Responders are taught that during an emergency involving a leak or a spill, proper respiratory protection is mandatory, and the risk of vapor ignition is constant. The film teaches the incident commander what he needs to know to make a decision about whether to take aggressive action to control an incident, especially in incidents involving fire. Other topics covered include evacuation, medical operations for breathing and non-breathing victims, ventilating to reduce vapors, use of water fog to disperse or direct vapors, neutralizing water spills, reducing the threat of container failure, controlling runoff, cleanup operations,and decontamination. The need for continuous air monitoring throughout the entire incident including cleanup is stressed. Each film in the HazChem Series focuses on a different product or group of products.
Programs combine footage of actual incidents with action-packed, realistic training sequences.
The films are designed to provide training to persons who are expected to respond to an emergency involving these hazardous materials. HazChem films have been the winners of numerous awards for both filmmaking excellence and technical content. Among the honors received by HazChem programs are the prestigious Cine Golden Eagle award, the Society for Technical Communication Award of Excellence, the Telly Award, and the Silver Apple Award from the National Education Film and Video Festival. About the technical committee Emergency Film Group programs are created with the assistance of leaders in emergency response training. Inc. Phil has broad experience in developing industrial safety programs, and provides safety consultation to industry, construction, education and local, state and federal governments.