How Good is Good? Improving Emergency Operations Through Performance AnalysisDave Donohue The Fire Chief has approached you following a recent fire. She states that the crews took too long to deploy…Continue
Started Jan 16, 2019
In the early 1970’s, Ludwig Benner, a chemical engineer working for the National Transportation Safety Board identified a model of container behavior in hazardous materials incidents that provides impact points for risk reduction actions and provides a model for container and product behavior to help guide emergency response. The General Hazardous Materials Behavior Model (GEBMO) is a chain of events from the start of an…
ContinuePosted on July 25, 2024 at 1:41pm
Emergency response is the cornerstone of hazardous materials teams. While response is important, there are other activities that hazardous materials teams can be involved in that further integrate hazardous materials into the organization, provided added benefits, and open routes to potential new funding streams.
Support at Fire Scenes
The hazardous materials team is capable of providing support at fire scenes with actions that will improve the health and safety of responders.…
ContinuePosted on July 13, 2024 at 8:30am
Whether your organization is career, volunteer, or combination, it is likely having difficulty finding qualified individuals to fill its ranks. While recruiting new members has been an issue for some time, the changing demographics of the nation are being skipped as an underlying cause. Consequently, we are missing some opportunities for identifying and guiding folks…
ContinuePosted on July 10, 2024 at 11:00am
Hazardous Materials Hot Line© July 4, 2024
CSB Issues Statement on Hurricane & Weather Preparedness
The U. S. Chemical Safety Board has issued a statement cautioning facility owners to prepare for an active hurricane season.
Discussion: The CSB has previously released reports on two incidents that resulted from hurricane & tropical weather. The…
ContinuePosted on July 7, 2024 at 11:21am
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