The Inspector's Safety Guide: A Field Guide for Environment Canada Inspectors

ISBN-10
0662235339
ISBN-13
9780662235330
Category
Environmental monitoring
Pages
203
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
Environment Canada = Environnement Canada
Author
Canada. Environment Canada

Description

This guide assembles numerous policies, directives, standards, and guidelines from a wide variety of sources to assist managers, supervisors, and employees involved in environmental inspection to conduct inspections and investigations in a safe manner. The introduction contains relevant information on safety and health legislation and definitions of terms and acronyms. Part two summarises important information of a general nature that applies to all field operations, including guidelines regarding protective equipment and clothing, first aid, hazardous substances, and transportation safety. Part three encompasses specific safety and health information according to the type of inspection or investigation to be carried out: industrial (including pulp and paper mills, petroleum refineries, lead processors, and air pollution control systems) and those involving hazardous commodities such as polychlorinated biphenyls, fuels, and hazardous wastes.

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