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Updated March 22, 2008
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| List owner: | Prokopis A. Christou (New Jersey, USA) |
| Senior list facilitator: | Richard Wolfe (Alabama, USA) |
| Back-up list facilitator: | Kevin Miller (Oxfordshire, UK) |
| Back-up list facilitator: | Trey Meadors (Tennessee, USA) |
| Back-up list facilitator: | Al Rosenfield (Ohio, USA) |
| Back-up list facilitator: | Barry R. Weissman, (New Jersey, USA) |
| Retired list facilitator: | Lloyd Colston (Oklahoma, USA) |
| Retired list facilitator: | Chris Mueller (Georgia, USA) |
David Bunzow, MS; CET; CHMM; REM (Alaska, USA)
Topics: hazmat chemistry, disaster preparedness, emergency
management,
technical training, and incident investigation.
William N. Christie, MS, CET, CHMM (Washington, USA)
Topics: hazardous materials management, emergency response, EHS
regulations
& compliance, EHS training.
Prokopis Christou, PE (New Jersey, USA)
Topics: hazardous materials training, hazardous materials
regulations.
Chris Mueller, PA-C, FF/Hazardous Materials Specialist/
Instructor
(Georgia, USA)
Topics: Hazardous materials investigation, medical response to
hazardous
materials incidents and medical management of the contaminated patient,
hazardous materials education, WMD - CBN incident response and IED's as
it
pertains to clandestine lab operations.
Aaron D. Osgood (Maine, USA)
Topics: Hazardous Materials
Resource, Special Rescue Operations (High Angle, Confined Space, below
grade,
etc), WMD preparedness and response, and telecommunications.
David F. Peterson, CHMM (Wisconsin, USA)
Topics: emergency response and street chemistry issues.
William Taggart, CET (New Jersey, USA)
Topics: Bill retired as topic facilitator when he decided to go
to law school.
Bill thanks for your contributions..
| Publisher: | Prokopis Christou, PE, CHMM (New Jersey, USA) |
| Writer: | Wes Adams, MS (North Carolina, USA) |
| Writer: | David Bunzow, MS; CET; CHMM; REM (Alaska, USA) |
| Writer: | John H. Frick, Ph.D., CHMM (Rockville, Maryland) |
| Writer: | Daniel Levine, CHMM (New Jersey, USA) |
| Writer: | Russell F. Mankes, PhD (New York, USA) |
| Writer: | Patrick Metts (South Carolina, USA) |
| Writer: | Jetty Middelkoop (Amsterdam, the NETHERLANDS) |
| Writer: | David F. Peterson, CHMM (Wisconsin, USA) |
| Writer: | Jim Powell (California, USA) |
| Writer: | Brian R. Shmaefsky, PhD (Texas, USA) |
| Writer: | Cris Whetton (Tampere, FINLAND) |
| Writer: | Richard Wolfe (Alabama, USA) |
| Wes Adams, MS (North Carolina, USA) | |
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Wes Adams currently teaches traditional chemistry courses as well as chemistry of hazardous materials to local fire departments. He has a BS in chemistry from the College of Charleston and a MS from University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Organization: Chemistry Department, Asheville Buncombe Community College, 340 Victoria Rd Asheville, NC 28801. Phone: (828) 254-1921 ext 319. |
David Bunzow MS; CET; CHMM; REM (Alaska, USA)
David Bunzow has been involved in industrial processes, technical
and regulatory training, emergency response, disaster planning
and
preparation, post-incident planning, environmental management
systems,
conformance auditing and incident investigation throughout his
40+ year
career. Most recently, he joined the University of Alaska's
Statewide Office
of Risk Management as the University's Environmental, Health and
Safety
Manager. Organization: Headon Designs Consultants. Phone:
USA 1-907-479-2692.
William N. Christie, MS, CET, CHMM (Washington, USA)
William N. Christie has over 24 years experience in all aspects of
environmental and safety regulatory compliance concentrating in
hazardous
materials management, emergency response, and training. His experience
includes
private consulting, federal government, manufacturing industries, and
fire
training academies. Mr. Christie is both a Certified Environmental
Trainer and a
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, and sits as an officer and
member of
leadership boards for several associations and organizations. Bill is a
contributing author to Prentice Hall's Environmental Technology Series
textbooks
and has also written several articles published in trade journals. He
is
currently serving as the Education & Training Director for the
Academy of
Certified Hazardous Materials Managers and is also the chairperson of
the
Hazardous Materials & Special Operations Division within the
Washington
State Association of Fire Chiefs.
Prokopis A. Christou, PE, CHMM (New Jersey, USA)
Prokopis A. Christou is a business professional with more than 19 years
of diverse experience in managerial, technical, and teaching
responsibilities in environmental, safety, transportation, regulatory,
and engineering
matters; licensed engineer, current with regulatory changes and best
management
systems; proficient with computer applications; MS graduate, committed
to
continuing professional development. He has experienced perspectives of
both the
regulator and industry. URL: http://www.hazmat101.com
| Lloyd Colston (Oklahoma, USA) | |
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Lloyd Colston, Mayes County (Oklahoma) Emergency Management, has over 20 years experience in emergency management. URL: http://www.geocities.com/mccem . |
| John H. Frick, Ph.D., CHMM (Maryland, USA) | |
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Dr. Frick is the Executive Director of the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management serving since January 1, 2003. He was one of the original co-founders of the Institute and co-organizers of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers. He was one of the original Directors of the IHMM Board where he served from the date of incorporation in 1984 to 2003— 8 years as its Chairman. Dr. Frick was previously employed by the Department of Defense as an environmental scientist and logistician specializing in hazardous materials management for 29 years. His government career culminated with the Distinguished Civil Service Career Award. He now promotes credentialing as a means of recognizing hazardous materials professionals nation-wide. |
| Daniel Levine, CHMM (New Jersey, USA) | |
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Daniel Levine is president of Product Safety Solutions, a consulting firm providing services in product hazard communication, product stewardship and chemical regulatory compliance. Prior to starting Product Safety Solutions in 1998, he was Director of Product Safety and Integrity for AlliedSignal Inc (now Honeywell International). He has 38 years of experience in chemical manufacturing and product safety. He is a past president and current web committee chair of the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication and is a member of the executive board of the New Jersey Chapter of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers and a member of the national Academy's professional development committee. Web site: www.productsafetysolutions.com |
Russell F. Mankes, PhD (New York, USA)
Russell F. Mankes, PhD is an Associate Professor and Chemical
Hygiene Officer and Responsible Facility Official for the
Department of
Environmental Health & Safety Albany Medical Center, Albany Medical
College,
Albany, New York.
| Trey Meadors, FF/EMT-IV-D/HAZMAT TECH. (Tennessee, USA) | |
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Trey Meadors has been involved in the fire and emergency medical service for over 14 years. He is employed by the The City of Fairview (TN) Fire Dept., and he is a member of the Dickson County Emergency Management Hazardous Materials Team. |
Patrick Metts (South Carolina, USA)
Patrick Metts has diverse experience and training in hazardous
operations and
emergency management.
| Jetty Middelkoop (Amsterdam, the NETHERLANDS) | |
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Jetty Middelkoop is a chemical advisor for the fire department of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Part of her spare time she spends as a volunteer fire fighter in her home town. Before becoming a chemical advisor, she was head of the Radiological Protection Service of the Dutch Ministry of Defense for several years. Ever since, Class 7 is her favorite Dangerous Goods Hazard Class. Dangerous goods not only are a means to earn a living for her, they are also her hobby. She likes to spread the knowledge of dangerous goods as wide as possible. She collects pictures of dangerous goods accidents to use them in her lectures. She welcomes suggestions for articles and accident pictures. Email: middelkj@brandweer.amsterdam.nl |
Kevin Miller (Oxfordshire, UK)
Kevin Miller is the founder and Managing Director of HazmatLINK Ltd, a
UK-based company specialising in providing consultancy, training and products to
organisations involved in the management and response to hazardous materials and
CBRN incidents. Previously, he managed United Kingdom's National Chemical
Emergency Centre (NCEC) where was responsible for ensuring a rapid and
professional response to over 1500 incidents per year. Before NCEC, he was
responsible for providing environmental, health safety corporate support to a
large international petrochemical company. Kevin speaks regularly on issues
related to hazardous materials management and emergency response. He has a
degree in Environmental Science and Chemistry and is a member of the Emergency
Planning Society playing an active role in the CBRN Special nterest Group and
the Society of Industrial Emergency Safety Officers.
URL: http://www.hazmatlink.com/
| Chris Mueller, PA-C, FF/Hazardous Materials Specialist/ Instructor (Georgia, USA) | |
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Chris Mueller is a board certified Physician Assistant in pediatrics, emergency medicine, trauma surgery, burns and critical care with more than 15 years of experience in both medicine and the fire service respectively. Currently, he serves as both medical and technical advisor to several USAR and Hazardous Materials teams throughout Georgia. In addition to advisory roles, he is also actively involved in teaching both to the fire service and to private industry, and investigates incidents involving clandestine lab operations and fires. |
Aaron D. Osgood ( Maine, USA)
Aaron D. Osgood has been involved in the fire and emergency medical
service for over 20 years and employed by the City of Portland, Maine Fire
Department since 1986. Lt. Osgood is currently assigned to a ladder company at the
city's busy Munjoy Station. He is also active in the recently formed Hazardous
Materials Resource Team as a team leader and instructor. His areas of interest
include Special Rescue Operations (High Angle, Confined Space, below grade,
etc), WMD preparedness and response, and telecommunications. Phone: USA
(207) 874-8411 Organization: Portland Fire Dept. Munjoy Station - Ladder 1,
Platoon 1 134 Congress Street Portland, ME 04101. URL: http://www.portlandfire.com
David F. Peterson, CHMM (Wisconsin, USA)
David F. Petersen, a 22-year veteran of the fire service, is a
lieutenant with the Madison (WI) Fire Department and the
operations and training coordinator for the Regional Level A HazMat Response Team. He
is the owner of Americhem Safety & Environmental, LLC, a haz-mat
training and consulting firm in Janesville, Wisconsin. He is also an IAFF Master
Trainer, an adjunct instructor for the National Fire Academy and the
Emergency Management Institute, and an FDIC presenter. He is a member of the NFPA
Classification and Properties of Hazardous Chemical Data Committee and
the founder and past president of the Wisconsin Association of
Hazardous Materials Responders, Inc. David authors articles for numerous
trade magazines, websites, and newsletters. Email:
hazmatpetie@aol.com
.
| Jim Powell (California, USA) | |
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Jim Powell is President of Transportation Development Group, a logistics consulting firm that specializes in many aspects of logistics; management, including hazardous materials compliance. A former industry executive with DHL, AEI, Danzas and Skyway, he has over 27 years of experience in the airline, trucking and forwarding business. Since founding TDG in 1992, TDG has trained over ten thousand people in international shipping regulations. TDG provides training in public seminars, customized in-house classes and via computer based training. TDG also provides penalty mitigation support for companies facing hazmat fines from the DOT. Organization: Transportation Development Group. Phone: USA 1-800-949-4834 URL: www.dgtraining.com Email: jim@dgtraining.com. |
| Brian R. Shmaefsky, PhD (Texas, USA) | |
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Brian R. Shmaefsky is a professor of biology at Kingwood College in Texas. He spent four years in industry as a production chemist serving on safety training committee. He has performed safety and hazardous materials training at the college level and as an independent consultant. He has written various publications on safety training and industrial hygiene. Phone: USA (281) 312-1609. Organization: Kingwood College, 20,000 Kingwood Drive, Kingwood, TX 77339-3801. |
Al Rosenfield (Ohio, USA)
Al Rosenfield is a retired metallurgist who specialized in failure
of materials. He is currently Radiation Protection Specialist of the League of
Women Voters of Ohio and a member of the Radiation Advisory Council of the
Ohio Department of Health.
William Taggart, CET (New Jersey, USA)
William Taggart (Bill) is now in law school. He worked for Lion
Technology Inc., a nationally
known training provider covering EPA, DOT and OSHA regulations.
He has intimate, detailed knowledge of EPA's RCRA regulations and
DOT's hazardous materials transportation regulations. He is also very
familiar with all other EPA programs and OSHA rules. Mr.
Taggart is a NETA Certified Environmental Trainer and was member of
the ANSI Z490 committee on Safety, Health and Environmental Training,
Chairman of the Program Management Subcommittee.
| Barry R. Weissman, REM, CSP, CHMM, CHS-III (New Jersey, USA) | |
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Barry R. Weissman, REM, CSP, CHMM, CHS-III has over 25 years of experience in all phases of EH&S. He is currently vice-president for the Hillmann Group. LLC, a full-service, national EHS consulting company. Among his areas of specialization are training, safety, DOT compliance, EPA regulatory requirements and industrial hygiene testing. He is an accomplished platform presenter having made presentation to numerous professional organizations. He has written numerous articles for Industrial Safety & Hygiene News, Occupational Health & Safety and the AIHA Synergist. His volunteer time is taken up as training officer with the Middlesex County (NJ) Office of Emergency Management, Emergency Services Bureau and as a Master Gardener with Rutgers Cooperative Extension Service. Email: RegulatoryMavin@yahoo.com or bweissman@hillmanngroup.com. |
| Cris Whetton (Tampere, FINLAND) | |
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Cris Whetton is CEO and Technical Director of ility Engineering, a consultancy specialising in the reliability and safety of process plants. (ility is the last word in Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability.) He is the publisher and managing editor of Hazards Intelligence and also responsible for two of the modules of the Master of Science engineering course in Process Safety and Loss Prevention at the University of Sheffield, U.K. Contact: ility Engineering, Näsilinnankatu 30, B34, 33200 Tampere, FINLAND, Tel: +358-3-214-4550 Email: ility@sci.fi URL: www.saunalahti.fi/ility |
Richard Wolfe (Alabama, USA)
Richard Wolfe has driven light and heavy-duty tow trucks since 1978,
and is a
certified Hazardous Materials Technician from the Oregon Fire
Marshall's office.
He is currently the towing manager for Stormin's Towing in Ozark
Alabama. URL: http://www.stormins.com/ .
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