Training Tabletop exercise brings multiple agencies together in Florida Port Canaveral – Emergency response members from several Florida response agencies met to improve their skills through table-top training exercises involving response to a hazardous materials incident driven by a suspected environmental crime. The challenging training was delivered by Emergency Response Educators and Consultants EREC, a Florida based training company specializing in providing training to […] Written by Phil Ambrose May 29, 2015May 29, 2015
Training Obliterating Animal Carcasses with Explosives Source: Jim Tour, Project Leader, and Mike Knodel, Northern Region Blaster Examiner Here is a link If you aren’t in the mood for digging here is an option the next time a large animal carcass is somewhere you don’t need it to be. This is an actual U.S. Forest Service Tech Tip from 1995. Â See […] Written by Phil Ambrose May 20, 2015May 20, 2015
Training What we knew in 1942 – Chemical Warfare Agents by HazMatNation.com staff A staff member came across the ‘Handbook for Air Raid Wardens’ published by the Office of Civilian Defense in 1942 after a recent death in his family. We wanted to share some of the information found in a handbook that is over 70 years old. The handbook includes a chapter on ‘War […] Written by Phil Ambrose May 16, 2015February 4, 2024
Training Chemical Suicide Study – San Diego Hazardous Incident Response Team Published on Sep 30, 2013 by Hazmatter7 San Diego Hazardous Incident Response Team conducted a study to determine the hazards associated with a chemical suicide called “Detergent Suicide.” One of the main findings for responder safety is that it did not reach the lower explosive limit for hydrogen sulfide gas, no matter how much reactants […] Written by Phil Ambrose April 24, 2015April 24, 2015
Training CSB releases safety video on ammonia release From CSB: Washington – The Chemical Safety Board has produced a seven-minute video to help employers prevent potentially deadly anhydrous ammonia incidents. The agency produced the video after investigating a release of more than 32,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia at Millard Refrigerated Services in Theodore, AL, in 2010. More than 150 offsite workers were exposed […] Written by Phil Ambrose April 20, 2015April 20, 2015
Training Confined Space Rescue “ Case Study“ Part 3 Editors Note: This is Part 3 of a multipart series of training points learned from an actual incident. Click here for Part 1, and here for Part 2 of the article, above is video of the incident. We start this article with a review and key points to consider. On August 25, 2014 a […] Written by Phil Ambrose April 15, 2015November 8, 2020
Training HazMat Situational Awareness – Making sense of scent It is not that we as hazmatters want to smell a chemical agent but that we as professionals better know what it smells like. Besides PPE problems such as suit breakthrough or poorly fitting mask another good reason to have an idea of the scents that are associated with the bad stuff is the valuable […] Written by Phil Ambrose April 7, 2015November 8, 2020
Training CSB Releases New Safety Video Entitled “Shock to the System†Offering Key Lessons for Preventing Hydraulic Shock in Ammonia Refrigeration Systems Latest Safety Video Includes Detailed Animation of 32,000- Pound Release of Ammonia in Alabama which Led to Offsite Injuries Including Multiple Hospitalizations in 2010 Washington, D.C, March 26, 2015 – Today the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released its latest safety videodetailing key lessons from the release of 32,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia that […] Written by Phil Ambrose March 28, 2015March 28, 2015
Training Confined Space Rescue – Case Study – Part 2 Editors Note: This is Part 2 of a multipart series of training points learned from an actual incident. Click here to view Part 1 including a news video of the incident. Sometimes there is not enough emphasis on the basics such as metering – which aid in your survivability profile and decisions such as […] Written by Phil Ambrose March 18, 2015November 8, 2020