Regulations and standards for the chemical hygiene officer (III): NFPA and ANSI

✍ Scribed by Harry J. Elston

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 516 KB
• Volume: 6
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1074-9098
• DOI: 10.1016/s1074-9098(99)00021-0

✦ Synopsis

t was a beautiful spring morning when Jane, the facility chemical hygiene officer (CHO) was called into her supervisor's office . . . again.

"Jane?" the boss said as she peered over her cup of steaming cappuccino, "the work on the environmental management plan was first rate.' I just received a call from the state EPA and they were very impressed with your plan. But, I've been reading on the Labsafety Listserv about something called ANSI standards and NFPA codes. I'll be straightforward here, Jane. I'm an MBA, not an industrial hygienist or chemist. Do I