Emergency Response

This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council.  The RESPONSE Subcommittee shall develop recommendations, as appropriate, for improving emergency first responder training and resource allocation for hazardous materials…...

In September 2016 NIOSH published revised IDLH value for nine (9) hazardous materials…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Response and Restoration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Emergency Management has published this EXCELLENT guidebook which contains three (3) step-by-step fictional ALOHA example scenarios. You can complete the first two scenarios using only ALOHA. To complete the third scenario, you’ll also need the latest MARPLOT…...

What’s changed in ALOHA 5.4.7?  Updated chemical library, including new DIPPR chemical data and new toxic Levels of Concern (PACs and ERPGs). Made minor update to the RAILCAR source strength model for pressurized liquid tanks where a stationary cloud or “mist pool” is predicted to form. Revised helps. Made additional minor changes and bug fixes…....

OSHA began an inspection Nov. 12, 2015, at the coffee manufacturing facility after the release of carbon dioxide asphyxiated a 53-year-old shift supervisor. Following its inspection, OSHA issued citations for nine serious violations. The employer did not provide proper training to its workers for stopping the release of a hazardous chemical. Additionally, the company did…...

If you’re using the desktop version of CAMEO Chemicals already, you can use the automatic update feature to get the latest version. When CAMEO Chemicals tells you a new version is available, you have the option to let the program download and install the new version for you automatically as a replacement for your current…...

This video from India is an excellent lesson in how NOT to handle compromised containers.  In the USA we have an established practice of removing as much of the HAZMAT as we can before we attempt to move the container.  As you will see in this video, things can go badly really quick when attempting…...

What’s changed in CAMEO Chemicals 2.5? Updated chemical library with new Levels of Concern (AEGLs, ERPGs, and PACs). Added CAS number (a chemical identification number) to the Text Summary screen. Fixed a typo in the source code for the Chamberlain equation, where the “CR” should be a multiplier in the final term of the equation…...

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…....