Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials - 3 volume set [Hardcover]

Richard J. Lewis Sr. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0471354074 | ISBN-13: 978-0471354079 | Edition: 10

Since its inception in the early 1950s, this work has become the "bible" for those who need to evaluate the hazard of substances used in commerce. It is the only reference that combines, for so many substances, data on toxicological, fire, reactivity, explosive potential, and regulatory information. Highly acclaimed in the professional journals, it was reviewed as "an indispensable reference guide for professionals responsible for managing industrial safety and occupational exposure...an extraordinary work," and as "a monumental work...Efforts like this are the things of what history is made," among other reviews.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The 10th edition includes comprehensive hazard information on substances encountered in the workplace. Sax?s revised some two-thirds of its 23,500 entries..."(SciTech Book News Vol. 25, No. 2 June 2001)

"This very handy reference guide provides health and safety data, regulatory standards, toxicity and carcinogenicity information, and physical property profiles for over 23,000 potentially hazardous chemical substances..."(Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 123, No. 23)

"Sax remains the authoritative text for those who need to evaluate of hazards of substances used in industry...a worthwhile resource for libraries, colleges and union regional and national offices..." (Hazards, January 2001)

"...any practising chemical engineer would be grateful for access to [this book]" (Process Safety & Environmental Protection, November 2000)

"...no other source can match the breadth and depth found in this title." (Fire, October 2000)

From the Back Cover

Richard J. Lewis, Sr.

This comprehensive reference is a vast and reliable source of critical information on health and safety data, regulatory standards, toxicity, carcinogenicity, and physical properties of over 20,000 chemical substances. The Ninth Edition features 2,000 completely new chemicals, drugs, and biological agents; 14,000 updated entries; OSHA, ACGIH, and DFG MAK exposure limits; NIOSH workplace air limits; DOT hazard classifications; CAS Registry numbers; and more. With three Instant Locator Indexes, the new Sax's also offers hands-on access to streamlined toxicity data, information on carcinogens and reproductive effects, plus new advanced safety profiles for handling spills, accidental exposures, and fires.

System requirements: Windows: Version 3.1 or higher, share.exe utility, 4MB RAM/4MB hard drive space. Macintosh: 68020 processor or higher, System 7.5 or higher, 4MB RAM/4MB hard drive space. Folio and Folio Views are registered trademarks of Open Market. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 3735 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 10 edition (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471354074
• ISBN-13: 978-0471354079
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 32 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,997,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars CD version of this classic chemical safety reference., March 23, 1999

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This review is from: Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 9th Edition (Hardcover)

SAX's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials Ninth Edition-CD-ROM Version

The NST/Engineers, Inc. reviewer, an EPA First Responder, found the Ninth Edition of Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials-CD ROM version (SAX CD) to be a powerful database of easily retrievable, detailed, and pertinent information. The reviewer envisions the target users of the SAX CD deriving the most benefit to be: chemical operators, chemical process engineers, chemists, clinical toxicologists, fire companies, first responders, HAZMAT teams, industrial hygienists, plant managers, physicians, police departments, process safety managers, research professionals, risk management planners, safety engineers, transportation officers, and treatment storage and disposal facility (TSDF) personnel.

The 22,380 materials included are categorized at a minimum according to: Listing Name, Hazard Rating, Chemical Name, Molecular Formula, Molecular Weight, Chemical and Physical Properties, Synonyms, Toxicity Data with References, (instantly accessible by screen "pop-ups"), and Safety Profile.

Where available, NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits, OSHA Permissible Exposure Levels, ACGIH Threshold Limit Values, (all expressed as Time Weighted Averages) and German MAK exposure limits are included. Consensus Reports (Community RTK, EPA TSCA and Genetic Inventory list) along with DOT hazard Classifications and UN/NA 4-digit identifier (for HM-181), CAS Registry number, and Class (carcinogen, mutagen, teratogen, primary irritant, food additive, etc.) are also included.

For forty years, NST/Engineers, Inc. personnel and associates have found editions of SAX to be an invaluable resource. The Ninth Edition on CD ROM provides the instant retrieval capabilities sought by the electronic communication age. The program includes an intelligent default, twelve-characteristic, search engine. It highlights each "hit" in the text and has a "tracking" system that allows the user to look forward or to "backtrack".

In the NST/Engineers, Inc. trials, SAX CD was used in "mock" HAZMAT spills. The reviewer found that the initial assessments of the spills were conducted many times faster by using the SAX CD. Armed with a laptop computer, as are most police and other emergency responders, the addition of this software will greatly decrease response time and reduce the confusion that routinely surrounds hazardous materials incidents. An increase in facility and public safety will be provided by the fingertip access to the knowledge base in the SAX CD .

The SAX CD works on both PC and Macintosh platforms.