Nancy Masters has written this textbook on safety for those technicians who deal with fingerprint evidence, other types of physical evidence and crime scene hazards. Chapters include:

• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Chemical and biological hazards
• Routes of exposures
• Personal protection
• Mixing and spraying chemicals
• Labeling containers
• Spill control and waste disposal
• Forensic Light Sources
• Working with evidence from the deceased

The appendices contain definitions, a glossary, a table of weights and measures, a table of incompatible chemicals, and a laboratory self-inspection checklist. Every employee and supervisor in a forensic identification laboratory will benefit from reading this book.

©2002 · soft cover · 264 pages