Handbook of Laboratory Health and Safety Measures

During the past two decades, many books, governmental reports and regu­ lations on safety measures against chemieals, fire, microbiological and radioactive hazards in laboratories have been published from various coun­ tries. These topics have also been briefly discussed in books on laboratory plann...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pal, S.B. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1990, 1990
Edition:2nd ed. 1990
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Organizing the design of a safe laboratory
  • 2 Electrical safety measures and standards for laboratory facilities and equipment in hospitals and laboratories
  • 3 Design of mechanical equipment for laboratory staff and patient safety
  • 4 Handling of laboratory animals — including non-human primates
  • 5 Health care of laboratory personnel
  • 6 Responsibilities of the Director of Laboratory Medicine for health and safety issues in the laboratory
  • 7 Health and safety hazards and precautions in chemical laboratories
  • 8 Safety measures to be taken in a haematological laboratory
  • 9 Health hazards in microbiology
  • 10 Safety measures in a clinical chemistry laboratory
  • 11 Safety precautions in a clinical cytogenetics laboratory
  • 12 Safety measures to be taken in a botany laboratory
  • 13 Safety measures to be taken in a zoology laboratory
  • 14 X-ray hazards — diagnostic and therapeutic
  • 15 Precautions to be taken when working in an X-ray crystallography laboratory
  • 16 Radiation protection in radionuclide investigations
  • 17 Ultraviolet radiation safety
  • 18 Hazards of using microwaves and radiofrequency radiation
  • 19 Applications of ultrasound and their potential hazards
  • 20 Safety aspects of laboratory and clinical nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic fields
  • 21 Laser safety
  • 22 Precautions to be taken by field workers relating to specimens collected for final analysis in the laboratory
  • 23 Safety measures to be taken when moving to a new laboratory