More than a year after a major train derailment, video has emerged showing how two hazmat techs were almost killed. Twenty-six rail cars went off the tracks — a number of them filled with toxic or flammable chemicals — and some of them exploded and burned. Hours later, most of the fire had been extinguished…....
Attempt at burning derailment vapor goes WRONG! PPE saves two lives (Video) Read More »
The 2016 ERG will cover approximately 3,500 materials and feature 62 separate guides for describing what to do when different categories of hazardous materials may have been released. Features include:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
NEW 2016 EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK Read More »
What’s changed in CAMEOfm 3.2? Added intersections to the Advanced Search for the Routes module Added new “Find Broken Links” and “Remove Broken Links” items in MARPLOT Sharing menu to help quickly resolve problems with CAMEOfm records that are linked to map objects that no longer exist in your current copy of MARPLOT Replaced EHS…...
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This was an atmospheric storage tank containing diesel fuel that failed under fire conditions. I believe this to be merely a failure of an atmospheric storage tank under fire conditions and the sounds from the video make it appear that the vent was either obstructed or an undersized vent OR the venting we hear just…...
Atmospheric Storage Tank fails under fire conditions (caught on helmet cam) Read More »
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In my emergency response training around the country it is always an interesting discussion when Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3) comes up and the level of PPE necessary for a “safe response”. I have always stuck to my 25 years of training that NH3 qualifies for LEVEL A as it meets all the LEVEL A criteria. However,…...
CDC/NIOSH just answered the question… is LEVEL A needed for a NH3 release? Read More »
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Anyone ever completed any type of safety audit and not ended up with at least one item related to your fire protection systems? Anyone? I know I never have and I am a fanatic about my fire protection systems. I was trained to treat them as “gold”. No one touches them – PERIOD! Yet in…...
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the 2014 Boston Brownstone fire that claimed the lives of two Boston firefighters, Lt. Edward Walsh and Michael Kennedy. The fire was found to have started from welding that took place on a metal handrail in a unit next door. The 2014 fire was a nine-alarm fire that took place…...
MARPLOT 5.0.1 is now available for download at http://www2.epa.gov/cameo/marplot-software. What’s changed in MARPLOT 5.0.1? Fixed bug where MARPLOT files could get out of sync when a user had a layer with objects in individual graphics mode, then switched the layer to common graphics mode and added an object. This bug would result in several error…...
MARPLOT 5.0.1 is now available for download Read More »
MARPLOT 5.0 is now available for download at http://www2.epa.gov/cameo/marplot-software. The program has been completely redesigned and has many new features. Note: If you’re upgrading to MARPLOT 5.0 from MARPLOT 4.x or MARPLOT 3.x, follow the instructions in the guidance documents (provided on the download page) to ensure that your data is transferred successfully to the…...
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