The HazMat Guys

We took a shot at doing what all of the cool kids do, react to videos that are sent int to us. We take a look at 2 videos that are quite spectacular. THIS IS A FREE PREMIUM VIDEO! Thank you to our sponsor:  First Line Technology  and  W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist leve...

Finishing up this heterogeneous mixture of mailbag questions, we answer two. What is the deal with pyrocool and batteries and AP4C uses. Thank you to our sponsor:  First Line Technology  and  W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Register and enro...

Had a new member email us a bunch of good questions, so we take a stab at 2 of them.  Q’s: How do you know the acid involved in neutralization and do you need to use a slurry to neutralize? Thank you to our sponsors:  First Line Technology  and  W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Spec...

This may be the first time we’ve ever done a non-hazmat question and answer.  Q’s: I need a solution to allow my Department to record our training and Cross sensitivities sheet. Thank you to our sponsors:  First Line Technology  and  W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist level...

Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Register and enroll at THMG e-University here . Courses being added weekly! Our hazardous materials training manual is finally available on Amazon! Click her...

An interesting incident FROM ANOTHER DEPARTMENT led techs to suspect their meter was fibbing to them, but the world was coming anyway. Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Register and enroll at...

Mike broke down the excellent document on the first 100 minutes of a nuclear event. This will be a multi-episode exploration of this document and give you the top sheet interpretation on it. Thank you to our sponsor:  First Line Technology  and  W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Spec...

AUDIO ISSUE: Bob had a bleed over with Mike on the show. We tried to fix, not perfect. During some recent training, we began to think about reliance on props as a tool and have some suggestions for new (and senior) instructors on their use. Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your l...

Mike broke down the excellent document on the first 100 minutes of a nuclear event. This will be a multi-episode exploration of this document and give you the top sheet interpretation on it. Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Special...

Mike broke down the excellent document on the first 100 minutes of a nuclear event. This will be a multi-episode exploration of this document and give you the top sheet interpretation on it.  Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specia...

The genesis of Episode 362 emailed us back and gave a great description of the incident and an interesting analysis. Bob replied and…well…a show was born Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Reg...

We got a message on the Premium group FB board on a weird flammable reading at a freezer incident. It sounded eerily like an episode we did a few weeks ago (THMG352) Take a listen for a little more depth. Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technici...

Ahh, yes. The first ever asterisk laden topic. We couldn’t hold back and let it out about the topic. Also, more battery…SMH Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Register and enroll at THMG e-Uni...

We spend a little time exploring the difference between the two terms Rad vs REM. Thank you to our sponsor:  First Line Technology  and  W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Register and enroll at THMG e-University  here . Courses being added wee...

A fan threw us this topic discussing a refrigerant incident that may not have been handled the right way. Take a listen Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Register and enroll at THMG e-Univers...

Coming back from Massachusetts HM Conference’s sold out / standing room only show we got a few questions that we thought we would share. Take a listen. Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Regis...

We use a typical example for a chemical and then delve into the deep end to figure out when meters are relevant. This is a bit deep! Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Register and enroll at T...

A social media post that got us thinking…and thinking…and thinking. Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Register and enroll at THMG e-University here . Courses being added weekly! Our hazardous...

Do you need to know how and why some chemicals go into your skin and some don’t? Well seek no further. Here are the answers! Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Register and enroll at THMG e-Un...

A quick email to clear up on a topic we never talk about…batteries. Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Register and enroll at THMG e-University here . Courses being added weekly! Our hazardous...

We usually get the explanation that we won’t be able to see the CS spray when we get on scene. Lets break down the WHY of it.  Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Register and enroll at THMG e-...

An interesting incident was brought to our attention and we dissected some possible reasons why it could have happened. PREMIUM CONTENT INCLUDED! Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Register an...

We continue on the mailbag / new guy questions and answer: What exactly is half life? How does a scintillator work? Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Register and enroll at THMG e-University...

We continue on the mailbag / new guy questions and answer: Why do the lithium-ion batteries react and others do not? Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans are blowing up (not literally). Head over to the website to upgrade your learning by enrolling in the Technician and Specialist levels for even more content. Register and enroll at THMG e-University...

We continue looking deep into the bag on some questions posed to us recently. We take a look at NDIR, what it does and what we expect it to do in the future. What is the light actually doing in an NDIR chamber? How can infrared meters pick up different things? Why are certain lights able to read special gasses? Thank you to our sponsor: First Line Technology and W.L. Gore Our subscription plans ar...