HazmatNation

In a zigging world where everything tech is connected online, firefighter-run Open Scaffold Labs zagged and made its hazmat resource platform FireHazmat off line. Co-founder and fire captain Matt Lavin […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

Oregon’s 102nd Civil Support Team recently held a major training event to prepare for a weapons incident involving hazardous materials response. Here’s a dive into what they did and how […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

E-Med Training Services’ instructors Prentiss McLauren and Daniel Shealy recently led a hands-on training class at a paper and pulp manufacturing site. Here are the key takeaways from that training. […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

In June, the World Health Organization released updated interim clinical guidance for health care workers treating patients exposed to toxic chemicals — chemical weapons, industrial releases, riot control agents, the […]

By George Sichler Over the course of my career, I’ve responded to violent crimes, technical rescues, hazardous materials incidents, Hurricane Sandy, and the attacks of September 11. Every incident was […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

Contributed by RC Systems Industrial safety has changed dramatically over the past century. Early factories, chemical plants, refineries, and manufacturing sites often operated with limited worker protections and very few […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Phil Ambrose, Battalion Chief (Ret.) and HazSim Founder Your entry team is 30 feet inside a strip mall dry cleaner. The four-gas is showing 4% LEL and climbing. The […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Thermo Fisher Scientific Urban radiation detection is rarely conducted in a clean or predictable setting. Teams work in transit systems, downtown corridors, parking structures, stadium districts, government centers, and […]

By Reggie Norton, DeconTect Product Manager, First Line Technology Photos provided by the author Here’s the reality — mass casualty incidents don’t happen on paper. They happen fast, they are […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]