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Report: Major Problems Led to 2014 Fatal Blast
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board released its final investigation report into the fatal Nov. 12, 2024, explosion at the Givaudan Sense Colour caramel coloring manufacturing facility in

Hazmat Team Challenge at Los Alamos
The 30th annual Hazmat Challenge is a one-of-a-kind training event for first responders with full-scale sets, props and special effects. The challenge is free to hazmat teams. Registration is first

Firefighters, Medics Sickened by CO on EMS Call
Image: Indianapolis Fire Department In mid-May, three firefighters and two medics were hospitalized with signs of serious carbon monoxide poisoning after rescuing an unconscious man from a single-family residential basement

OSHA Cites Companies in Two Pipeline, Trench Incidents
In the first case, the U.S. Department of Labor has ordered a New Mexico-based inspection company to reinstate and compensate a terminated worker who reported safety concerns during installation of

Chemical Board Investigates Deadly Hazmat Release
Photo: Nitro Fire Department The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board opened an investigation into the fatal chemical release on April 22 at the Catalyst Refiners, Inc. facility in

OSHA Extends Hazardous Chemical Safety Program
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the American Chemistry Council Center for the Polyurethanes Industry, and Diisocyanates and Aliphatic Diisocyanates Panels – collectively known as
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Hazmat Nation, Noted Hazmat Instructor Dies
Respected hazmat instructor and Hazmat Nation regular contributor Vance Bennett died unexpectedly earlier this month The hazmat world lost one

Hazmatters Turnout to Support Firefighter Cancer Charity
About 400 firefighters and hazmat specialists descended on Baltimore this past week to raise money for firefighter cancer and network

HazSim, Hazmat Nation to Raise Money for Firefighter Cancer
HazSim and Hazmat Nation to host its 8th annual networking event at IAFC’s hazmat conference to raise money for the

Training Profile: Los Angeles Fire Department
Ask about the city of Los Angeles fire department and you’d be forgiven if your mind immediately jumped to wildfires.

No Hazmat Placards on Mail Trucks: WTF?
By Vance Bennett All first responder training includes information on US Department of Transportation placarding and labeling. This is an
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