Durham, NH – A University of New Hampshire PhD student called 911 after thinking he may have been exposed to dimethyl mercury he made inside his home. He told responders mixing chemicals caused a flash-burn, creating smoke and toxic vapor. He another tenant may have also been exposed to the chemicals He was transported to the …
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By Gary Sharp The Emergency Response Guidebook needs a new “red section” added to provide more detailed information on hazardous materials that can suffer some manner of an explosion or energetic reaction such as detonations, deflagrations, polymerizations, BLEVEs, heat-induced-tears, and other sudden energetic reactions. Numerous case studies have shown that explosions are a leading cause …
The article discusses the importance of using air monitoring equipment with oxygen sensors during emergency response situations to ensure the safety of responders. It highlights that a small decrease in oxygen levels can represent a large displacement of air and result in high concentrations of unknown contaminants. The article then introduces the RedWave XplorIR technology, …
When operating at the scene of a Natural Gas leak from a damaged pipe, you can use CERES to model the thermal radiation (heat) if the leaking Natural Gas were to ignite. This will assist in safely positioning response resources and planning for which exposures to protect. https://www.vlahi.com #CERES #TechTip #methane
You can use the camera on the Smartphone or tablet to read the part number and batch barcodes off the Drager tube package. The app brings up a photo of a unused and a “positive” tube for comparison. iOS App Here: https://apple.co/393CiOA #TechTip #Drager #dragertubes #AirMonitoring
Decontamination tactics should be based on the hazard. In many cases, Vent and Doff provides adequate contamination reduction for responders in PPE exposed to a gas/vapor hazard. Email info@hazard3.com if you’re interested in hosting a Decon for Risk-Based Response course or webinar. This course focuses on decon decision making, including selecting the decon tactics based …
It will come in handy when training or responding to old containers or abandoned drums , etc #Propane #TacticalTip
Chlorine ton containers are rarely stored or transported one at a time. Each ton container has 3 fusible plugs on each end. If a brake/tire fire on this trailer lapped up and melted the fusible plugs, you could easily encounter 3-9 leaks from the fusible plugs. Chlorine B-Kit parts B1 and 4C are intended to stop …
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CNG cylinders on commercial vehicles can be mounted in a variety of places. One of the newest mounting locations on garbage trucks is in the rear tailgate. Mounting the CNG cylinders in the tailgate reduces the overall vehicle height. On the red truck, the panels have been removed to show the composite cylinders. Once covered …
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