Archive for HazMat
Hazmat crews evacuate ten homes in Florida after car crashes into home
Chlorine tablets, pool chemicals and radiator fluid create dangerous cloud of smoke at Lantana home.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Camera for long-range gas leak detection
New infrared gas imaging camera equipped with a 75 mm lens; it iscertified for use in Class I Div 2 hazardous locations, enabling remote detection and visualization of gas leaks from a great distance.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Firefighting robot can douse your flames for $96K
This tracked monster can spit out 600 gallons of water per minute and take on train wrecks. Just don't step on the hose. Read this article by Tim Hornyak on CNET.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
T&E HazMat Training Gap Survey
The purpose of this survey is to identify the current level of proficiency, education, and response capability of hazmat teams in order to provide a responsible understanding of possible gaps in education and training as they relate to response to potential biological threat scenes.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
This is just a test: Emergency responders tap the Twitterverse
Simulation examines how social media can aid response to a terrorist attack.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Video: Gas tanker explodes in China
Caught on CCTV, a gas tanker exploded in central China on Saturday, killing three firemen and sending out a wave of white smoke.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Cleaning up oil spills with magnets and nanotechnology
Oil companies could soon be using an innovative new technique involving nanotechnology and magnets to help clean up offshore oil spills.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Teenager's stomach removed after drinking nitrogen cocktail
A teenager has had to have her stomach removed after drinking a cocktail containing liquid nitrogen, police say.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Electronic Mass Casualty Assessment and Planning Scenarios
This standalone software program is intended to allow users to model disaster scenarios for drill planning and to use as an education resource. The EMCAPS Model allows you to estimate casualties arising from biological (Anthrax, Plague, Food Contamination), chemical (blister, nerve and toxic agents) radiological (dirty bomb) or explosive (IED) attacks.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Villagers escape toxic leak in South Korea
DOZENS of South Korean villagers have been evacuated to a temporary shelter following a toxic chemical leak in the southeastern city of Gumi as officials assessed the extent of the damage.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
U.S. government makes changes to select agent and toxins list
The U.S. federal government released plans this week for changes to the way that pathogens are designated on the Select Agent and Toxins List.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat team called to Lansdale, Pa Police Station
The Montgomery County Hazardous Materials Team was called to the Lansdale Police Station after a suspicious package was brought to the building early Saturday evening.
Changes to hazmat funding force counties to consider regional options
QUEENSBURY -- Firefighters and emergency services officials around the region were ecstatic nine years ago when state officials gave local counties hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy equipment to respond to hazardous materials spills.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Cobb man’s death believed ‘suicide by hazmat’
Cobb County police, firefighters and a hazardous materials team were dispatched to an apartment complex near Marietta on Thursday afternoon after a man’s body and potentially hazardous chemicals were found in one of the units.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Fla. Fire Rescue and DEP investigating ‘suspicious chemicals’
Authorities are working a hazardous material scene in Delray Beach this afternoon, where “suspicious chemicals” were found.
New Jersey closer to adding more hazmat inspectors
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Russia’s Federal Security Service head says terrorists after WMD
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Propane leak stopped at Hess plant in Woodbridge, NJ
A propane leak at the Hess refinery in the township's Port Reading section has been stopped and emergency responders demobilizing from the site. Jon Pepper, Hess Corp.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
AAR approval advances Kelso hazmat valve
Vancouver, British Columbia-based Kelso Technologies Inc. announced Wednesday that it has received certification from the Association of American Rail...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Edinburgh Fire Research Blog: Fertilizer fire aboard cargo ship
The global fertilizer industry produces 170 million tonnes of fertilizer annually. As the global population increases and countries develop, this is expected to rise. Production sites are limited to locations with good availability of key raw materials. Therefore, large quantities are required to be shipped to the point of use.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Innovative, “complete” solution for oil-spill cleanup
Corncobs, straw, and other absorbents used to clean up oil spills can hold only about five times their own weight and pick up water, as well as oil; scientists describe what may be a “complete solution” to cleaning up oil spills.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
NATO adopts new biological surveillance system
NATO plans to use the Deployment Health Surveillance Capability as an early warning biological surveillance system that could be added to its armed forces for the detection of biological weapons.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Grant will help Alabama city expand gas-leak training facility
The Athens Gas Department has received a $50,000 grant to expand its training facility known as Leak City.
Hazmat squad called to pet-filled CA home
A hazardous materials squad has been called to a filthy, urine-soaked, feces-strewn Southern California home to remove 15 cats, a dog and a parrot.
Researchers raise UXO concerns about Gulf of Mexico | BioPrepWatch.com
Researchers recently warned that unexploded World War II-era ordnance, including chemical weapons, dumped into the Gulf of Mexico poses a threat to oil drilling operations.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat crews at Rolling Acres Academy
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Chemical Facility Security News: New TWIC Web Site
Laurie Thomas, on her MTSA News blog, points out that the Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) program has a new web site that is obviously part of the DHS general web site revampSee it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
FDA to discuss license for anthrax treatment | BioPrepWatch.com
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Fire agency: Half of hazmat inspections weren't done
Nearly 1,460 Orange County businesses have been billed $360,000 for required hazardous materials inspections that county firefighters never performed, fire officials said Wednesday. The missed inspections represent about half the 2,600 that Orange County Fire Authority is required to conduct each year.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Racing Fuel Plant Explodes in Winnipeg; Residents Evacuated
Crews had to monitor the fire from a distance due to the explosions and fireballs.
Japanese firefighter killed at chemical plant explosion and fire
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Chemical leak prompts Houston grocery store evacuation
HFD says a refrigerant was leaking out of a cooling unit at a SW Houston Food Town.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Police: Man fatally shot by officer at Salt Lake City TRAX station had explosive device
SALT LAKE CITY — A man who threatened to detonate a bomb at a Salt Lake City light rail station before an officer fatally shot him Thursday night actually had an explosive, police said.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
