Archive for HazMat
Maryland inventor develops patent for threat detection | BioPrepWatch.com
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WORKER INJURED: Hazmat Called To Plating Company
An employee at a Des Moines plating company was injured Tuesday morning after falling into a tank of chemicals heated...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Alabama all-volunteer hazmat crew conducts first 2013 drills | BioPrepWatch.com
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Burglary Investigation Turns Up Hazardous Materials
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A bomb squad was called in to handle hazardous materials following an investigation into a string of...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Body found as hazmat team called to home
A body was found afetr a hazmat crew was called to a home in East Boston.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Two die in Hindustan Zinc plant gas leak
Two workers died and nine others fainted on Saturday after they inhaled poisonous gas at a lead plant owned by Hindustan Zinc in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, police said.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Residents return home after being evacuated due to hazmat incident
Several residents in a neighborhood near Fort Lauderdale were allowed back into their homes Saturday afternoon being after evacuated earlier in the day due a Hazmat incident, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Chevron firefighters may have gouged pipe
The pipe that fed a huge fire at Chevron's Richmond oil refinery in August appears to have been punctured from the outside, possibly by company firefighters trying to get at a small leak before the blaze ignited, investigators said Thursday.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Framingham Fire, HazMat Team Called to Prison
Framingham Fire Department is still on the scene of a level 1 hazmat incident at MCI Framingham; the incident is in the garage of the women's prison.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
CCC employee charged with mailing hazardous material to administrative office
According to State Police, 39-year old Delia Hall was arrested following an investigation into an envelope of skin and mucus membrane irritant that was mailed to the college's administrative offices in early November.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Israel readies hospitals for chemical attacks | BioPrepWatch.com
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Chemical Battalion stands up CBRN Response Task Force in joint exercise – CBRNe World
Daily news, articles and press releases about CBRN, Counter IED and Hazmat
Fire Crews Exposed to "Bio-Hazard" During Dual House Fires
Tulsa fire investigators are calling a pair of house fires that occurred just a block and minutes apart from each other "suspicious."See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Chemical Leak in Yakima Causes Hazmat Situation
Students at Davis High School in Yakima say they were told to leave the campus about 3:30 Thursday because of a gas leak.
PHMSA launches 2013 with harmonization
PHMSA launches 2013 with harmonization – Safety News on HazMat Transportation
Hazmat due to Accident in Halifax County, VA
Clover, VA - State police officials say the driver involved in the accident Wednesday afternoon has been charged with DUI.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
New hazmat shipping paper rule now in effect
As of January 1, 2013 the six-year transition period for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA’s) HM-2151 ended and the ruling will now be enforcedSee it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Canadian team develops ricin antidote | BioPrepWatch.com
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U.S. leads nuclear emergency management training in Taiwan | Government Security News
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Workers evacuated after chemical spill
Dozens of workers have been evacuated from factories in a Richmond industrial precinct following a hazardous chemical spill.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Report: Washington Metro failing to monitor hazardous materials properly
Metro has failed to conduct mandatory inspections of its hazardous materials, report all spills of the materials, label them or even properly train the workers charged with monitoring them, according to an internal report.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat Crews Respond to Report of Dead Body
Hazmat crews were called out Sunday night, after a man was found dead in his apartment.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Corps seeks to improve explosives detector
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The Marine Corps is surveying war fighters from across the force to collect feedback on improving the Holley stick, a well-known tool used to detect improvised explosive devices.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
A Complete History of American Nuclear Explosions in 90 Seconds
On July 16, 1945, the US Army destroyed a small part of New Mexico by testing the first nuclear bomb in human history, the most powerful weapon of all time.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat called to ammonia leak in downtown LA
Officials said a one block-radius was cleared of people in downtown L.A. while a hazmat crew sealed an ammonia leak.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
2 injured in chemical explosion at Cincinnati industrial waste facility
An explosion at a Cincinnati business injured two people and prompted HAZMAT units to respond early Friday morning.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Homeland Security issues BAA for biological threat agent research | BioPrepWatch.com
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University of Virginia initiates new biodefense program | BioPrepWatch.com
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FD: Apache Junction residents evacuated during HAZMAT call
A HAZMAT situation at an Apache Junction recycling yard forced residents to leave their homes Thursday afternoon.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
