Training Simulants vs Simulators 6 minute read Practical, hands-on training is crucial to ensure military personnel, first responders, and hazmat workers are equipped with the skills and confidence necessary to handle CBRNe and hazmat incidents, but creating realistic training experiences can be difficult, expensive, and time consuming. For these reasons, most agencies outsource their hazmat training; however, with new […] Written by Phil Ambrose October 21, 2019December 6, 2020
Hazmatters Training Hazmatters: Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services, Canada Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services, Canada The Hazmat Nation has no borders as it does not matter what part of the world you are from, the chemical properties and mission are the same. This edition of Hazmatters was submitted by Kelly L’Hirondelle of Lethbridge, Alberta. Their team is a combo team cross-staffed from another apparatus which serves a population of […] Written by Phil Ambrose August 2, 2019August 2, 2019
Tech Talk Training Hazmat PHOBIA – Taking the mystery out of Hazmat Haz-Mat is the mystery mission of the fire service. Mysteries can be scary. Like setting sail from Europe over 500 years ago with the belief that you might just sail off the end of the flat Earth, many firefighters don’t know what to expect when they walk into their haz-mat class. Unless they are part […] Written by Phil Ambrose July 28, 2019July 28, 2019
Hazmatters Training Terrebonne Parish Rapid Assessment Team The Hazmat Nation has no borders as it does not matter what part of the world you are from, the chemical properties and mission are the same. This edition of Hazmatters was submitted by Thomas Long of the Terrebonne Parish Rapid Assessment Team in Houma LA . Their team is a dedicated ‘HazMat Team’ staffed by […] Written by Phil Ambrose July 28, 2019July 28, 2019
Training HazMat Operations – Begin With The End In Mind HazMat Operations – Begin With The End In Mind District Chief Josh Fowler You – “Event command to headquarters.” Dispatch – “Go ahead, event command.” You – “Event command will be terminating the incident at this time. All units are back in service.” The above dialogue is what we all strive for, right? The end […] Written by Josh Fowler May 30, 2019January 2, 2021
Training Engagement – By Joshua Fowler So recently I found myself reading Gallup’s State of the American Workplace. The majority of the data and information found throughout this piece (along with some random thoughts of my own) comes from Gallup in one form or another. In order to adequately give credit where credit is due, I will go ahead and cite […] Written by Josh Fowler March 18, 2019April 20, 2020
Training Are chemical suicides a ‘growing risk’ for first responders? As soon as I get in my car heading for work I am assuming some risk. The difference when I get to work than some others is I took an oath to help and protect others, even if it meant getting in harms way and assuming more risk than someone else. A headline caught my […] Written by Phil Ambrose March 1, 2019March 1, 2019
Training Confined space welding tragedy; How can we do better? Originally published on: (The Conversation) HMN-Are we as safety professionals becoming too relaxed during situations like this confined space welding instance? Dillon Wu died alone inside a metal tank. It is believed he was asphyxiated by argon gas, used in arc-welding steel.He is the youngest employee to die in a recent run of deaths in […] Written by Ryan Henry February 12, 2019January 4, 2021
Training Gas Detection Checklist – by All Safe Industries Helpful info from All Safe Ind. There is never a bad time to check the status of your gas detection. Your safety depends on properly functioning equipment, and there are a number of variables to consider. Use the checklist below to help you stay prepared. Are your sensors still under warranty? While warranty expiration does […] Written by Phil Ambrose January 16, 2019January 16, 2019