Does Your Fire Department Have a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT)
Fire departments are often tasked with handling emergency activities that can present to the responding firefighters a varying degree of risk and danger depending on the situation at hand. Rapid...
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Hazardous materials teams are constructed in each state, sometimes in several different cities to provide citizens with an experienced team to handle any sort of hazardous material incident that has...
View ArticleCivil Support Team (CST) Response
The growing threat that looms in response to terrorist activities or incidents has exponentially grown over the years. More and more terroristic acts have occurred throughout the world, in what seems...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Hydrofluoric Acid
The dangerous world of chemicals can present many hazards to the environment and even to those exposed to the toxic chemical structure found in the enclosed space. The list of chemicals that are found...
View ArticleHow to Dispose of an Acid Leaking Car Battery
There are many different items that we come across every day, either in the stuff that we use or within environments that we are exposed to that possess potentially dangerous components that could be...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Different Types of Spill Kits for Chemical Decontamination
Chemical spills can occur, and they can happen quickly, with little time to act in response to this incident. Depending on the environment, most spaces that contain the use or storing of hazardous...
View ArticleEverything to Know About Ricin’s Toxic Effects
Have you ever stopped to wonder how exactly toxic chemicals are introduced and produced into the world? The production and manufacturing of chemicals will vary per chemical(s), some may be engineered...
View ArticleThe Dangers of a Train Derailment Chemical Spill
Accidents can happen anywhere, no matter the situation or scenery – it can happen on a road, in the air, and even on a train track where many potential issues can commence that can be very dangerous....
View ArticleSuspicious Package Procedures & Training for First Responders
Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of packages are shipped daily using a variety of mail carriers that transport the piece of mail to its intended destination. The high volume of mail that is...
View ArticleWhen to Use a Surgical Face Mask or FFP3 Respirator
When it comes to protection, prevention, and the minimization of spreading airborne germs, nothing quite works like a shielding face mask and/or respirator. More and more commonly people are wearing...
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