--- title: "Hazmat" description: "CBRNe World provides those tasked with defending against CBRN and IED threats with the essential practical, scientific and political information. Access the current and previous issues of the magazine by registering as a member." url: "https://cbrneworld.com/component/tags/tag/hazmat" date: "2026-07-30T21:47:10+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- [![](https://cbrneworld.com/templates/yootheme/cache/54/540%20x%20274-547bc0e1.jpeg)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/only-4-months-to-go-until-cbrne-convergence-2026) Written on 15 July 2026. ## [Only 4 months to go until CBRNe Convergence 2026](https://cbrneworld.com/news/only-4-months-to-go-until-cbrne-convergence-2026) That's right, only 4 months! This year is speeding by and it will be time to head off to Knoxville before you know it. We have a fantastic programme, full of international speakers and experts whith whom you can discuss your most pressing operational issues. ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/templates/yootheme/cache/2a/1668173272200-2a57caa2.jpeg)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/bucket-of-meth-sparks-hazmat-scare) Written on 30 January 2026. ## [Bucket Of Meth Sparks Hazmat Scare](https://cbrneworld.com/news/bucket-of-meth-sparks-hazmat-scare) Originally published by / A seemingly routine check of a Vallejo motel room turned into a full-on hazmat scare yesterday, after staff and police at the Vallejo Inn on Tennessee Street discovered an unknown substance that ended up ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/images/News-Images/Blackline%20Navigating%20Radiation%20Risks%20Whitepaper%20Photo.jpg#thumbnail=%2C&srcset=1)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/blackline-safety-unveils-whitepaper-on-navigating-radiation-risks-for-fire-hazmat-safety-workers) Written on 14 November 2024. ## [Blackline Safety Unveils Whitepaper on Navigating Radiation Risks for Fire-Hazmat, Safety Workers](https://cbrneworld.com/news/blackline-safety-unveils-whitepaper-on-navigating-radiation-risks-for-fire-hazmat-safety-workers) [Blackline Safety Corp.](https://investors.blacklinesafety.com), a global leader in connected safety technology, has released a new whitepaper entitled ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/templates/yootheme/cache/24/LANL%20Competition%20-24b898d1.png)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/lanl-hazardous-materials-response-teams-put-their-skills-to-the-test) Written on 07 November 2024. ## [LANL: Hazardous Materials Response Teams Put Their Skills To The Test](https://cbrneworld.com/news/lanl-hazardous-materials-response-teams-put-their-skills-to-the-test) Seven hazardous material response teams from Tennessee, Oklahoma and New Mexico competed in carefully designed emergency scenarios at the 28th annual HAZMAT Challenge at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Created by the Lab’s Emergency Management Division, teams compete to build skills and ... Written on 30 September 2022. ## [New robotics partnership aims to shape future of safe handling of hazardous materials](https://cbrneworld.com/news/new-robotics-partnership-aims-to-shape-future-of-safe-handling-of-hazardous-materials) Orginally published in Engineer Live A new partnership between two robotics companies is showing the potential of the technology to shape how hazardous materials are handled safely in the future. Thanks to a recent[... ](https://vimeo.com/redroofs/review/736193150/81000dc99e) [![](https://cbrneworld.com/images/News-Images/Pipeline-and-Hazardous-Materials-Safety-Administration-Logo.jpg#thumbnail=%2C&srcset=1)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/phmsa-awarding-32-4mm-for-hazmat-safety) Written on 30 September 2022. ## [PHMSA Awarding $32.4MM for Hazmat Safety](https://cbrneworld.com/news/phmsa-awarding-32-4mm-for-hazmat-safety) Originally published by Railway Age **The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) will distribute $32.4 million to states, territories and tribes for six hazardous materials safety grant programs in FY 2022.** One of the programs is ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/component/ajax/?p=image&src=%7B%22file%22%3A%22images%2FNews-Images%2FSteadicoptor.jpg%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3A%22%2C%22%7D&hash=c6599c4a)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/steadicopter-and-viking-drone-packaging-launch-new-capability-for-transporting-critical-equipment-including-hazardous-materials-by-air) Written on 15 September 2022. ## [Steadicopter and Viking Drone Packaging launch new capability for transporting critical equipment, including hazardous materials, by air](https://cbrneworld.com/news/steadicopter-and-viking-drone-packaging-launch-new-capability-for-transporting-critical-equipment-including-hazardous-materials-by-air) Steadicopter – a leader in the Rotary Unmanned Aerial Systems (RUAS) industry – has announced its collaboration with UK-based Viking Drone Packaging – leading experts in the fields of packaging, UAS operations and the transport of dangerous goods – with the launch of a new capability for ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/component/ajax/?p=image&src=%7B%22file%22%3A%22images%2FNews-Images%2Frover-x-at-httc.jpg%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3A%22%2C%22%7D&hash=c40baa8e)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/four-legged-robot-can-help-scdf-respond-to-hazmat-incidents) Written on 20 January 2022. ## [Four-legged robot can help SCDF respond to HazMat incidents](https://cbrneworld.com/news/four-legged-robot-can-help-scdf-respond-to-hazmat-incidents) The Home Team is looking to deploy Rover-X, a four-legged robotic dog, for missions that are highly risky, and to partner frontline officers in their security patrols. Rover-X is developed jointly by HTX (Home Team Science and Technology Agency) in collaboration with Klass Engineering and ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/component/ajax/?p=image&src=%7B%22file%22%3A%22images%2FNews-Images%2FSafeware-Hazard3.png%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3A%22%2C%22%7D&hash=677dab31)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/safeware-and-hazard3-webinar) Written on 22 December 2021. ## [Safeware and Hazard3 Webinar](https://cbrneworld.com/news/safeware-and-hazard3-webinar) Join Hazard3 and Safeware for an update on emerging threats and trends affecting the HazMat/CBRN community in 2022. This complimentary webinar will highlight threats and solutions that response teams should watch in 2022 ranging from domestic terrorism to technological hazards Topics ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/images/News-Images/LION-Corporate-Logo_tagline_red_stamp.jpg#thumbnail=%2C&srcset=1)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/lion-group-mt94-r-multi-threat-ruggedized-protection) Written on 03 August 2021. ## [Lion Group MT94-R. Multi-Threat Ruggedized Protection ](https://cbrneworld.com/news/lion-group-mt94-r-multi-threat-ruggedized-protection) The Lion group have recently introduced to thier product range the MT94 Ruggedized. A reinforced version of the MT94, it offers the same protection against hazardous materials but uses more rugged fabrics for better fit, form and function. By using a lighter weight hood and torso fabric, ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/component/ajax/?p=image&src=%7B%22file%22%3A%22images%2FNews-Images%2FNVFC-750.jpg%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3A%22%2C%22%7D&hash=bb9f98f6)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/application-now-open-for-chemtrec-help-award-to-support-hazmat-incident-preparedness) Written on 02 June 2021. ## [Application Now Open for CHEMTREC HELP Award to Support Hazmat Incident Preparedness](https://cbrneworld.com/news/application-now-open-for-chemtrec-help-award-to-support-hazmat-incident-preparedness) The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and CHEMTREC are pleased to announce that in honor of CHEMTREC’s 50th anniversary, five U.S. volunteer fire departments will each receive $10,000 through the 2021 CHEMTREC HELP (Hazmat Emergencies Local Preparedness) Awards. CHEMTREC is the ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/component/ajax/?p=image&src=%7B%22file%22%3A%22images%2FNews-Images%2FRail-Yard.jpg%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3A%22%2C%22%7D&hash=c573c1c4)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/railroad-inspector-charged-with-falsifying-hazmat-reports) Written on 10 May 2021. ## [Railroad inspector charged with falsifying Hazmat reports](https://cbrneworld.com/news/railroad-inspector-charged-with-falsifying-hazmat-reports) A Federal Railroad Administration inspector in Texas has been charged with lying on official documents related to the transportation of hazardous materials. Tremelle Sykes, 54, was indicted on eight counts of false statements, according to a Friday ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/templates/yootheme/cache/fc/Police-Cars-fccd8214.jpeg)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/lincolnshire-police-staff-member-charged-with-making-explosive-substance-and-importing-banned-weapons) Written on 07 October 2020. ## [Lincolnshire Police Staff member charged with making explosive substance and importing banned weapons](https://cbrneworld.com/news/lincolnshire-police-staff-member-charged-with-making-explosive-substance-and-importing-banned-weapons) A woman who works for the Lincolnshire police force has been charged with making an explosive substance and importing banned weapons. Zoe Watts was arrested on Sunday, October 4 after police and an Army bomb team attended an address, leading to other houses in the street being ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/templates/yootheme/cache/f8/Argon_Logo-f8d9a9d0.jpeg)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/argon-the-rise-of-21st-century-cbrn-training) Written on 22 September 2020. ## [ARGON: The rise of 21st century CBRN training](https://cbrneworld.com/news/argon-the-rise-of-21st-century-cbrn-training) Argon have released their latest case study, The rise of 21st century CBRN training, in which Chief Warrant Officer 5 Christopher Joy, former Commander of the CBRN Instruction Company Marine Corps Detachment at Fort Leonard Wood, explains how the introduction of Argon Electronics’ ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/component/ajax/?p=image&src=%7B%22file%22%3A%22images%2FNews-Images%2FChemical_Factory.jpg%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3A%22%2C%22%7D&hash=7facfe60)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/terror-organisation-claims-responsibility-for-chemical-factory-explosion) Written on 20 September 2019. ## [Terror Organisation Claims Responsibility for Chemical Factory Explosion](https://cbrneworld.com/news/terror-organisation-claims-responsibility-for-chemical-factory-explosion) Friday September 20th saw reports that a terrror organisation affiliated with the The Kurdistan Workers' Party, known as PKK, has claimed responsibility for a fire and explosion at a chemical factory in Istanbul on September 18th. [![](https://cbrneworld.com/templates/yootheme/cache/f8/hazmat-suit-1280-f81ce1e0.jpeg)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/chemical-suicide-injures-9-others-2) Written on 02 September 2019. ## [Chemical Suicide Injures 9 Others](https://cbrneworld.com/news/chemical-suicide-injures-9-others-2) An apparent chemical suicide at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California, at the weekend, turned in to a full Hazmat situation when other guests in the hotel began to show symptoms of exposure. [![](https://cbrneworld.com/templates/yootheme/cache/f8/Argon_Logo-f8d9a9d0.jpeg)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/latest-argon-training-insights-newsletter-available) Written on 30 July 2019. ## [Latest Argon Training Insights newsletter available](https://cbrneworld.com/news/latest-argon-training-insights-newsletter-available) The latest edition of the Argon CBRNe and HazMat Training Insights newsletter has been released. In this issue: training for CBRNe & HazMat incidents at mass public events; improving initial operational response to CBRNe incidents; 8 simple scenarios to obtain maximum benefit from ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/templates/yootheme/cache/13/train-crash-396263_1280-1351c0c9.jpeg)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/train-carrying-explosives-and-hazardous-materials-derails) Written on 20 June 2019. ## [Train carrying explosives and hazardous materials derails ](https://cbrneworld.com/news/train-carrying-explosives-and-hazardous-materials-derails) A train carrying munitions and hazardous material derailed in Elko County, Nevada, on June 19. Nevada Highway Patrol said the derailment involved around nine flat cars, two tankers and three box cars, but the number that went off the tracks has not been confirmed. No injuries were ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/templates/yootheme/cache/c7/Man_in_fog-c7f52fff.jpeg)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/pesticide-incident-douses-63) Written on 19 June 2019. ## [Pesticide incident douses 63](https://cbrneworld.com/news/pesticide-incident-douses-63) An incident involving pesticide in Tulare County, California, has resulted in 63 people being treated or hospitalized. The pesticide Hexythiazox was being applied to an orchard using a truck with a spray rig attached when winds suddenly blew the spray towards dozens of field ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/templates/yootheme/cache/f8/Argon_Logo-f8d9a9d0.jpeg)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/latest-argon-training-insights-newsletter-available-2) Written on 28 May 2019. ## [Latest Argon Training Insights newsletter available](https://cbrneworld.com/news/latest-argon-training-insights-newsletter-available-2) The latest edition of the Argon CBRNe and HazMat Training Insights newsletter has been released. In this issue: An Introduction to HazMat Training; How does After Action Review benefit HazMat training?; Visit the International HazMat Response Teams Conference 2019; Science for ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/templates/yootheme/cache/01/CBSA-0173aeeb.jpeg)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/cbsa-given-new-powers-to-seize-precursor-chemicals) Written on 16 May 2019. ## [CBSA given new powers to seize precursor chemicals](https://cbrneworld.com/news/cbsa-given-new-powers-to-seize-precursor-chemicals) On Wednesday it was announced that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has been given new powers in the fight against the opioid crisis. The federal government announced amendments to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to allow certain law enforcement agencies, including ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/images/events/old-trafford-800x600.jpg#thumbnail=%2C&srcset=1)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/just-over-3-weeks-to-go) Written on 14 May 2019. ## [Just over 3 weeks to go!](https://cbrneworld.com/news/just-over-3-weeks-to-go) There is now just over 3 weeks to go until our Asymmetric Stadium Threat Event at the Old Trafford Stadium, home of Manchester United! This is a unique event designed for individuals tasked with preparing counter-terrorism strategies for HVE. With speakers from around the world that ... Written on 22 March 2019. ## [Explosion at Chemical Plant Kills 78](https://cbrneworld.com/news/explosion-at-chemical-plant-kills-47) An explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China on Thursday, March 21st, has, according to state media, killed 47 people and injured more than 600, 90 of which are reportedly in critical condition. The blast occurred at the Chenjiagang Industrial Park in the city of Yancheng, in ... [![](https://cbrneworld.com/images/hp-showcase-narrow/slideshow-02.jpg)](https://cbrneworld.com/news/subscribers/dhs-partners-with-industry-for-operational-experimentation) Written on 21 November 2018. ## [DHS Partners with Industry for Operational Experimentation](https://cbrneworld.com/news/subscribers/dhs-partners-with-industry-for-operational-experimentation) It was announce on Tuesday November 20th that through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is partnering with industry to evaluate first responder technologies. Written on 31 October 2018. ## [New Argon Training Insights Newsletter](https://cbrneworld.com/news/subscribers/new-argon-training-insights-newsletter) In this edition: read an introduction to HazMat training; discover what to see and do at CBRNe Convergence 2018; learn about the most common HazMat threats for first responders; read how prepared firefighters feel to handle HazMat incidents and explore what the linchpins of effective HazMat ... ## Schema ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://cbrneworld.com/component/tags/tag/hazmat#organization", "name": "CBRNe World Magazine", "description": "CBRNe World provides those tasked with defending against CBRN and IED threats with the essential practical, scientific and political information. 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