Sipnosis Buku : Fire Protection Guide To Hazardous Materials - 13th Edition

Pengarang : Amy Beasley Spencer, Guy R. Colonna

Penerbit : National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) International

ISBN : 0-87765-473-5

Sipnosis : 

Information on the hazardous properties of chemicals is essential for those using the chemicals and for those confronted with chemical emergencies such as fires, accidental spills, and transportation accidents. The six NFPA documents that make up this Guide can be used to identify the hazardous propertiesof most of the chemicals in commercial use today, as well as many that are available only in laboratory sample quantities. 

With the date and recommendations in this Guide,one can take the proper steps to prevent fires and other emergencies during the use, storage, and trasportation of chemicals and can make informed decisions on the procedures to follow in an emergency involving chemicals. The Guide will be particularly useful to fire and police department personnel and to others with responsibility for protection of life and property. 

Preplanning is a well-proven means of increasing the effectiveness of fire-fighting operations ; it will be useful in minimizing the effects of fire and other emergencies involving chemicals. The Guide provides essential information for preplanning activities. However, the exact plan of attack to be used at a chemical emergency cannot be decided until the emergency occurs and the properties of the chemicals involved have been identified. With the urgency of prompt identification in mind, the Guide has been arranged so that the user can get to the necessary information with a minimum of delay.