Hospitals today face increasing risks from hazardous materials, chemical incidents, toxic industrial chemicals (TICs), and chemical warfare agents (CWAs). These events require specialized safety protocols, appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and established decontamination protocols to protect both staff and patients. Yet most facilities remain underprepared to manage a chemical release or mass chemical exposure during a mass casualty event. A recent report revealed that nearly 70% of hospitals are unprepared for chemical and biological emergencies. Additional research supports this trend: many emergency departments lack operational readiness for chemical emergency medical management or hospital patient decontamination.
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National Environmental Awareness Month: Strengthening Environmental Chemical Hazard Response Across Industrial Operations
This blog will cover how key industries—including mining, oil and gas, environmental remediation, and battery manufacturing—manage chemical hazards and strengthen their emergency response capabilities for National Environmental Awareness Month.
Understanding Lithium-Ion Battery Chemical Hazards: What Recent Incidents Teach Us About Preparedness
This blog explores why battery failure produces dangerous hazardous fumes, how these events escalate into hazardous areas, and why emergency response personnel need fast, water-free neutralization methods to reduce chemical exposure.
Safe Hazardous Package Handling: Lithium, Opioids, and Chemical Spill Response
While campaigns like USPS Hazmat Awareness Month help reinforce safety practices, incidents related to hazardous package handling can happen at any time of the year, from chemical spills to opioid exposure or lithium battery leaks.
Ensuring employee safety requires a combination of awareness, proper handling protocols, and practical chemical decontamination tools that can neutralize threats quickly.
When Seconds Matter: Lessons in Chemical Incident Preparedness from the Tennessee Explosion
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has launched an investigation into the October 10, 2025 explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems in McEwen, Tennessee, where 24,000–28,000 pounds of explosive material detonated, killing 16 workers and damaging the industrial chemical facility. Early findings suggest the blast began during heating operations and triggered secondary detonations in nearby storage areas. The incident underscores the ongoing need for robust chemical safety measures, emergency planning, and readiness for large-scale chemical incidents.
Why Combined Wet and Dry Decontamination Is the New Gold Standard for Hospital Emergency Preparedness
Across Level 1 trauma centers in the U.S., Sweden, Canada, and Singapore, teams now deploy combined decontamination methods—a hybrid model proven to improve outcomes, optimize speed, and reduce risks from hazardous chemicals. This approach aligns with hospital emergency preparedness standards that prioritize rapid, safe, and patient-centered decontamination workflows.
FAST-ACT Dry Decontamination Demo Strengthens Chemical Response Readiness in Dallas, TX
FAST-ACT conducted a live dry decontamination demonstration with the Dallas Fire Department and multiple Dallas-area agencies, showcasing how first responders can rapidly and safely neutralize chemical threats using FAST-ACT technology.
Securing 2026 Mega-Event Dry Decontamination Procedures: Why Chemical Decontamination Must Be Part of the Playbook
This blog will explain the scale and stakes of these events, highlight why chemical decontamination and decontamination methods are essential to safety, and reaffirm how FAST-ACT’s solutions merge with personal protective equipment (PPE) and multiagency workflow to deliver readiness, efficiency, and confidence.
Hospital Dry Decontamination: A Faster, More Efficient Approach to Emergency Response
During a mass casualty incident involving chemical agents or hazardous materials, every second counts. Hospitals must act quickly to protect patients, staff, and infrastructure while maintaining operations within the hospital environment. Traditional wet decontamination systems, which rely on large volumes of water and extended setup, can slow down an emergency response when speed is critical. … Continue reading Hospital Dry Decontamination: A Faster, More Efficient Approach to Emergency Response
FAST-ACT’s Hospital SOP: Advancing Chemical Decontamination Preparedness
In this blog, we will cover the essential steps of the FAST-ACT hospital SOP, explain how the FAST-ACT Pressurized Cylinders, FAST-ACT Decontamination Mitts, and FAST-ACT Decontamination Wipes are applied, and highlight the supporting science behind these hospital-focused decontamination protocols.
