Hazardous Materials Handbook used Chemical Hazards ResponseInformation System (CHRIS) Manual, a multi-volume loose-leafpublication from the U.S. Coast Guard, as the model and startingpoint. This well-regarded resource was updated, expanded andreorganized to create a convenient, next-generation handbookoffering greater range, depth and relevance of information requiredby those who must control the effects and aftermath of chemicalspills and incidents on business, employees, and theenvironment.

This corrected, updated and expanded CD-ROM version of the U.S.Coast Guard's Chemical Hazards Response Information System (CHRIS)Manual features widely used and transported industrial materialsincluding, practical hands on data and technical data as well aschemical properties. A portable and easier to use version of theCHRIS Manual, this new resource covers more than 1,240 substances,while also improving on the original by including a CAS index,synonym index, and a helpful identification section with new fieldsand vital ID information moved to the front of each record for easyaccessibility.

Richard P. Pohanish and Stanley A. Greene are authors of numerous books in the hazardous materials area including Hazardous Materials Handbook and the Hazardous Substances Resource Guide which was selected by the American Library Association as a Notable Reference in 1994.