Hazardous Materials Compliance for Public Research Organizations, 2nd Edition

Hazardous Materials Compliance for Public Research Organizations, 2nd Edition

by Nicolas A. Valcik
Released February 2013
Publisher(s): CRC Press
ISBN: 9781466509474

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Book description

Completely revised and updated, Hazardous Materials Compliance for Public Research Organizations: A Case Study, Second Edition presents a case study of one university’s policies and practices with regard to the procurement, use, storage and disposal of HAZMAT in the context of a changing internal structure and regulatory environment. The author’s presentation is no-holds-barred, using interviews, archival documentation, and unobtrusive observations as a participant where the research institution was at times noncompliant with the new federal guidelines.

See What’s New in the Second Edition:

  • Incorporates issues with all types of hazardous materials instead of just focusing on biological HAZMAT
  • Updated information on current regulations on HAZMAT in relation to universities and research centers
  • Follow-up on the case study university, disclosing the university’s progress in resolving the security and safety shortcomings

By implementing key improvements in safety and security, the universities can also more easily obtain research grant money and satisfy both state and federal safety requirements. This book includes recommendations to improve safety while using and storing biotoxins, chemical, radioactive material, and industrial waste, and to improve overall security at the university. It also highlights improvements that can make the environment a safer and more secure location to perform biological research.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover (1/2)
  2. Front Cover (2/2)
  3. Contents (1/2)
  4. Contents (2/2)
  5. List of Figures
  6. List of Tables
  7. List of Photographs
  8. Foreword
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. Author
  12. Chapter 1 - Regulatory Change and Organizational Responses: A Case Study of the Procurement, Use, Storage, and Disposal of Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) in a University Environment (1/2)
  13. Chapter 1 - Regulatory Change and Organizational Responses: A Case Study of the Procurement, Use, Storage, and Disposal of Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) in a University Environment (2/2)
  14. Chapter 2 - Rise of Federal Agencies’ Influence over Research Institutions (1/4)
  15. Chapter 2 - Rise of Federal Agencies’ Influence over Research Institutions (2/4)
  16. Chapter 2 - Rise of Federal Agencies’ Influence over Research Institutions (3/4)
  17. Chapter 2 - Rise of Federal Agencies’ Influence over Research Institutions (4/4)
  18. Chapter 3 - Organizational Framework: Organizational Drift, Life Cycle, and Agency Theory (1/3)
  19. Chapter 3 - Organizational Framework: Organizational Drift, Life Cycle, and Agency Theory (2/3)
  20. Chapter 3 - Organizational Framework: Organizational Drift, Life Cycle, and Agency Theory (3/3)
  21. Chapter 4 - Threat Matrix to Public Research Organizations (1/4)
  22. Chapter 4 - Threat Matrix to Public Research Organizations (2/4)
  23. Chapter 4 - Threat Matrix to Public Research Organizations (3/4)
  24. Chapter 4 - Threat Matrix to Public Research Organizations (4/4)
  25. Chapter 5 - Methodology (1/4)
  26. Chapter 5 - Methodology (2/4)
  27. Chapter 5 - Methodology (3/4)
  28. Chapter 5 - Methodology (4/4)
  29. Chapter 6 - How HAZMAT Conditions in the Science Buildings Evolved (1/4)
  30. Chapter 6 - How HAZMAT Conditions in the Science Buildings Evolved (2/4)
  31. Chapter 6 - How HAZMAT Conditions in the Science Buildings Evolved (3/4)
  32. Chapter 6 - How HAZMAT Conditions in the Science Buildings Evolved (4/4)
  33. Chapter 7 - Security Survey on Campus (1/6)
  34. Chapter 7 - Security Survey on Campus (2/6)
  35. Chapter 7 - Security Survey on Campus (3/6)
  36. Chapter 7 - Security Survey on Campus (4/6)
  37. Chapter 7 - Security Survey on Campus (5/6)
  38. Chapter 7 - Security Survey on Campus (6/6)
  39. Chapter 8 - Existing Policies and Procedures (1/2)
  40. Chapter 8 - Existing Policies and Procedures (2/2)
  41. Chapter 9 - Practices and Procedures at Other Institutions (1/6)
  42. Chapter 9 - Practices and Procedures at Other Institutions (2/6)
  43. Chapter 9 - Practices and Procedures at Other Institutions (3/6)
  44. Chapter 9 - Practices and Procedures at Other Institutions (4/6)
  45. Chapter 9 - Practices and Procedures at Other Institutions (5/6)
  46. Chapter 9 - Practices and Procedures at Other Institutions (6/6)
  47. Chapter 10 - Summary, Recommendations, and Concluding Remarks (1/3)
  48. Chapter 10 - Summary, Recommendations, and Concluding Remarks (2/3)
  49. Chapter 10 - Summary, Recommendations, and Concluding Remarks (3/3)
  50. Epilogue (1/2)
  51. Epilogue (2/2)
  52. Appendix A: Representative Federal Statutes for Research Organizations with Regard to HAZMAT
  53. Appendix B: Questions Asked of Faculty about the Evolution of the University
  54. Appendix C: Interview Questions Asked of Staff Members on Current Hazmat Policies, Practices, and Procedures
  55. Appendix D: Interview Questions Asked of Former Assistant Director of Environmental Health and Safety at University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center on HAZMAT Policies, Practices, and Procedures
  56. Appendix E: Interview Questions to Faculty Senate and Safety Committee
  57. Appendix F: Interview with Former Director at Research Think Tank
  58. Appendix G: National Science Foundation Rankings (1/2)
  59. Appendix G: National Science Foundation Rankings (2/2)
  60. Bibliography (1/2)
  61. Bibliography (2/2)
  62. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: Hazardous Materials Compliance for Public Research Organizations, 2nd Edition
  • Author(s): Nicolas A. Valcik
  • Release date: February 2013
  • Publisher(s): CRC Press
  • ISBN: 9781466509474