HAZMACON
Proceedings of HAZMACON 95, 739
pages. Compilation of papers, concerning technical, planning, and
regulatory issues, presented April 1995, at the 12th annual hazardous
materials management conference in San Jose.
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Articles from previous Proceedings.
Reproduced pages from previous Proceedings of Hamazon. Special order
with the Publications Desk.
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Earthquakes and Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Materials Problems in Earthquakes:
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Report: A Guide to their Cause and
Mitigation, November 1990, 72 pages. Types of releases
in past earthquakes, techniques for assessing and minimizing
risk, ways to mitigate risk associated with tanks, pipes, and
laboratory chemicals, use of secondary containment and chemical
separation to mitigate risk, emergency response lessons, employee
education programs, and program motivations.
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Executive Summary, November 1990, 6-page brochure. Short summary
of hazardous materials releases in past earthquakes and mitigation
techniques.
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Background Materials. September
1990, 281 pages. A volume containing selected articles and papers
dealing with hazardous materials problems in earthquakes and mitigation
strategies, including [1] checklists and guidelines, [2] general articles,
[3] background information, [4] company and local government programs,
[5] legislation and regulations, and [6] references.
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DATABASE, September 1990. A PC-compatible
diskette of nearly 400 hazardous materials problems in 32 past earthquakes,
including over 150 from the Loma Prieta earthquake. The file is a
standard database file and can be used with dBASE, Foxbase, Foxpro
or Clipper. The database has 17 fields: Name of Earthquake, Location,
Date of Earthquake, Time of Earthquake, Magnitude, Company, Address,
City, County, Problem [grouped into 13 categories], Material, Quantity,
Units, Comments, Contained, Clean-up, and Source.
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Toxic Gas Releases in Earthquakes:
Existing Programs, Sources, and Mitigation Strategies,
November 1991, 374 pages. A binder containing three documents
prepared by ABAG for the South Coast Air Quality Management
District in Los Angeles region: 1) Review of Emergency Preparedness
Programs for Preventing or Controlling Toxic Gas Releases in
Earthquakes; 2) Sources of Toxic Gas Releases in Earthquakes;
and 3) Manual of Techniques for Preventing or Controlling Toxic
Gas Releases in Earthquakes.
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Other Publications
Guidelines for Planning Household Hazardous
Waste Collection Programs, May 1988, 70 pages. Provides
valuable "how-to" information for cities, public agencies, interest
groups and individuals planning and designing household hazardous
waste collection programs. Highlights include options for waste handling
and disposal, technical requirements, suggested publicity and education
methods, and technical appendices with the necessary state and federal
application forms and volunteer information packages.
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Toxics Away! The Alameda County Pilot Collection Program for Small
Quantity Generators of Hazardous Wastes, April 1988, 190 pages.
Contains useful information for cities, public agencies, interest
groups, and individuals planning and evaluating small generator hazardous
waste collection programs. Provides details on a pilot collection
program in Alameda, methodology for estimating disposal costs, as
well as recommendations for future efforts. Also includes an overview
of more than 80 collection programs conducted in the Bay Area between
1983 and 1988.
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