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2000 Emergency Response Guidebook (U.S. Department of Transportation, Transport Canada, and the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico)
2000 Guia de Respuesta en Caso de Emergencia (U.S. Department of Transportation, Transport Canada, and the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico)
Handbook for Occupational Health and Safety during Hazardous Waste Activities (U.S. Department of Energy, 1996)
Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1997)
Hazardous Waste (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Hazardous Waste and Environmental Protection (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Factsheet (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (OSHA Preamble to Final Rule)
Hazmat 101 Web
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Approaches Used by Foreign Countries May Provide Useful Lessons for Managing U.S. Radioactive Waste (Government Accountability Office, 2007)
Occupational Safety and Health Guidance Manual for Hazardous Waste Site Activities (U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1985)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: Reducing Risk From Waste (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1997)
Risky Business: An AFSCME Health & Safety Guide for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Workers (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)
Tips for Pennsylvania Wastewater Workers on Staying Healthy at Work (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 2003)
The Truth About Toxic Waste Cleanups: How EPA Is Misleading The Public About The Superfund Program (Sierra Club and the U.S. PIRG Education Fund, 2004)


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