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) ...

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 Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has released two analyses of Hazardous Materials Training sessions held over a three-year period for short line railroad hazmat professionals, and the results ...

The first emergency responders arriving on the scene where 17 cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Harmar in late May had only their training to rely on when making split-second ...

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 ...

Modern HazMat and CBRNe threats require specialized, realistic training to ensure responder safety and effectiveness. Simulation technology allows responders to experience hazardous scenarios without ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing workplace safety management. Its innovative methods and technologies aim to improve productivity, prevent workplace accidents and enhance safety measures. In ...

National Volunteer Fire Council instructor Tom Miller instructs Tuppers Plains Fire Department member Collette Johnson on the deployment of a cooling nozzle on the cell battery of an electric vehicle ...