Everyday Hazmat User’s Training Guide
Introduction (continued)
Important Reference Materials
This guide includes information from many sources. These sources include Federal regulations (defined by the Code of Federal Regulations, CFR); International Fire Code (IFC); NFPA; USDA Forest Service policies, procedures, publications, and guidance materials; and other materials. While this guide is intended to provide the information you need to address most activities involving hazardous materials and regulated wastes, you may need to contact your unit’s hazmat coordinator for clarification or assistance with specific situations. The following references could be added to your library of environmental information to help you clarify unique and troublesome situations.
Don’t forget these important USDA Forest Service documents:
- Interagency Transportation
Guide for Gasoline, Mixed Gas, Drip-
Torch Fuel, and Diesel (0651–2806–MTDC)
- USDA Forest Service Health and Safety
Code Handbook (FSH 6709.11)
- USDA Forest Service Handbook, Pesticide-Use Management and Coordination Handbook (FSH 2109.14)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institute of Occupational
Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards—Available
from the
U.S. Government Printing Office
EPA 550-B-98-017, November 1998 (or latest issue)
— Available at http://www.epa.gov/ceppo
This is another useful guide to
hazardous materials to keep in
your work areas
and vehicles—this
one is available from J.J. Keller &
Associates.
There are several publications on placards, hazardous
product identification
numbers, and hazard
identification
symbols—this one is
available
from J.J. Keller & Associates.