A broken thermometer or other mercury-containing device could pose a serious health hazard in your home, business, or school. Find out what to do and WHAT NOT TO DO in this ebook by a hazardous materials expert.
Emergency response teams, HazMat personnel, and fire departments should have this material on hand. For homeowners, business people, and school administrators an extensive state-by-state list of who to call for help is included in this Windows-compatible book.
If mercury contamination is even a remote possibility in your situation, you should have this information on hand BEFORE you need it.
Note: 1.44MB disk packaged in a jewel case.
About the Author
Michael E. Galuszka has served in New Hampshire state government since 1985 as an environmental investigator and hazardous materials emergency responder, for eleven years as the Supervisor of the Special Investigations Section. A certified HazMat Technician, he is the senior HazMat responder with the NH Dept. of Environmental Services.
He has taught a variety of hazardous materials courses as an adjunct faculty member at the NH Community & Technical College - Laconia, including Scene Control I & II, the 40 hour HAZWOPER and 8 hour refresher courses, and Environmental Crime Scene Management. From 1995 to 2001, he served as a staff instructor at the Richard M. Flynn Fire Academy in Concord NH, specializing in hazardous materials subjects. The author serves as a Training Officer at the NH Department of Environmental Services, teaching a number of safety and technical courses to DES personnel as well as local and regional emergency response personnel while continuing full time duties investigating environmental violations and responding to a wide array of hazardous materials emergencies.
The author has been awarded a B.S. degree (Summa Cum Laude) in 1974 and a M. Ed. In 1989 from Plymouth State College. He has also earned a Certificate in 1993 from the NH Community & Technical College - Laconia as a Hazardous Materials Technician. He is also a Certified Level IV Incinerator Manager/Operator and a Certified Level IV Solid Waste Facility Manager/Operator.
