Description: The Eleventh Edition provides an essential, up-to-date resource for professionals in industrial hygiene, safety, emergency response, law, and policymaking.
This newly updated eleventh edition includes a fully searchable and sort-able interactive table. Containing over 26,000 materials Sax's interactive table includes material/substance name, molecular formula, CAS registry number, DOT number, molecular weight Sax hazard rating and boiling point, melting point and flash point (when available). Links to synonym lists and original volume text complete this comprehensive interactive addition. Since its inception in the early 1950's, this book has become the number one resource for those who need to evaluate the hazard of substances used in commerce. The three-volume set now includes Immediately Dangerous Life or Health (IDHL) levels for approximately 1000 chemicals, proving essential for designing adequate ventilation systems and selection of respiratory protection. Other highlights include:
A special appendix containing information of nerve gases and biological agents that might appear in the workplace as a result of terrorist activity
It is the only reference that combines, for so many substances, data on toxicological, fire, reactivity, explosive potential, and regulatory information
Regulatory data covers exposure level classifications for a number of regulatory agencies, from OSHA to the U.S. Department of Transportation