Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Responding to major toxic releases

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Responding to major toxic releases / Peter J. Baxter

Sumario: Major releases of hazardous substances into the community are a preventable cause of disaster. Despite the impetus given by recent legislation to emergency planning the problems of mounting an adequate response to a chemical disaster are considerable. The successfuly medical management of a major incident depends upon a rapid and complete evaluation of the acute and possible long-term health hazards and this likely to require the urgent deployment to the scene of specialists from the key disciplines. Some of the lessons of previous major incidents are highlighted; these are similar regardless of the route of human exposure, or wether the release is from an industrial or natural source

En: The Annals of occupational hygiene. - Oxford [etc.]. - nº 6, December 1990 ; p. 615-620

1. Accidentes mayores . 2. Escapes . 3. Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas . 4. Desastres . 5. Contaminantes químicos . 6. Prevención de accidentes . 7. Planes de emergencia . I. Título. II. Título: The Annals of occupational hygiene.