| Contributor:
Albert J. Slap, Esq.
Business Title: Vice President and General Counsel Contact Information: Affiliation: GeoSphere Systems is a leading supplier of Critical Situation Management™ (CSM) solutions to the process and transportation industries. Biography: For 20 years, Mr. Slap was an environmental lawyer both in public and private practice. In 1995, Mr. Slap co-founded GeoSphere Systems, a software development and consulting firm in the area of Critical Situation Management™ and Process Safety. In addition to directing acquisitions and acting as in-house counsel to the company, Slap was also the business unit leader responsible for development and roll-out of the TranSafe™ ASP service for on-line Abnormal Situation Management and Emergency Response (www.transafezone.com). Slap received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a JD from Villanova Law School. He served as Deputy City Solicitor for Environmental Affairs for the City of Philadelphia. Mr. Slap lectures extensively throughout the United States and abroad on environmental topics including: emergency response, computerized systems for crisis management and environmental litigation. In addition to numerous journal and magazine articles, Mr. Slap has authored two book chapters, "Citizen Suits in Pennsylvania" (Pennsylvania Environmental Law and Practice, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1999 Supp.) and "The Legal Aspects of Indoor Air and health" (Hanley and Belfus 1995). "Pennsylvania Environmental Law and Practice" won the Association for Continuing Legal Education’s Best of 1999 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Publications. |
| Title
of Presentation: An Internet Solution to Incident/Emergency Response
Author: Albert J. Slap, Esq. Key Words: ASP, Crisis Management, HAZMAT, Internet, Chemical Spills, TranSafe, Live Spill Help, MSDS, SiteSafe, RMP, Incident Management, Emergency Response Abstract: Objective - To educate the audience on the latest on-line service for real-time management of incidents involving hazardous materials. Scope - This presentation will involve a live demonstration of an Internet solution for incidents involving hazardous materials. Attendees at the conference and ACHMM members elsewhere in the United States will collaborate on-line. Issues - Examining real-time management of incidents using paper, non-Internet electronic support systems and Internet-based systems. Advantages and disadvantages of Internet-based systems. Developments - Internet-based, real-time systems for incident/emergency response; logistics abnormal situation management; sharing RMP documents with LEPCs over the Internet; wireless Internet solutions. Conclusions - The Internet and Application Service Provider (ASP) on-line solutions hold tremendous promise for improvements to real-time incident management and emergency response. These on-line services permit real-time collaboration and expertise delivery that is not possible with paper-based or non-Internet electronic systems. |