By Dr. Christina Baxter and Gary Sharp Attacks with corrosive liquids, often referred to by the media as “Acid Attacks,” are becoming increasingly common. The attack may involve a corrosive liquid being thrown onto a victim, many times in the face. While incidents of corrosives attacks have occurred globally, Europe has seen the largest number […]
By Dr. Christina Baxter, Emergency Response TIPS, LLCPost on October 2, 2017 As the synthetic opioid crisis continues to sweep across our Nation, detection technologies are being enhanced to ensure that they can detect, categorize, and/or identify synthetic opioids. Prior to beginning any detection regime, it is first important to ensure that the responders are […]
Posted on September 1, 2017 The DLA TLSP Deadline is September 5, 2018. What is the DLA TLSP contract? The Defense Logistics Agency’s Tailored Logistic Program is a fast and simple way to provide total logistics support and procurement for your organization. It enables customers to order commercial, off-the-shelf part numbered items within the […]
Posted on September 1, 2017 Electrostatic sprayers add a charge to the decon solution to induce static cling and electrostatic wrapping. Each charged droplet of decon solution is attracted to the target but repels each other. Droplets cannot land on each other and are forced to spread out evenly away from each other (think of […]
Posted on August 30, 2017 New versions of NFPA 1992 and NFPA 1994 are scheduled for release in September 2017 The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has three product standards for chemical protective clothing. These include NFPA 1991 for vapor-protective ensembles, NFPA 1992 for liquid splash-protective ensembles, and NFPA 1994 for ensembles that incorporate both […]
EOD specialist discusses integration of HazMasterG3 with the Gemini handheld chemical analyzer. Meet Alan Higgins, EOD specialist The Thermo Scientific™ Gemini™ analyzer for chemical identification now incorporates the HazMasterG3® decision support system from Alluviam LLC. Available as an option on the portable analyzer, HazMasterG3 (HMG3) enables interactive problem solving on scene. This gives responders the […]
