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KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

Safety is a Matter of Numbers\u2026Starting with Number 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

This program looks at safety on the job. With over forty years of experience in emergency services, Mike Callan has looked at all the aspects of safety. He has seen the results of poor safety including everything from responding to injured workers to the death of fire fighters in the line of duty. As a trainer, he was bothered by the fact that injuries and deaths continue to occur. His program will ask the question – Are we addressing the real problem of safety? His presentation is entertaining as well as informative. The program is a detailed examination of current safety techniques and existing attitudes as well as behaviors presently in the workplace. It will also examine where there is room for positive change.<\/p>\n

The Six P’s of Emergency Planning<\/strong><\/p>\n

All effective emergency response planning has at least six elements that make them successful – Policy, Prevention, Preparedness, Procedures, Performance, and Practice. Each of the items is examined and illustrated by successful programs and humorous anecdotes taken from around the country.<\/p>\n

Street Smart Haz Mat<\/strong><\/p>\n

This program is about real life emergency response. These are lessons that have been learned by emergency responders over the last twenty years in the street. As an upcoming book from Fire Protection Publications, Street Smart Haz Mat gives the student information that they can put to use immediately in the street. Mike Callan brings years of experience in teaching responders around the country and shares their experiences with the class as well as his own personnel skills and training to the program. Not to be missed.<\/p>\n

Street Smart Safety<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the most important functions in any haz mat or fire emergency response is safety of response personnel at the scene. Sadly, it is often delegated late in the incident or overlooked completely in the frenzy of the emergency operations. Safety should be the primary focus of the mitigation effort. It is one of the major metrics of the incident commander’s effort. Safety should be in everyone\u2019s mind from the seasoned incident commander to the rookie emergency responder in the street. It is everyone’s responsibility to have the right attitude. When it comes to safety there has to be a complex mixture of knowledge and experience that a responder calls – “street smart”. Safety is too important to be a second or third thought at any emergency!<\/p>\n

It Doesn\u2019t Start Out as a Disaster<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most emergencies start out small and grow into major events. The escalation of the incident can be from the sheer magnitude of the release or hazards of the product. However, it can also be from failure to notify supervisors, poor planning and incorrect decisions by the organization\u2019s leadership. This presentation uses simple street smart ways to keep an organization\u2019s efforts in an emergency focused on a successful conclusion of the emergency well before it has the opportunity to become a disaster. <\/b><\/p>\n

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n

Hazardous Materials Safety – The Simple \u201cFacts of Life\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

This program examines several issues that face all responders to dangerous chemical spills. These facts are crucial to protecting a responder\u2019s life in any emergency. The ?article? will examine each principle which illustrates the real need for a sound, practical approach to successfully handling an emergency. Many of these lessons have been learned in the street at the cost of lives. Recognizing these facts will develop the right attitude to safety at any chemical emergency.<\/p>\n

Safe, Unsafe, and Dangerous – A Practical Approach to Handling Hazardous Materials<\/b><\/p>\n

This is a practical approach to dealing with chemical emergencies. It is applicable to anyone who responds to hazardous materials releases. Whether you\u2019re industry or fire department personnel this program is designed to keep you alive. It helps identify that there are three distinct areas of a hazardous materials situation: Safe, Unsafe and Dangerous. Recognizing when it\u2019s safe or dangerous is the beginning of developing a proper mitigation process, site safety plan and\/or emergency response to a chemical spill.<\/p>\n

Hazardous Materials Past, Present and Future<\/b><\/p>\n

A look at the history of hazardous materials and the lessons learned or not learned from past events. In addition, this speech looks at the present state of hazardous materials and where the future of response, preparedness and prevention of hazardous materials in the United States is headed.<\/p>\n

OSHA H.A.Z.W.O.P.E.R. Compliance and Hazardous Materials Liability Issues<\/b><\/p>\n

This program looks at the most current OSHA citations and liability issues. It will look at how, what and where OSHA has been issuing citations. In addition it will focus on the specific issues of reducing liability exposures and avoiding serious lawsuits because of what responders have done or failed to do. <\/b><\/p>\n

Understanding Toxicity<\/b><\/p>\n

In the world of chemical toxicity and exposure there are many terms, concepts and facts that are critical to avoiding serious harm. This program makes the complicated world of toxicity easy for the emergency responder to understand. Once the responder has master the basic concepts of harm they are much more capable of determining emergency actions. All toxic emergencies do not require Level A protection and an evacuation zone of 1.5 miles downwind. This program will put much of the classroom rhetoric in perspective for any emergency responder. It is an \u201cin the street\u201d approach to chemical toxicity.<\/p>\n

Decontamination – So You Want to Get Dirty?<\/b><\/p>\n

This is a simple but practical look at the concept of decontamination. Using a unique approach of a four station system, any responder can begin to set up Decon, and additional response agencies can build from the initial stations to create a practical system of cleaning victims and responders. In the real world we don\u2019t have the luxury of time, resources or manpower to set up a 20 station decontamination line.<\/p>\n

What Does Beer, Wine and Hazardous Materials Have in Common?<\/b><\/p>\n

Beer, wine and haz mat programs – both need 5 things to be great.<\/p>\n