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NFPA 350 Answers What OSHA Doesn’t If you manage confined space entries at an industrial facility, you’ve read OSHA 1910.146. You know it requires a designated rescue service. You know that service has to be proficient, equipped, and capable of responding in a timely manner. But here’s the problem: OSHA never defines timely. The exact…
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At a refinery in Romeoville, Illinois 17 lives were lost. 10 were members of the refinery fire brigade who responded to the explosion only to be caught in the second event. Multiple critical errors occurred to lead to this failure point including the overall process and the inspection and testing of vessel integrity after repair.
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One problem suffered by industrial emergency responders (Industrial Fire Departments, Fire Brigades, and Emergency Response Teams) is the lack of information and lack of recognition. Help recognize the impact that facility emergency responders can have on the local community by sharing anonymous details or news stories of industrial teams supporting local municipal departments. While the…
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Firefighter cancer presumption laws differ dramatically across U.S. jurisdictions, and those differences shape who receives coverage, how claims are evaluated, and which cancers are recognized. To support clearer analysis of these systems, I’ve released State and Territorial Firefighter Cancer Presumption and Benefit Structures in the United States (2026 Dataset). This dataset compiles statutory presumption systems,…
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📊🚒 Help me complete a research project on the impact of Indiana firefighters and the roles, staffing, and service levels of Indiana fire departments. If you’re an active Indiana firefighter please take a moment and complete this brief anonymous survey and consider sharing it with other Indiana firefighters. I have a goal of 5,000 responses,…