CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Labelmaster, the leading provider of products, services and technology for the safe and compliant transport of dangerous goods (DG) and hazardous materials (hazmat), today ...

Members of an area Emergency Medical Technician team undergo training required for certification as rescue (gray suits) and decontamination (green suits) unit responders to hazardous material and ...

A team of responders transports a ‘victim’ to safety during an exercise at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness. Using the type of equipment firefighters and others have in the field and exercises ...

Have you ever wondered what the most common mistakes are that shippers and carriers make when transporting Hazardous Materials? According to the United States Department of Transportation, Federal ...

In an emergency situation such as a natural disaster or hazardous material exposure, is your program “Safety in Name Only”? (Chances are, many of you are suddenly looking concerned because you had not ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- The 84th Chemical Battalion has implemented a pilot program for Soldiers-in-training, which will earn them a nationally recognized certification in HAZMAT operations and as ...

Designed to meet OSHA's 1910.120 requirements for first responder hazmat awareness training, Emergency Training Solutions LLC announces the availability of a new Hazardous Material Awareness Training ...

Chemicals and compounds have been known to exist for centuries. Emergency responders have dealt with them for many years and often referred to them as chemicals or by their common chemical names, if ...

You have been dispatched for a leaking 55-gallon drum. The call came in from the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, which just disarmed a large-caliber artillery shell next to the leaking drum. Your ...

Henderson firefighters have spent the past six weeks training for worse-case scenarios with the hope of never having to use those skills. Three battalion chiefs and 30 firefighters finished 120 hours ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - Rail cars carrying hazardous materials travel through Iowa every day. When accidents happen, first responders need quick access to critical information to protect communities.