The main purpose of decontamination at a hazardous materials emergency is to limit the spread of contaminants from the release area, or "hot zone," to include the cleaning of responders and their ...

To decon or not to decon: that should not be the question. The real question is, are you willing to commit to and to protect your most valuable asset, the men and women of your organization who ...

PERHAPS sparked by the devastating natural disasters and terrorist attacks the nation has experienced in the recent past, a renewed emphasis has been placed on ensuring that decontamination procedures ...

The GEOMAT Shower offers a means of capturing wastewater and hazardous materials expelled during the decontamination process with a unique pumping system. The shower flushes contaminants from the ...

TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - Toledo saw two HAZMAT scenes in a matter of one week where police found a dangerous unknown drug. More than two dozen people were decontaminated at one local hospital after the ...

Two people were taken to the hospital and hundreds had to go through a decontamination process after a report of a suspicious package at a company in North Canaan on Thursday, according to the state ...

Security Equipment Corporation offers Sabre Decon, a unique two-step decontamination process. Cleanse - Step I removes chemical agents from the skin's surface, cleanses chemical agents which have been ...

A medical manufacturing facility in North Canaan was closed on Friday after a potential hazmat situation on Thursday when a suspicious package made it into the building. Just before 9 a.m. Thursday, a ...

Jun. 6—Sounds of laughter, fake coughs and the crunching of hazmat suits filled a parking lot at Southern Maine Community College on Thursday while volunteers participated in a full-scale disaster ...

State hazmat crews responded to Nashoba Regional High School in Bolton on Sunday where a white powdery substance was discovered in a package.Fire officials said a school custodian found the package ...