| Contributor:
George D. Mosho, CHMM
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All participants are all Hazmat Officers with the Will County (IL)
Emergency Management Agency, Hazmat Division. Biographies: Presenter George D. Mosho is a health physicist for the Intense Pulsed Neutron Source (IPNS) and the ATLAS accelerator facilities at Argonne National Laboratory-East, near Chicago. He received his BS in Physics at The Citadel: The Military College of South Carolina (1977), and MS Hygiene in Radiological Health at the University of Pittsburgh (1985). Previous assignments included team captain for the US Department of Energy (DOE) Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) Team and radiological instructor for the US National Domestic Preparedness Program (Weapons of Mass Destruction) NBC Technician and Awareness Courses. He has spent over 18 years in radiological characterization, decontamination and decommissioning, and emergency response. Currently, he serves as a volunteer Hazmat Officer for the Hazmat Division of the Will County Emergency Management Agency (WEMA), in Joliet, IL. Co-author Marlin J. Hartman operates his own safety/training consulting company out of Minooka, IL. His company specializes in OSHA compliance; emphasizing Emergency Response Training such as HAZWOPER, Confined Space Rescue, and Incident Command. His company also specializes in Process Safety Management (PSM) auditing and compliance. He has audited over 20 facilities nationwide in PSM and RMP since 1995. He has been startup operator for chemical plants in China. He also consults for Illinois counties in regards to Solid Waste Management. Marlin is a graduate of Millikin University, in Decatur, IL. With over 20 years experience in the chemical industry, He had worked up through the ranks from a chemical operator to a Safety Supervisor/Assistant at a large petrochemical facility in the Midwest. He has been a CHMM since 1997. At this time, he is an officer on the Will County Hazardous Materials Team and a Captain on the Minooka Fire Department. Co-author Steven Graham is the Environmental, Health, Safety, and Regulatory Affairs Manager for Diversified CPC International, Inc. Diversified CPC International, Inc. provides aerosol grade propellants to the aerosol packaging and plastic foam industries. Steve is responsible for four plants in the US and one in China; he assists customers around the world with environmental/safety issues, process troubleshooting, plant construction and start-up. Included in the almost 30 years of experience, he has acquired skills in process/project engineering, operations, maintenance, safety and environmental areas. His experiences gained in the petrochemical/refinery fields were with multi-sized plants. Presently, he is a training officer on the Will County Hazardous Materials Team based in Joliet, IL. |
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of Presentation: The Challenge of Communication at Hazmat Incidents Authors: George D. Mosho, Stephen H. Graham, and Marlin J. Hartman. Key Words: communication, emergency response, Five-Paragraph Order, HAZMAT incidents, situation, mission, execution, administration, logistics, command, signal, SMEAC Abstract: Many factors and organizational problems tend to exacerbate the intensity of the situation at a response to a HAZMAT incident. By their nature, HAZMAT incidents are typically incidents with multi-hazards that are mitigated by multi-organizational (and possibly multi-jurisdictional) response teams. Therefore, the speed and accuracy of the dissemination and acceptance of mission critical data among the responding elements of an Incident/Unified Command is a paramount concern. A tool is suggested that should readily improve "passing the word" at HAZMAT incidents. The incorporation of the Five-Paragraph Order (SMEAC) as a standard for HAZMAT response operations orders should significantly increase the safety and effectiveness of the responders. |
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