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Hazmat Resources

Presentations for Incident Response Teams

Absorbent Presentation Abandoned Facility Utilizing Acrylonitrile (AN)

by OSC’s Sibley and Heister

Crude Oil and Response Considerations

by Richard Franklin

Hazmat Teams Response to Chemical Suicide

by Shon Christensen

Lower Mississippi River Bakken Crude Spill

by Gulf of Mexico SSCs: Dr Paige Doelling, Adam Davis,LT Kyle Jellison, LSU Lab: Scott Miles

Mercury Response

by Greg Weigle

Mercury Cleanup Activities

by the EPA

Mercury Instrumentation and Lumex

by Lindeman

Polychlorinated BiPhenyls

by Dan Heister in cooperation with Furan Production Co.

Pesticides Webinar Slides

by Kathy Halbur, EPA Region 5 (halbur.kathy@epa.gov)
Dan Heister, EPA Region 10 (heister.dan@epa.gov)
Jim Mullins, Tetra Tech, Inc. (james.mullins52@gmail.com)
Bob Whittier, EPA Region 10 (whittier.robert@epa.gov)

Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant

The Security Reauthorization Act of 2005 authorizes the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide assistance to local, state, and tribal governments through training and planning grants for emergency response. The purpose of this grant program is to increase effectiveness in safely and efficiently handling hazardous materials accidents and incidents, enhance implementation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, and encourage a comprehensive approach to emergency training and planning by incorporating the unique challenges of responses to transportation situations. The FY 2018-19 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grant application period closed February 28, 2018. If you have any questions regarding the status of your application or if you need more information regarding the application process, please contact Terry Wolfe at 503-934-8245 or terry.wolfe@state.or.us.