Feature Article Why Four-Gas Monitoring Isn’t Enough: Part 2 By Logan F. Martin, PhD, CIH, CSP, CHMM, is the founder and principal of LF Martin LLC, a firm providing safety consulting, OSHA compliance support, expert witness testimony, and industrial […] Written by Phil Ambrose October 8, 2026October 8, 2026
Feature Article Why Four-Gas Monitoring Isn’t Enough: Part 1 By Logan F. Martin, PhD, CIH, CSP, CHMM, is the founder and principal of LF Martin LLC, a firm providing safety consulting, OSHA compliance support, expert witness testimony, and industrial […] Written by Phil Ambrose September 23, 2026September 23, 2026
Feature Article Why Hazardous Materials Containers Fail By Mike Lange, SolvChem Hazardous material handling leaves very little margin for error. A leaking drum, failed seal, or incompatible container can lead to employee exposure, contamination, damaged inventory, environmental […] Written by Phil Ambrose September 17, 2026September 17, 2026
Feature Article 10 Changes to Hazmat Response After 9/11 Yes, it is true that some of your freshest hazmat students or firefighters were not yet born on September 11, 2001. And soon, sooner than anyone wants to admit, 9/11 […] Written by Phil Ambrose September 11, 2026September 11, 2026
Feature Article Tech Talk Company Profile: Open Scaffold Labs’ FireHazmat tool In a zigging world where everything tech is connected online, firefighter-run Open Scaffold Labs zagged and made its hazmat resource platform FireHazmat off line. Co-founder and fire captain Matt Lavin […] Written by Phil Ambrose August 28, 2026August 28, 2026
Feature Article Training Training Debrief: Fixed Facility Hazmat Tech Training in S.C. E-Med Training Services’ instructors Prentiss McLauren and Daniel Shealy recently led a hands-on training class at a paper and pulp manufacturing site. Here are the key takeaways from that training. […] Written by Phil Ambrose August 6, 2026August 6, 2026
Feature Article Personal Hazmat Prep Lessons from NY Disasters By George Sichler Over the course of my career, I’ve responded to violent crimes, technical rescues, hazardous materials incidents, Hurricane Sandy, and the attacks of September 11. Every incident was […] Written by Phil Ambrose July 23, 2026July 23, 2026
Feature Article The Evolution of Industrial Hazmat Safety Contributed by RC Systems Industrial safety has changed dramatically over the past century. Early factories, chemical plants, refineries, and manufacturing sites often operated with limited worker protections and very few […] Written by Phil Ambrose July 10, 2026July 10, 2026
Feature Article Tech Talk Making Better Radiation Decisions in Urban Environments By Thermo Fisher Scientific Urban radiation detection is rarely conducted in a clean or predictable setting. Teams work in transit systems, downtown corridors, parking structures, stadium districts, government centers, and […] Written by Phil Ambrose June 26, 2026June 26, 2026