CHM 391 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dow Chemical Company
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Sargent bill qualls and jon davine came into present such topics pertaining to their daily lives on the bomb squad. As jon davine is a training coordinator in northampton. They talked about a case study that most impacted them, as well as teaching the goals of their job, how to obtain this position and its history. The case study started january 14, 2016 where three hazmat response teams were called as well as jhirt. The chemical that was found was trimethyl aluminum, which set off two alarms and caused 5 injuries. Two of those five victims had to be transported by medical helicopter to boston hospital because of the severity of their injuries. The goal when they get a call is to get on the scene within an hour. Sargent bill described the soap time: which entails a 45-60 minute window till they actually respond to the scene; Reason being is if someone is watching them.