Take Command of Your Response – Connected Safety for Hazmat Teams

Gas monitoring and connected safety technology should empower your fire and hazmat response and give you more control and visibility into the situation; however, ineffective technology will only slow teams down. To ensure a quick, safe, and effective response, teams need accurate, real-time data at their fingertips, and the most critical pieces of information will likely come from gas detection devices.

Consider your current process when a response call is received. This session will teach how new technology can make your responses faster, simpler, more flexible and more accurate – from the moment your start loading the response vehicle to the post-incident hotwash. It will demonstrate the simple process to transition from existing, out-of-date devices to a safer and more efficient modern response ecosystem, and all the benefits it has to offer.

Learn about the ten key gas monitoring considerations to help you take command of your hazmat response.

1. Learn the simple process to advance into a connected safety and hazmat response environment - Traditional devices don’t come close to the level of safety and protection new devices on the market can offer. But they are retained too often due to familiarity and concerns of change management. You will learn how simple the change process can be while also seeing how the familiar, traditional devices aren’t always used properly resulting in added risk, whereas the ease-of-use of modern devices and online fleet trackability give higher levels of protection for those on the front line.
2. Discover how new technology has vastly improved the speed and simplicity of deployment – For response instrumentation, speed of deployment is critical – as mere minutes can mean the difference in your response efficiencies and effectiveness. A simple, intuitive device that can be set up quickly, wherever it is needed, is a must.
3. Learn the how reliable connectivity is critical for both safety and efficiency or the incident response – Ensuring devices are always connected and online is critical to maintaining real-time visibility into volatile hazmat situations. Keeping the command center at a safe distance is pivotal for safety operations and complications with connectivity can be compounded by interferences (buildings, trees, or topography). Connections to the cloud can be made with 3G/4G or by satellite for remote locations, where cell signals get “stepped on” by sheer volume of callers (e.g. crowded stadiums) or where there is potential for cell towers to be knocked out (e.g. due to tornadoes or hurricanes).
4. See how live data and insights can be game changes during a response – Live data and insights into that data provide greater situational awareness to effectively monitor ongoing hazmat incidents and adjust a team’s approach as needed based on real-time information. Real-time data from gas detectors can help avoid costly and disruptive false evacuations while also ensuring that everyone who does need to evacuate can get out quickly and safely. Software interfaces can now clearly display the exact location and status from each device along the incident’s perimeter or worn by the first responder.
5. Learn how critical it is that real-time data and insights can be easily shared – There are often times when local, state and federal agencies are responding to an incident and the modern responder needs to ensure there is clear communications with all groups to conduct a coordinated hazmat response based on the same shared information. Now, incident commanders can share access to live reports and simultaneously update multiple groups (including government bodies) without taking their time and focus away from the situation at hand. This can include remote specialists working anywhere in the world so they can receive their valuable insights.
6. Learn about recent developments in sensor technology that lead to improved LEL detection – The combustible gas (LEL) sensor used by most portable gas detectors and area monitors have certain weaknesses and issues. Learn how inaccuracies in these sensors can cause false alarms and unnecessary evacuations – costing precious time and resources.
7. Discover how retrospective analytics vastly improves the insights into a response after the incident is resolved - Retrospective analytics can help identify areas of improvement and increase the effectiveness of the team’s responses to future incidents. Robust analytics and an intuitive, customizable reporting interface can deliver the exact insights you need. Learn how using quantitative analytics during the hot wash allows responders to identify inefficiencies and define clear, data-driven strategies to improve future hazmat responses.
8. Discover how extended battery life can save precious time - It can often take at least 24 to 48 hours to bring an incident to complete resolution and completely decontaminate the area. Gas monitoring must continue to provide real-time data throughout the entire response to protect the safety of response teams, the venue or locations at risk and the local community. If a response team needs to leave the situation to check batteries and swap out devices, it takes valuable time away from the response.
9. Learn how the integration of real-time gas detection data with plume modeling greatly increases efficiency and increases the ability to protect lives. Discover how data from devices in the field can be synced with plume modeling software in real-time to any internet connected device like cell phones and tablets, not just one laptop.
10. Learn how to establish a complete hazmat response ecosystem through connected responder devices, connected area monitors and the software to bring it all together.