List.

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Today's professionals face a variety of tasks that force them to juggle the duties of both environmental and health-and-safety personnel. When faced with the task of cleaning up a hazardous site or managing a workplace where hazardous wastes are present, you must handle worker protection issues and you must be able to determine the presence of chemical substances. Hazardous Waste Analysis helps you prepare for those situations by providing the resources necessary to analyze hazardous wastes and determine their impact on the environment and on individuals. More than just a "how-to" book, Hazardous Waste Analysis provides practical information on state-of-the-art sampling, field analysis, and laboratory-analysis methods. It defines the legal requirements of hazard identification; discusses the regulatory requirements relevant to industrial hygiene, safety, and engineering personnel; and examines the scientific concepts necessary to understand future developments. This book features four sections: 1.) General Legal and Health Requirements, 2.) Legal Identification of Hazardous Waste and Basic Chemistry Concepts, 3.) Sampling and Field Analysis, and 4.) Laboratory Chemical Analysis of Hazardous Waste. Each section contains numerous references and tables.

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