ST. AUGUSTINE, FL / ACCESSWIRE / February 23, 2021 / The handling and transportation of dangerous goods industry is a highly regulated one, with compliance laws and regulations in a constant state of ...

First responders got hands-on training meant to teach them how to address the problem of spilled or exposed hazardous material before it gets bigger. The emergency response training was conducted as ...

There’s an old saying among the firefighter community: “Train as if your life depends on it, because it does.” Training can mean the difference between life and death, particularly when it comes to ...

At the specialist level, trainees are expected to don and doff a hazmat suit. For some, this can bring out anxieties that range from fear of suit entrapment to decreased mobility or visibility. There ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL / ACCESSWIRE / April 1, 2021 / When we start a new job, there is often an orientation period where we are educated on everything from where the bathrooms are (very important!) to ...

SALISBURY — From a distance, the men and women wearing oversized and encapsulated suits in lime green and bright blue look as if they are preparing to board a spaceship. Instead, the group of 33 are ...

I have always admired hazmat technicians. They just mention the term CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive) and they have my attention. But then they put colorless, odorless, ...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on Aug. 12 reported that it is awarding more than $32 million in Fiscal Year 2024 grants to support state and local hazardous ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced today that it is awarding over $41 million in grants to states, ...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) will distribute $32.4 million to states, territories and tribes for six hazardous materials safety grant programs in FY 2022. One of ...

WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. (April 2017) -- It is not uncommon to see firefighters here donning hazardous material protective suits as part of their semi-annual training, but when other employees were ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard’s 51st Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Civil Support Team (CST) trained with the Grand Rapids Fire Department (GRFD) and hazardous materials ...