Archive for HazMat
New bacteria developed to simulate pathogens in sensor testing | BioPrepWatch.com
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DOT releases 2012 ERG for Android and iPhone devices
PHMSA – US Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
2 Sent To Hospital After Hazmat Incident In La Habra – CBS Los Angeles
A Hazmat incident prompted the evacuation of a building and forced street closures in La Habra Friday morning.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Windsor Fire Chief: Bad Idea to Lift Hazardous Material Ban on Ambassador Bridge
Since 1929, there has been a ban on hauling hazardous materials on the Ambassador Bridge. Michigan wants to lift that ban.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
NNSA and Maryland partner on radiological and nuclear security | Government Security News
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Puppies take first step to become biosecurity detectors | BioPrepWatch.com
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The Main Roles and Responsibilities in Industrial Emergency Response
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DOD interested in chem/bio training simulators | BioPrepWatch.com
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Ready Virginia Mobile App | Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM)
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management protects the lives and property of Virginia's citizens from emergencies and disasters by coordinating the state's emergency preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery efforts...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Critical facilities security 'top priority' in oil and gas markets – News – Security industry news and information
Frost & Sullivan's latest market report suggests the perceived vulnerability of oil and gas infrastructures worldwide continues to drive investment in security.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
F-M Ambulance teaching area emergency personnel about hazmat procedures | WDAY | Fargo, ND
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - Oil activity out West has meant an increase in hazardous materials passing through on trains and trucks.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
SCS promotes US HazMat vet to Enviro Services Leader | HAZMAT Magazine
Connecticut-based SCS Engineers has announced veteran HazMat figure Dan Johnson as its new Environmental Services Practice Leader.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Fourth Street still closed near CPCC after fuel leak
A portion of East Fourth Street remains closed near uptown after a fuel leak involving a tractor-trailer.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Mechanical Fire Prompts Evacuation From Golden Valley Business
A local mining consultant company had to be evacuated because of a mechanical fire.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Tool could identify chemical agents and alert responders | BioPrepWatch.com
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Hazmat scare snarls Garth Road
A truck driver who left his hazardous-waste carrying rig parked on asphalt while he ran an errand Monday came back to discover the truck laying on its side and a portion of Garth Road closed to motorists.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Chemical Safety and OSHA GHS Compliance in 2013: a Call to Action and a GHS Checklist
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Ammonia leak leads to evacuation, no injuries reported
Baton Rouge Fire Department haz-mat units stopped an ammonia leak at the Reddy Ice Facility, located at 1140 Myrtle Street within 15 minutes, spokesman Curt Monte told NOLA.com Thursday evening.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Chlorine gas leak contained in Long View, NC
LONG VIEW N.C. â?? Several area emergency departments responded to a chlorine gas leak at the Long View Water Treatment Plant on Monday.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
NIOSH Publishes SCBA Service-Life Indicator Final Rule — Occupational Health & Safety
It requires setting a minimum alarm point at 25 percent of the rated service time but allows manufacturers to set it at a higher point.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
NTSB Advocates Pipeline Safety
Proactive measures, emergency planning, & maintenance programs are required to identify threats & improve current state of pipeline infrastructures.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Somerset HAZMAT hosts ethanol emergency training session
In October, the Environmental Protection Agency approved a declaration that allows gasoline retailers to sell gasoline containing up to 15 percent ethanol.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Required Hazmat Regulation Amendment as of January 1st
» Required Hazmat Regulation Amendment as of January 1st | Moving Hazmat Freight
Vapor leak at bleach plant contained
Vapor leak at bleach plant contained - Members of the San Joaquin County Joint Hazardous Materials Team defused a vapor leak early Monday Jan. 7 inside the Olin Chlor Alkali plant southeast of Tracy according to fire officials.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
More than 1,000 gallons leak from Boise 'fuel farm'
BOISE -- Emergency workers managed to stop a gasoline spill that happened just after 7 a.m. Wednesday at a Boise industrial facility.Police say the incident took place at "fuel farm" on the 700 block of N.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Physicians feel unprepared to face bioterror event | BioPrepWatch.com
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Hazmat forces Dietz & Watson plant evacuation
Workers at the Dietz and Watson plant in the Bridesburg section of Philadelphia had to be evacuated after a hazmat situation Thursday night.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
HazMat team responds to apparent suicide in Bolingbrook parking lot – Joliet Herald News
A hazardous materials team was called to a grocery store parking lot Tuesday night in Bolingbrook after a Naperville man was found dead in a car. Police Lt. Mike Rompa said Naperville police asked Bolingbrook officers to search at Jewel, 1200 W.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat Situation Closes Pine County Rest Area – CBS Minnesota
A rest area in Pine County was closed Thursday so that emergency crews could clean up hazardous chemicals.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
U.S. chemists develop superomniphobic, chemical-resistant fabric | BioPrepWatch.com
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Ill. Ethanol Plant Explosion Causes $1M in Damages
Archer Daniels Midland shut down operations Wednesday at its corn processing plant in central Illinois after an early morning explosion damaged the facility.
NFPA AWARDS ISMAN EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS – Fire Engineering
Meth lab discovered at Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office says it discovered a meth lab at one of the most prestigious resorts in Northeast Florida.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Autopsy on hazmat suicide in parked car
The Bergen County Medical Examiner was conducting an autopsy on the body of a 24-year-old Fair Lawn man who is believed to have committed suicide by inhaling aSee it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
U.S. Army looking for new chemical warfare agent detector | BioPrepWatch.com
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