9 Ways to Boost Your Hazmat Grant-Funding Chances
Grant funding is a game changer for many hazmat teams, but nobody ever won a game from the bleachers — you have to take the field.
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FEMA AFG Grants: Deadline for applications February 12th at 5 PM ET
The FY2021 FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) opened Monday, January 4th and closes on Friday, February 12th at 5 pm ET, so if you haven’t already begun preparing, hurry and head over to FEMA’s Guidance Materials ASAP to take advantage of this tremendous opportunity to fund your department’s health, wellness and safety! For More Information about …
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Hazmat: Why we train in the life-saving zone
Our profession is complex and dangerous. Oddly, some often need to remind themselves of this. Many of us are not only hazmat professionals but also EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, company commanders, law enforcement officers, EH&S specialists, lab safety specialists, risk managers, confined-space technicians, USAR technicians, WMD specialists, apparatus operators, grief counselors, supervisors, parents, spouses … and …
HazSim PRO 2.0
HazSim founder Phil Ambrose originally developed the HazSim Pro to increase the situational awareness of his peers and improve safety training through realistic experiences. The HazSim Pro is currently used to train thousands of personnel in Fire, Military, Oil and Gas, and Power facilities across North America. The system is used for basic hazwoper, HazMat …
HazSim Users at Odessa College Featured in the News
In 2018 HazSim welcomed Odessa College in Odessa, Texas to our growing list of teams training the HazSim way. Recently, instructors from their site were featured in an article by the Odessa American detailing some of the great training they are providing in the gas detection sector. The article (full article HERE) follows Dean McCann, a …
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Simulants vs Simulators
Practical, hands-on training is crucial to ensure military personnel, first responders, and hazmat workers are equipped with the skills and confidence necessary to handle CBRNe and hazmat incidents, but creating realistic training experiences can be difficult, expensive, and time consuming. For these reasons, most agencies outsource their hazmat training; however, with new technology and tools …
Filling Critical Gaps in Hazmat Training with Simulation Tech
The first step to becoming a specialist in any field is to build a theoretical foundation, but having a vast amount of textbook knowledge isn’t enough to truly be an expert. While many things can be learned from behind a desk, those theories should always be backed up with practical knowledge as well. Study + Practice …
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The Nine Classes of Hazardous Materials
General awareness of HAZMAT makes it clear to us that we classify hazardous materials into 9 separate classes. Often, we may find that some of the most basic concepts in emergency response are those that we should revisit from time to time, to make sure we stay proficient. These classes are no exception. Here we …
HAZMAT Training – Precautions to Consider
Training is an essential priority for any subject that we wish to become proficient in. The HAZMAT training field is no exception to this. However, due to the serious and strenuous nature of HAZMAT response, it is important to safely execute training in a way that doesn’t damage our gear or our health. Often times …
HAZWOPER – Different, Not Less
When we think of a hazardous material event, we often think of firefighters and technicians rushing in with large plastic space-like suits to stop the leak and save the day. These first responders definitely play a large role in the mitigation of these emergency situations, but sometimes we tend to forget about the second – …