Emergency Response

Fire Protection Deficiencies to incorporate into our inspection programs and internal audit programs

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…...

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Today marks the 1-year Anniversary of “The Back Bay Blaze” where UNSAFE Hot Work Practices claimed the lives of two Boston FF’s

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…...

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MARPLOT 5.0.1 is now available for download

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…...

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MARPLOT 5.0 Available for Windows and Mac

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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Controlled vent and burn of product in derailed tank cars in Gainford, Alberta

  EDMONTON, Oct. 19, 2013 /CNW/ – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) deploys a team of investigators to the site of a rail accident west of Edmonton in Gainford, Alberta. The CN train derailed 13 cars including 4 units carrying petroleum crude oil and 9 units carrying liquefied petroleum gas. TSB will gather…...

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Crude By Rail Emergency Response 4-Hour Web-based Training

Availability of DHS Crude By Rail (CBR) Emergency Response 4-Hour Web-based Training. Here is the information concerning course content and registration: Course Description — Crude By Rail (CBR) Emergency Response 4-Hour Web-based Training This program is designed for first responders with railroads passing through their jurisdiction. You will learn basic knowledge to respond to incidents…...

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So does the state of Ohio require an annual fire drill?

Each year I received dozens of e-mail questions, as well as from clients with operations in OH, regarding a “requirement” by Ohio Fire Codes to conduct an “annual evacuation drill”.  Since this question seems to be so popular, I thought I should just post my attempt at an FAQ for OH Fire Drills: 1) Does…...

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Means of Egress: Handrails (USFA)

  Source: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/coffee-break/cb_fp_2014_49.pdf NOTE:  If you work in the USA, you must also comply with OSHA’s Handrail requirements found in 1910.23(e)(5)(i)… 1910.23(e)(5)(i) A handrail shall consist of a lengthwise member mounted directly on a wall or partition by means of brackets attached to the lower side of the handrail so as to offer no obstruction…...

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Incidental Release or Uncontrolled Release of NH3 – What say you? (Video)

So you have to make the call… Is this an incidental release or would this release rise to the level of sounding the alarm, evacuating the engine room – thus making this an emergency response?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

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HAZWOPER Question… Does a person who will ONLY participate in Decon be required to have Operations or Tech level training?

Scenario Facts: These workers would NEVER enter the warm or hot zone for defensive or offensive actionsrelated to controlling the uncontrolled release.  They will be in the warm zone as they will be participating in Decon, but this places them in the far edge of the Warm Zone (e.g. right at the Cold Zone line). …...

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Severe Weather Shelter Areas in our EAP

ICC-500, ICC/NSSA Standard on the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters, establishesMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS for structures and spaces designated as hurricane, tornado, or combination shelters. The standard addresses the design of such shelters from the perspective of the structural requirements for high wind conditions and addresses minimum requirements for the interior environment during a storm event…....

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