HazmatNation

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

The recent tragic confined space incident in Colorado that claimed multiple lives is a sobering reminder that we still have work to do. Our hearts go out to the victims […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Jack Hansen, Hazmat Resources, CEO In the complex and often hazardous world of emergency response, hazmat teams face the daunting task of quickly identifying unknown substances that could be […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

In 1980 a chemical spill shut down the Oakland Bay bridge for 12 hours while responders waited on a laboratory to identify the material. Two years later a small group […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health released its findings into a September 2024 tractor trailer fire that killed 35-year-old battalion chief in Georgia. Chief Chris Eddy, 35, of […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Lt. J.R Sowell, Glynn County (Ga.) Fire Rescue At the heart of every successful training evolution lies innovation — and sometimes, that innovation starts with nothing more than a […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

Mike Shertz is a dual-boarded emergency medicine and EMS physician, a former U.S. Army Special Forces medic (18D) and the founder of Crisis Medicine. He is both the company’s Chief […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

Albert Bassett is fire chief of the combination fire department in New Canaan, Conn. He is also its co-chair. Chief Bassett has more than 30 years of experience in hazmat […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

By Richard T. Cartwright, PE, CHMM, (IHMM, AHMP and APICS) Fellow. Richard died April 21, 2025; honoring the work he did with hazmat history is one small way to keep […]

Hazmat Training Debrief gives you a quick recap of interesting hazmat training going on. This week we look at recent training E-Med Training Services conducted a training in South Carolina. […]