Excellent instruction for anyone involved in emergency response or who works with chemicals. About chemicals Chemicals are widely used in our modern society to enhance our lives in many ways. When used properly, chemicals are usually safe for the user and the environment.
Some chemicals are hazardous because of the health hazard they pose.
Other chemicals may be benign by themselves but reactive when combined with other chemicals to create a hazardous situation. Potentially hazardous situations exist at storage facilities and manufacturing plants, and in transportation networks where chemicals are routinely shipped by truck, rail and ship. Emergency workers must understand the hazards of chemicals and chemical reactions to protect themselves and others in the event an incident involves hazardous chemicals. Federal laws require training in the handling of and emergency response to hazardous chemicals. Filmed on location before a live audience at the 1999 Continuing Challenge Hazmat Conference in Sacramento, CA, the program is both instructive and entertaining, and provides an excellent basic understanding of chemistry that will be helpful for anyone who may need to consider the hazards of chemicals during the course of their job.