The Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act of 2006 requires MSHA to update these criteria every five (5) years. One of the criteria for a mine operator to certify the qualifications of a coal mine rescue team is that team members are properly trained annually. MSHA has updated the prescribed instruction guides for…...
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The Logistics Section Chief (LSC), a member of the General Staff, is responsible for providing facilities, services and materials in support of the incident. The LSC participates in development and implementation of the Incident Action Plan (IAP), activates and supervises assigned Branches/Units, and is responsible for the safety and welfare of Logistics Section personnel…. Membership...
Characteristics of the Incident Command System: Part 5 (USFA) Read More »
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Characteristics of the Incident Command System: Part 4 (USFA) Read More »
What’s changed in MARPLOT 4.2.4? Recently, the Get Address feature broke in all MARPLOT 4.x versions, because the Google web service that MARPLOT was using was discontinued. The MARPLOT 4.2.4 release fixes the Get Address feature, which now uses a newer version of Google’s Reverse Geocoding tool to find the address at a click point…....
A new version of MARPLOT is available (4.2.4) Read More »
Since the establishment of the original Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) values in 1974, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has continued to review available scientific data to improve the methodology used to derive acute exposure guidelines, in addition to the chemical-specific IDLH values. The primary objective of this Current…...
NIOSH Updates Methodology for establishing IDLH Values Read More »
Who is covered by OSHA’s HAZWOPER standard? The Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) applies to five distinct groups of employers and their employees. This includes any employees who are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances — including hazardous waste — and who are engaged in one of the following operations as…...
OSHA’s Frequently Asked Questions on HAZWOPER (1910.120) Read More »
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Characteristics of the Incident Command System: Part 3 (USFA) Read More »
They’re everywhere on the Internet: seemingly legitimate organizations offering “instant” CPR or first aid certification for busy people who are required to hold current certification. And it often says right on those websites that online-only CPR or first aid certification is “nationally accepted“. It is not. No major nationally recognized training program in the United…...
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Characteristics of the Incident Command System: Part 2 (USFA) Read More »
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The company in this incident is WORLD-CLASS, but even that does not exempt them from a proper and TIMELY RESPONSE. This is a “lesson to be learned” event! The company is still dealing with the fallout 3 years later. You do not want to be in their shoes!!! When the 911 Dispatch is calling you…...
How NOT to handle an emergency (NOX release over major highway) Video Read More »
Another great video showing the HIGHLY EFFECTIVE use of a plastic tarp over a release point of Anhydrous Ammonia. Something so simple, cheap, and easy to use that can have that kind of impact makes a PLASTIC TARP a MUST HAVE in all NH3 emergency response trailers. Just MAKE SURE the tarp is 100% clean…...
NH3 Suppression Tarp – HIGHLY EFFECTIVE (video) Read More »
