RENEWED CONCERNED ABOUT RAIL SAFETY WAS THE FOCUS OF A TRAINING EXERCISE FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS IN LANCASTER COUNTY TODAY. AND THIS COMES MORE THAN A MONTH AFTER THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRAIN ...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration on March 10 announced a proposed rule that would require additional training for employees and new safety requirements for motor carriers and ...

The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) reported reaching a milestone this month: More than 5,000 small-road employees and first responders have completed in-person hazardous materials (hazmat) ...

The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) announced the launch of Hazardous Materials Instructor Training (HMIT), a program for short line and regional railroads. The training will be provided at no cost ...

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 ...

Does your company manufacture, package, transport, store, use, and/or dispose of chemicals? If yes, this webcast applies to you! Chemicals play a vital role in the U.S. economy. However, some ...

Understanding chemistry can quite literally be a matter of life and death. Brad Livesay, a firefighter and EMT in Carroll County, Maryland, submitted this photo to illustrate how chemistry factors ...

Tony LaRussa Friday, June 17, 2022 6:11 p.m. | Friday, June 17, 2022 6:11 p.m. The first emergency responders arriving on the scene where 17 cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Harmar ...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a November 22, 2022, Interpretive Letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations to hazardous materials ...

Workers at a barrel refurbishing plant in St. Francis were exposed to formaldehyde, mercury and other hazardous chemicals but did not receive proper training in safely handling the materials, ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State University held a hazmat training exercise at Cole Village Student Housing and the Fulton Center. Several local, state, and federal agencies began two days ...