Archive for HazMat
Homeland Security's 'Zombie' Drill Tests Hazmat's Response – Oct. 31, 2011
"The dead walked among the living in Delaware, Ohio Monday. Ohio Wesleyan University's Selby Stadium turned into zombieland for a mock drill by the Delaware ...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
DHS Helping to Detect Radiation Sources at a Safe Distance
Detecting the source of radiation and whether it constitutes a threat to the general public is a dangerous and difficult job for first responders.
Chemical Facility Security News: A Real White Powder Attack?
Since the end of the anthrax attacks in 2001 we have seen a huge number of bogus WMD attacks on various public and private institutions by people sending a ‘white powder’ in an envelope to someone, frequently with various warnings about the pretend danger associated with the powder.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Army, National Guard firefighters 'suit up' for HAZMAT training
A delivery driver, unfamiliar with Fort Bragg, has backed into another delivery truck just inside the Knox Street Access Control Point and containers with hazardous markings are leaking onto the road.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat team to remove about 200 birds found inside hoarder's cluttered home
A batty bird-lover admits his obsession got out of hand as hazmat crews prepare to remove about 200 of his feathered friends — many of them dead — from his Illinois home.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Vt. road closed after possible meth lab explosion
HINESBURG, Vt. (AP) — A road was closed for several hours Wednesday while more than a dozen state and local police, federal agents and hazardous material experts investigated a possible methamphetamine lab that came to their attention after a man...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
‘Dirty Bomb’ threat at hospitals remains, GAO report says
Federal regulators have failed to implement safeguards to secure radiological materials that could be used in a ‘‘dirty bomb’’ at nearly four out of every five high-risk hospitals and medical facilities nationwide, according to a draft report by..See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Milestone Agreement Will Help Improve Response to Hazardous Material Incidents Across Frontiers
CHEMTREC® and the National Registration Center for Chemicals (NRCC) of China are pleased to announce that the two organizations have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for mutual assistance that became effective on August 1, 2012.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Feds aim to disband Canadian Hazmat Review Commission
As part of a new omnibus budget implementation bill, the federal government is attempting to disband The Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), an independent agency accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Health.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Tractor-trailers hauling hazardous materials not a new thing
ARCHDALE, N.C. — Trucks that carry hazardous material, like the one that crashed on I-85 on Monday, use the same..See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
NIOSH Publications – Addendum to Components for Evaluation of Direct-Reading Monitors for Gases and Vapors: Hazard Detection in First Responder Environments (2012-163)
The Components for Evaluation of Direct-Reading Monitors for Gases and Vapors (hereafter referred to as the Components document) [NIOSH 2012], presents methods to be used in evaluating direct-reading monitors* for use in workplace compliance determinations.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Best Phone Apps for Fire and Hazmat Responders
Finding great apps for your phone can always be difficult. There’s nothing better than a recommendation, so here’s the apps we’ve been recommended for Fire and Hazmat operations.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Chemical Facility Security News: PHMSA Publishes Gas Cylinder Safety Advisory Notice
The Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration has published a safety advisory notice (77 FR 64590-64591) in Monday’s Federal Register (available on line yesterday) concerning an unknown number of high-pressure gas cylinders that were improperly marked and certified by George Welding and Supply Company of Montoursville, PA between 2001 and 2012.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat, emergency workers battle truck fire at I-78 truck plaza in Pa.
Officials said no injuries were reported in the blaze that happened just before 8 o'clock tonight.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Over 150 ill as gas leaks from pharmaceutical plant in India
KALYAN: Over 150 people needed treatment and three are in intensive care after bromine gas leaked from a pharmaceutical company in Dombivli's MIDC and spread over a 1-km radius area affecting over...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
USDOT Awards States and Communities $45 million in Pipeline Safety Grants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced that 46 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands will receive nearly $44 million in Pipeline Safety Base grants and 23 communities around the country will share nearly $1 million in Technical Assistance Grants to augment state and local pipeline safety efforts.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Chemical Leak Sends Del Rey Workers To Hospital
More than a dozen workers were treated after inhaling fumes at a juice and processing plant in Del Rey.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Rescue, Hazmat Respond to Mercury Spill at Adult Day Care Center
An adult day care center employee handling a blood pressure monitor dropped and broke the device's glass mercury-filled channel, spilling a small amount of mercury in the process.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
San Francisco Suicide Triggers Hazmat Response
An apparent suicide in a North Beach home has led to the evacuation of residents from the area after emergency responders encountered hazardous chemicals at the scene, San Francisco police said tonight.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Broken snow globe causes hazmat response at Microsoft
A leaking package that contained a broken snow globe caused a hazmat response on the Redmond Microsoft campus.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat scene at Modesto bank: 3 fall ill after man hands teller money
Six employees of a Modesto bank were hospitalized Friday afternoon after at least three of them broke out in hives shortly after a customer handed a bank teller money wrapped in a paper towel, authorities said.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
10 adults hospitalized following HazMat situation at Milwaukee school
More than 300 students were evacuated to Catholic Central High School next door. 10 adults were treated at a local hospital for inhalation of chemical fumes. All have been released from the hospital.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Michigan student wins chemistry fellowship for nerve agent detector | BioPrepWatch.com
BioPrepWatch.com | The Leading News Source on Biological Threats for Policymakers and First Responders...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Loma Linda ER reopens after hazmat situation
A hazmat situation cleared part of Loma Linda Medical Center Thursday. Patients complained of dizziness and headaches.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Scientists develop chem/bio agent sensitive fabric | BioPrepWatch.com
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Protecting Responders Health After A Wide-Area Aerosol Anthrax Attack | Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued guidance, based on a federal interagency working group effort, to educate first responders on protective actions they should take in the event of a wide-area anthrax release.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Biothreats called one of the top challenges to national security | BioPrepWatch.com
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30 Questions Oil Spill Response Plans Should Reveal
Through assessments, best practices, and responder input, effective oil spill response plans should incorporate a variety aspects and perspectives.
Acid spill sends Spokane students home for day
(AP) — Spokane fire officials say a hydrochloric acid spill in a stairwell sent students and staff members home early on Tuesday from a Spokane high school.
