This taped 911 call is being provided for others to learn from. Many of us think that dialing 911 and effectively communicating with the emergency dispatcher needs no training. This call may convience us that we need to train those who would be tasked with this critical link to the emergency responders. Imagine that it…...
911 Call – 28-year old killed by forklift Read More »
Some responders would tell you this was a “sucessful response”. They stopped the leak and did not injury anyone in the effort; however, it is not too difficult to identify several things these responders could have done differently in their response. Can you identify them? How many did you identify?… Membership Required You must be...
How NOT to respond to an Ammonia Leak! Read More »
Accident No.: DCA05-MP001 Type of System: Hazardous liquid Accident Type: Pipeline rupture and leak with vapor cloud Location: 6 miles west of Kingman, Kansas Date: October 27, 2004 Time: 11:15 a.m. central daylight time Owner: Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. Facility: Magellan Ammonia Pipeline/Enid Lateral Operator: Enterprise Products Operating L.P. Fatalities/Injuries: None Damage/Clean-up Cost: $680,715 Material…...
Anhydrous Ammonia Pipeline Rupture Read More »
These pictures are the result of a SCBA Cylinder incident which happened on 6th of April 2008 at 2130 hrs in a Fire Station in XXXXXXXXX.Here’s what happened: (5 photos)… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
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UPDATED on 6/23/2017 This study was conducted in conjunction with the Faculty of the Undergraduate College of Integrated Science and Technology, James Madison University, Virginia; the Harrisonburg (VA) Fire Department; and the Harrisonburg (VA) Rescue Squad HRS. Although not done as a true research study, it was done as well as could be expected…...
Oxygen Depletion in Level A Hazmat Suits Read More »
Not a year goes by where I am teaching a HAZMAT or PSM course at a facility that has ammonia (NH3) where I am challenged on the fact that NH3 is explosive/flammable. I stress that it takes 160,000 ppm of the gas for it to burn, but it WILL BURN when it reaches this level…...
Ammonia Gas can deliver you shrink wrapped! Read More »
In fire experiments conducted in uniformly furnished, but vacant Chicago-area townhouses, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers uncovered temperature and heat-flow conditions that can seriously damage facepiece lenses on standard firefighter breathing equipment, a potential contributing factor for first-responder fatalities and injuries…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...
NIST Study Finds Failure Points in Firefighter Protective Equipment Read More »
Two important field experiments involving releases of pressurized liquefied chlorine have taken place in the last three years – The Wild Stallions (WS) and the Jack Rabbit (JR) experiments. The one and two ton chlorine releases took place near the ground at Dugway Proving Ground, with. However, because of the differing source release configurations and…...
A GREAT presentation by David F. Brown, ANL, Lemont, IL! Click Read More link below for the presentation…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
The propane rail car fire in CA has caught my attention. In reviewing video footage from the scene, I was surprised to see a $1,000,000 engine sitting in close proximity to a burning rail car. I tend to stay out of these things until I am called to get involved, but this one is odd…....
Siting of emergency response equipment & personnel? Read More »
A facility should develop an emergency response plan that SPECIFICALLY addresses release scenarios developed from their PHAs and historical accident information. The potential releases identified in the PHAs should be used in preparing the emergency response pre-plans. Planning and preparation should include:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready...
Does your ERP contain SPECIFICS? Read More »
Paragraph (q) of HAZWOPER lists seven emergency responder categories, which include the following five principal training levels under (q)(6): first responder awareness level, first responder operations level, HAZMAT technician, HAZMAT specialist, and on-scene incident commander. The remaining two categories include skilled support personnel (q)(4) and specialist employees (q)(5). Employees responding to emergencies at different levels…...
