taining Organic Compounds; Reduotion of Halogen-containing Organic Compounds; Reduction of Carhon-Carbon Multiple Bonds; Miscellaneous Reactions with Lithium Aluminum Hydride; Enperimental Conditions for Complex Metal Hydride Reactions; Handling Complex Hydrides on a. Commercial Scale. The style, though necessarily encyclopedic in nature, is not unpleasant to read. The material is profusely annotated and complete tables of references m e given with each chapter. The reviewer would like to express his thanks t o the author for contributing the many hours of labor required to produce this most helpful aid in a new and rapidly growing field of research. Many other n.orkers in this field will undoubtedly echo these sentiments. HARRY 11. SISLER U ~ r v ~ n s OF r ~ FLORIDA r GAINEBVIL WLORIDA ~
CHEMICAL
SAFETY SUPERVISION
Joseph Guelich, Safety Manager, General Chemicals Division, Allied Chemioal and Dye Corporation. Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York, 1956. vi 221 pp. 92 illustrations. 16 X 23 cm. $4.50 ($3.15 each for 100 or more copies).
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As THE name implies, this is a hook which will be of consideiahle value t o those who supervise the handling, manufacturing, or use of chemicds, It is designed to appeal almost exclusively t o industrial mpenrisors. I t is written in a clear, readable style. The use of many bold type headings and subheadings enhances the usefulness of the book. "The types of aecidcnts which result primarily from unplanned use of chemicals, and representative solutions.. ." are given in simple down-to-earth stylc and illustrated mirh cartoon-type drawings. Almost every problem or concept dealing wit,h safety is dealt with in this book, everything from Teaching the Doctor Chemistry to the psychology of safety and getting help from the insurrtnce companies. One chapter lists 99 items which can serve ss a cheek list for chemical hazards. The chapter Laboratory Safety-A Check List will be valuable in the college or school hhoratary. The chapters dealing with what to do after the accident, use of water, and an eye safety program will also be useful in collegc la.b.boratttories as well as industry. The last seven pages of the book list references for chemical safety. This is the most complete list of such material known t o the reviewer. Rooks, pmnphlets, c a b logues, leaflets on indiv~dual items of equipment and chemicals, films, and safety graphs are listed. WILLIAM B. COOK B~r~U on ~~v~ine~rr
W m o . TEXAB
(Cmlinued a Page 4466) JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION, OCTOBER, 1956
