American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) eBooks
The occupational environment : its evaluation, control and management by ISBN: 10762752Publication Date: 3rd ed. 2011American Industrial Hygiene Association.
2018 emergency response planning guideline (ERPG®) and Workplace environmental exposure level (WEEL®) handbook by ISBN: 9781935082910Publication Date: 2018
A Strategy for Assessing and Managing Occupational ExposuresISBN: 9781935082460Publication Date: 4th ed. 20152 eBook options. Unlimited full text available via the Knovel collections.
ACGIH publications
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Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
Patty's industrial hygiene. Volume 1, Hazard recognition by ISBN: 9781119791515Publication Date: 7th ed. 2021
Patty's Industrial Hygiene. Volume2, Evaluation and Control by ISBN: 9781119791522Publication Date: 7th ed. 2021
Patty's Industrial Hygiene. Volume 3, Physical and Biological Agents by
Volume 3 covers Recognition and Evaluation of Physical Agents and Biohazards. All of the chapters have been updated and a new chapter on Robotics has been added. These subjects are increasing in importance to industrial hygienists.
ISBN: 9781119816218Publication Date: 7th ed. 2021
Patty's Industrial Hygiene. Volume 4, Program Management and Specialty Areas of Practice by
Volume 4 covers environmental and health and safety program management, with a number of new chapters on sustainability, construction health and safety, health and safety of new energies and working with cannabis
ISBN: 9781119816232Publication Date: 7th ed. 2021
Patty's industrial hygiene (online) by
6th ed. 2011
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Reference Sources
- Definitions, conversions, and calculations for occupational safety and health professionals byPublication Date: 3rd ed. 2006eBook
- Handbook of Solvents. Volume 2 - Use, Health, and Environment byISBN: 9781927885420Publication Date: 3rd ed. 2019
- The MAK-Collection for Occupational Health and Safety Open Access. The nearly 3,000 publications by the Permanent Senate Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area (MAK-Commission) provide essential information on hazardous compounds at the workplace. Threshold values and classifications for more than 1,000 substances are given, along with toxicological evaluations and recommended monitoring methods. The MAK-Collection is published in quarterly issues.
- Methods for the Determination of Hazardous Substances (MDHS) guidance byopen access: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/
- NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods by NMAM is a collection of methods for sampling and analysis of contaminants in workplace air, and in the blood and urine of workers who are occupationally exposed. These methods have been developed or adapted by NIOSH or its partners and have been evaluated according to established experimental protocols and performance criteria. NMAM also includes chapters on quality assurance, sampling, portable instrumentation, etc. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/Publication Date: 5th ed. 2017
Statistical Tools for the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences by
Reviews and reinforces concepts and techniques typical of a first statistics course with additional techniques useful to the IH/EHS practitioner. Includes both parametric and non-parametric techniques described and illustrated in a worker health and environmental protection practice context Illustrated through numerous examples presented in the context of IH/EHS field practice and research, using the statistical analysis tools available in Excel® wherever possible Emphasizes the application of statistical tools to IH/EHS-type data in order to answer IH/EHS-relevant questions Includes an instructor's manual that follows in parallel with the textbook, including PowerPoints to help prepare lectures and answers in the text as for the Exercises section of each chapter.
ISBN: 9781119351351Publication Date: 2016
eBooks
Following is a selection of books relevant to Occupational Hygiene.
- Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards by Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards, Eighth Edition presents the latest updates on the unexpected, but predictable, loss of containment and explosion hazards from chemicals and their admixtures and actual accidents. The extensively cross-referenced book enables readers to avoid explosion and loss of containment of chemicals. Primary and more specialized sources are easily traced, and this new edition includes available record updates, also adding a number of new records. In this newly updated and expanded edition, the content is presented in a clear and user-friendly format. Includes new pure compound/class of compounds records and updates on all existing records Presents a worldwide unique reference work on chemical reactive hazards Lists important hazardous reactions and includes references to real chemical incidents Provides guidelines on the safe use and handling of chemicals In the lab and industryISBN: 9780081010594Publication Date: 8th ed. 2017
Casarett and Doull's toxicology : the basic science of poisons by ISBN: 9781259863745Publication Date: 9th ed. 2018Print only- Current Topics in Occupational Epidemiology [electronic resource] byISBN: 9780199683901Publication Date: 2013
Environmental risk assessment: a toxicological approach by ISBN: 9781000754377Publication Date: 2nd ed. 2019
Hunter's diseases of occupations [electronic resource]. by ISBN: 9780340941669Publication Date: 10th ed. 2010
Indoor Air Quality : the Latest Sampling and Analytical Methods by ISBN: 9781351579353Publication Date: 3rd. ed. 2018
Industrial hygiene : improving worker health through an operational risk approach by ISBN: 9781351131698Publication Date: 2018
Industrial Hygiene Control of Airborne Chemical Hazards by ISBN: 9781351238021Publication Date: 2nd ed. 2019- Industrial hygiene reference & study guide byISBN: 9781628702026Publication Date: 3rd ed., 2011American Industrial Hygiene Association
Lead [electronic resource] : chemistry, analytical aspects, environmental impact and health effects by ISBN: 9780080463889Publication Date: 2006
Lu's Basic Toxicology: Fundamentals, Target Organs, and Risk Assessment (7th Ed.) [e-version] by ISBN: 9781315391694Publication Date: 2017
Managing noise and vibration at work [electronic resource] : a practical guide to assessment, measurement and control by ISBN: 0750663421Publication Date: 2004
Monitoring for Health Hazards at Work by ISBN: 9781119614968Publication Date: 5th ed. 2021Online and print.- The occupational environment : its evaluation, control and management by ISBN: 10762752Publication Date: 3rd ed. 2011American Industrial Hygiene Association.
- Proctor and Hughes' chemical hazards of the workplace [electronic resource]. byISBN: 9780471268833Publication Date: 5th ed. 2004
- Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens by Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens, Seventh Edition, has proven to be a reliable, accessible, must-have reference on hazardous materials for over thirty years. This updated and revised seventh edition is the most comprehensive listing of the hazardous chemicals commonly used, transported, and regulated in industry and the workplace. Information is the most vital resource anyone can have when dealing with potential hazardous substance accidents, spillages, fires, or acts of terror. It is also essential for the safe day-to-day operation of chemical processes and environmental protection. Sittig's Handbook provides extensive data for over 2,200 chemicals in a uniform format, enabling fast and accurate decisions in any situation. The chemicals are presented alphabetically and classified as a carcinogen, hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or toxic pollutant. This new edition contains expanded and reviewed information for each chemical listed (including chemicals classified as WMD) and has been updated to keep pace with world events, standards, and regulations. This seventh edition includes over 100 new records, and every single record has been checked and updated as necessary. Enables readers to quickly and reliably find the chemical they are looking for, with a full range of synonyms for each chemical, including trade names and CAS index Features relevant data for the US and EU included throughout, along with the essential chemical hazard information applicable worldwide Provides a trusted source of information for first-line responders (emergency services), industry, logistics companies, scientists, and environmental protection organizations Contains expanded information for each chemical listed (including chemicals classified as WMD) and has been updated to keep pace with world events, standards, and regulationsISBN: 9780323389693Publication Date: 7th ed. 2017
- Statistical Rethinking : A Bayesian Course with Examples in R and StanISBN: 9781482253443Publication Date: 2015
Toxicology and Risk Assessment : A Comprehensive Introduction by ISBN: 9781119135920Publication Date: 2nd ed. 2018- Toxicology Principles for the Industrial Hygienist. byCall Number: 615.9 TOXISBN: 9781931504881Publication Date: 2008
- Ventilation for Control of the Work Environment [electronic resource] byISBN: 9780471095323Publication Date: 2nd ed. 2004
Books (Print)
- Casarett and Doull's toxicology : the basic science of poisons by ISBN: 9781259863745Publication Date: 9th ed. 2018Print only
- Case studies : sixty practical applications of OH & S control principles byCall Number: 613.62 BURISBN: 9781883992330Publication Date: 2009
- Guideline on Occupational Exposure Reconstruction. byCall Number: 363.1763 GUIISBN: 9781935082057Publication Date: 2008
- IAQ and HVAC workbook byCall Number: 363.739263 BURISBN: 9781883992163Publication Date: 4th rev.ed. 2008
- Industrial ventilation : a manual of recommended practice for design byISBN: 9781607260875Publication Date: 29th ed. 2016
Industrial ventilation : a manual of recommended practice for design by ISBN: 9781607261087Publication Date: 30th ed. 2019- Modern industrial hygiene. v.1 Recognition and evaluation of chemical agents. byCall Number: 616.9803 PERISBN: 9781882417759Publication Date: 2nd ed. 2008American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH).
- Modern industrial hygiene. v. 2. Biological aspects -- v. 3 Control of chemical agents. byCall Number: 616.9803 PERPublication Date: 2003-2011American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH).
- The Occupational environment : its evaluation, control and management by ISBN: 9781935082156Publication Date: 3rd. ed. 2011Online and print
- Quantitative exposure assessment. byCall Number: 615.902 RAPISBN: 9780980242805Publication Date: 2008
- Simplified monitoring strategies : a guidebook on how to apply NOHSC's Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment to Australian Hazardous Substance Legislation. byCall Number: Q 363.73926 GRAPublication Date: 2001Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists.
- Useful equations : practical applications of OH & S math byCall Number: 510.243631 BURISBN: 9781883992309Publication Date: 3rd ed. 2010
Key Journal Titles
- Annals of occupational hygieneContinued by Annals of work exposures and health, 2017-
- Annals of work exposures and healthFormerly: Annals of occupational hygiene.
- Process safety progressAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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Professional associations
- American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)ACGIH® is a member-based organization that advances occupational and environmental health.