Robotics Startup Exec Talks Hazmat Sensors
There are some really cool things happening in the field of robotics with direct application to hazmat response and safety. One of the companies pushing
There are some really cool things happening in the field of robotics with direct application to hazmat response and safety. One of the companies pushing
Just east of Vancouver, British Columbia sits Burnaby, a city of more than 260,000 residents spread across 90 square kilometers (34.7 square miles). The city
Protective Services Sgt. Yan Racette has his hands full. On any given day at the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa, Canada, he must contend with
In 2009, Drew Hinton joined the fire service in Louisville and immediately fell in love with hazmat. He built up a file of hazmat certs.
Starting as a volunteer firefighter stationed with the hazmat team in Lima, Peru, Alvarado began to absorb knowledge and skills. That led him to starting
At Incident Ready, Blake McCorkle, CEO and founder, and David Loh, principal — operation manager, are wrestling with how to get hazmat and firefighter training
When looking at hazmat training, it’s easy to focus only on the public-sector entities and miss out on the really cool things going on in the private sector. We sat down with Specialty Response Solutions President Scott Luciano to learn how he goes about training a wide range of clients.
Challenging students’ decision making skills and sharing teaching best practices are key to keeping a major scientific hub safe
Making students the teachers and getting hands-on is key to training rookie and veteran students. It’s not often you get to learn from a Hall of Famer, and when you do, you jump on it.
Your parents told you early on the importance of making a good first impression. At the start of your career, a supervisor reinforced that message when it came to working with potential customers. And the fire service gets it as well. Recruits are shepherded through a training program, with some departments assigning recruits specific mentors to help “on board” them into a fire life.