Archive for HazMat
McCook students get close-up look at firefighting – Chron.com
Chron.comMcCook students get close-up look at firefightingChron.comThis means learning how to maneuver rope rescues for a grain bin rescues or rolled vehicles, hazmat procedures to clean up after a chemical spills, as well as training in speed and dexterity to strap on air packs, and handling hoses and nozzles ...and more » Read more [...]
Program gives McCook students behind-the-scenes look at firefighting – The Republic
Program gives McCook students behind-the-scenes look at firefightingThe RepublicThis means learning how to maneuver rope rescues for a grain bin rescues or rolled vehicles, hazmat procedures to clean up after a chemical spills, as well as training in speed and dexterity to strap on air packs, and handling hoses and nozzles ...and more » Read more [...]
A's Field of streams – The Spokesman Review
Washington PostA's Field of streamsThe Spokesman ReviewA hazmat crew inspected the affected areas for E. coli and a huge cleanup operation ensued. Seattle GM Jack Zduriencik considers the incidents separate. He is more concerned with playing baseball. “It's a dated facility, what can you say?” Zduriencik said.Mariners-A's postponed because of soggy fieldSFGateall 310 news articles » Read more [...]
Mariners-A's postponed because of soggy field – Aurora Advocate
Aurora AdvocateMariners-A's postponed because of soggy fieldAurora AdvocateA hazmat crew inspected the affected areas for E-coli and a huge cleanup operation ensued -- including the installation of new carpeting and the removal of some lockers in the visiting clubhouse to repair water-damaged walls with new sheet rock and ...and more » Read more [...]
WASHINGTON: Firefighter training inadequate for crude oil train fires, group tells Congress
Citing the sharp increase in the transportation of crude oil by rail, a group told Congress on Wednesday that most of the country’s fire departments lack sufficient training to respond to hazardous materials incidents.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Wireless Sensing Device Detects Chemical Vapors Remotely
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Public Review of Patient Decon in a Mass Chemical Exposure Incident: National Planning Guidance for Communities
The Chemical Defense Program (CDP), under the Department of Homeland Security Office of Health Affairs (OHA), and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), are seeking public comment on a document titled...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
1 killed, 1 injured in Howard truck explosion
HOWARD - A truck explosion in Howard this afternoon, killed the driver, and critically injured a passenger. It happened around 1:30 in an industrial area on Pamperin Road, between Velp Ave and Cornell Road. Neighbors as far as a half mile away say they felt it when the truck exploded. “I had just woken up,…See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Authorities release new information on hazardous materials at Oso landslide – KIRO Seattle
Authorities release new information on hazardous materials at Oso landslideKIRO SeattleAuthorities at the Oso landslide said Friday that the threats of hazardous materials in the debris field are not as serious as crews initially feared. Early on, crews described the site as a "witch's brew" containing items from septic tanks and propane ... Read more [...]
EPA fines Federal way company, 4 others, for hazardous chemicals violation – Federal Way Mirror
EPA fines Federal way company, 4 others, for hazardous chemicals violationFederal Way MirrorAs part of the settlement, the company agreed to construct a secondary containment system that will reduce the risk of a hazardous chemical release into the environment. The company corrected the reporting violations and paid a $15,600 fine. Targa ... Read more [...]
Smiths Detection Partners With Fire Smoke Coalition to Sponsor Firefighter … – Wall Street Journal
Smiths Detection Partners With Fire Smoke Coalition to Sponsor Firefighter ...Wall Street JournalSmiths Detection supports fire and smoke safety research. Last fall, it provided services and equipment on a joint research health study conducted with the Utah Valley University Emergency Services Department and the Fire Smoke Coalition. Smith ... Read more [...]
Interim Westfield State University President Elizabeth Preston looks beyond … – MassLive.com
Interim Westfield State University President Elizabeth Preston looks beyond ...MassLive.comPreston and newly named vice president of Administration and Finance Kimberly Tobin, who attended Friday's meeting, said they have been jokingly referring to themselves as "the Hazmat team." "It's been sort of a tough year in a lot of respects," she ...and more » Read more [...]
Agencies start different chemical leak health studies – Charleston Daily Mail (blog)
Agencies start different chemical leak health studiesCharleston Daily Mail (blog)Agencies start different chemical leak health studies. April 4, 2014 by Dave Boucher. Federal, state and local health officials are moving forward with studies examining possible effects from the January massive chemical leak. Dr. Letitia Tierney ...CDC's MCHM health study still incompleteCharleston Gazetteall 12 news articles » Read more [...]
Preparing for the worst – HSC Newsbeat
Preparing for the worstHSC NewsbeatNurses and hazmat responders donned personal protective equipment and set up a decontamination tent outside the training facility's emergency room to respond to patients who had been “exposed” to a chemical release and disease outbreak. “When we ... Read more [...]
Eastbound I-94 down to one lane near Battle Creek due to hazmat incident – The Kalamazoo Gazette
Eastbound I-94 down to one lane near Battle Creek due to hazmat incidentThe Kalamazoo GazetteEastbound I-94 is down to one lane near the 104 milemarker due to a fuel leak incident, according to Emmett Township Public Safety. Officers are encouraging motorists to use caution and watch for back-ups in the area, as crews clean up the hazardous ...and more » Read more [...]
RFD assists with chlorine leak
RFD assists with chlorine leak - The Russellville Fire Department including Engines 1 and 4 HAZMAT 1 Truck 1 Battalion 1 and cars 2 and 3 responded to City Corporation's wastewater treatment facility on Jimmy Lile Road Wednesday afternoon to assis...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Crews contain oil spill at Alameda marina
A minor oil spill did not harm marina wildlife as crews quickly contained the incident Wednesday morning.
Chemical explosion blows roof off Kitchener water treatment plant
Residents in the St. Mary’s Hospital area of Kitchener were startled Wednesday afternoon by an explosion at a water treatment plant.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Highway 78 partially reopened as crews clean up after wreck – Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Highway 78 partially reopened as crews clean up after wreckNortheast Mississippi Daily Journal... white truck was carrying cleaning chemicals, some of which spilled during the wreck. A Hazmat team was called to clean up the spill. No one had to be transported to the hospital. The accident remains under investigation. This slideshow requires ...and more » Read more [...]
Spurred by MCHM leak, Rockefeller, Manchin push national chemical-tank bill – Charleston Gazette
WCHS-TV8Spurred by MCHM leak, Rockefeller, Manchin push national chemical-tank billCharleston GazetteThe Elk River chemical leak spurred state legislators to pass a law requiring inspection of chemical storage tanks in West Virginia. On Thursday, the state's two U.S. senators moved a bit closer to passing similar legislation that would cover storage ...US Senate bill connected to water emergency moves forwardWest Virginia MetroNewsUS Senate committee advances Water Protection ActState Journalall Read more [...]
Framingham board miffed about lack of communication – MetroWest Daily News
Framingham board miffed about lack of communicationMetroWest Daily NewsThe state's notice of responsibility does force the town to take action by completely analyzing and characterizing the park and chemical release, and assessing the risk. Halpin said there have been some historical concerns about contamination at the 18 ... Read more [...]
Incident spurs BLM to improve HazMat coordination with county – Moab Times Independent
Incident spurs BLM to improve HazMat coordination with countyMoab Times IndependentCleanup efforts were further complicated by the fact that the agency's standing contract with a licensed hazardous waste disposal company expired shortly before the incident occurred, according to Bryant. Despite those limitations, the BLM began to ... Read more [...]
Chemical Leak At Ohio Nuclear Plant – Chem.Info
Chemical Leak At Ohio Nuclear PlantChem.InfoChemical Leak At Ohio Nuclear Plant. Thu, 04/03/2014 - 10:39am. Associated Press. Get today's news and top headlines for chemical processing professionals - Sign up now! PERRY, Ohio (AP) — The operator of a northeast Ohio nuclear power plant says a ...Chemical leaks in building at Ohio nuclear plant10TVall 8 news articles » Read more [...]
Several treated at hospital after chemical accident in Danville – WDBJ7
WDBJ7Several treated at hospital after chemical accident in DanvilleWDBJ7When the Danville Regional Hazardous Materials Response Team arrived at the water treatment plant, 11 people had already been taken to the hospital because of exposure to the gas. Eight of those people ... Here is the news release from the City of ... Read more [...]
Doreen Landstra, Elderly Woman Who Killed 3 In Car, Gets Suspended License – Huffington Post
Doreen Landstra, Elderly Woman Who Killed 3 In Car, Gets Suspended LicenseHuffington PostA fire broke out in the unfinished Jianye Building at about 7 p.m. on Sunday with around 380 firemen attending the blaze, authorities have yet to say whether there are any casualties. (ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) ... Emergency personnel respond to the ...and more » Read more [...]
At Monsanto, a formula for safety: Company's emergency crew does its best to … – Muscatine Journal
At Monsanto, a formula for safety: Company's emergency crew does its best to ...Muscatine JournalThe products go through about three to five chemical stages to create. But before the ... Emergency team members are sent to Texas A&M University for training and certification, and occasionally Monsanto also pays for a member of either the Muscatine ... Read more [...]
CBRN & Hazmat Incidents Decontamination Equipment Market Will Grow from $5.8b in 2013 to $8.3b in 2020
Washington D.C. (PRWEB) April 01, 2014 This need was demonstrated only too recently with the August 2013 Sarin chemical attack in the suburbs of Damascus resulting in at least 281 to 1,729 fatalities, with over 90% of them civilians. With Syria relinquishing by March 2014 only 50% of Bashar Assad's chemical weapons arsenal, nearly 700 tons still remain vulnerable to falling into the wrong hands.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
PG&E Criminally Charged in San Bruno Pipeline Explosion
More than two years after NTSB concluded its inadequate quality assurance and quality control in 1956 during a pipeline relocation project caused the explosion, the utility faces 12 charges with potential penalties of $500,000 per charge.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
API calls out false accusation
API has made a statement regarding false crude oil story accusationsSee it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Oil response team cleans up concerns
PORT O'CONNOR - The oil spill response post in Port O'Connor changed its procedures for communicating with the local community Tuesday after Calhoun County fishermen ...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazardous materials spill after wreck on Hilton Head – Hilton Head Island Packet
Hazardous materials spill after wreck on Hilton HeadHilton Head Island PacketMembers of the Town of Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue Division's hazardous materials unit clean up chemicals after an accident on William Hilton Parkway on Wednesday. The chemicals involved in the wreck included muriatic acid, bulk dry chlorine, pool ...and more » Read more [...]
Hanford workers sickened by unknown vapors rises to 17 – KING5.com
Hanford workers sickened by unknown vapors rises to 17KING5.com... Dept. of Energy's contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), said three additional workers who do not work for WRPS reported “possible vapor-related symptoms” Wednesday after working in an area Tuesday that had a chemical release. Read more [...]
Firefighters Battle Flames at Pool Supply Facility on Long Island – FireEngineering.com
FireEngineering.comFirefighters Battle Flames at Pool Supply Facility on Long IslandFireEngineering.comHazardous materials units and other county agencies were called to the scene to monitor the quality of the air due to possible chemical release from the pool supply store. It took nearly two hours to bring the fire under control but companies remained ...and more » Read more [...]
Tesoro's dispute in Calif. resonates in Vancouver – The Columbian
The ColumbianTesoro's dispute in Calif. resonates in VancouverThe Columbianowned oil refinery in Martinez, Calif., that saw a chemical release burn two workers on Feb. 12. The severity of those burns has been disputed, and the U.S. Chemical Safety Board alleges Tesoro blocked the agency from fully investigating the incident ...and more » Read more [...]
Our highest priority: Chemical facility safety in America – The Hill (blog)
Our highest priority: Chemical facility safety in AmericaThe Hill (blog)EPA understood this more than a decade ago when it developed a program that would require companies to submit a Risk Management Plan for the prevention of an accidental chemical release – but purposely withheld a regulatory requirement mandating ... Read more [...]
Air quality 'clear' after chemical threat at WalMart – WCNC
Air quality 'clear' after chemical threat at WalMartWCNC... the all clear. Employees were allowed to re-enter the store around 12:20. Update: Mooresville officials say air quality is clear after hazmat sweep inside Walmart after chemical release scare #Walmart #cltnews. — Amy Cowman (@amywcnc) March 5 ...and more » Read more [...]
Pepper Spray Released at Minot YMCA – KUMV
Pepper Spray Released at Minot YMCAKUMVA release of pepper spray left gym members out in the parking lot at the Minot YMCA. The Minot Police Department and Fire Rescue were on scene trying to figure out where the chemical release was coming from. After further investigation, the chemical ...and more » Read more [...]
Mooresville Walmart reopens after threatening phone call forces evacuation – WBTV
Mooresville Walmart reopens after threatening phone call forces evacuationWBTVA Mooresville Walmart store was evacuated after someone made a call threatening a chemical release inside the store. Police say the incident was reported just before 10 a.m. at the Walmart on Norman Station Boulevard. Investigators cleared the store by ...and more » Read more [...]
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 Focuses Enforcement Lens on … – The National Law Review
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 Focuses Enforcement Lens on ...The National Law ReviewSecond, Clean Air Act Section 112(r)(7) provides a broad authority to EPA to issue regulations addressing chemical release prevention, detection and correction, and stipulates that EPA must require owners and operators of stationary sources that manage ...and more » Read more [...]
