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Oklahoma HAZ-MAT Conference

2024 Conference

May 15-18, 2024

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Course Descriptions

May 15, 2024 - Day 1
Start Time End Tiime Course Instructor 
8:00 5:00 Curbside Chemist David Raynor & Tyler Broughton
8:00 11:00 Instructor Series - How Not to Suck When Teaching Hazmat (Part I) The Hazmat Guys
1:00 2:30 Instructor Series - Modernize Your Classroom (Part 2) The Hazmat Guys
3:00 5:00 Can I Become the Increditble Hulk Tony Janke & Bill Hageman
1:00 5:00 Lithium Ion Response Awareness Chris Pfaff
8:00 5:00 Hazwoper Refresher Dan Newbury
8:00 5:00 So You Want to be a Hazmat Medic Armando "Toby" Bevelacqua
8:00 10:00 Back to the Basics Air Monitoring Bill Hageman
10:00 12:00 Heirarchy of Detection-Bringing It All Together for a CBRNE Event Bill Hageman
8:00 5:00 Industrial Fire & Spill Response Strategies for Production Manufacturing Facilities Adam McFadden
       
8:00 5:00 Physical and Chemical Properties for Risk Based Response Brian Ramsey
8:00 5:00 Hazardous Identification Testing Systems (HITS) Bob Coschignano
8:00 5:00 Propane Response - 101 to Advanced Tactics Ron Huffman
       
8:00 5:00 Tactical Chemistry Chris Weber
8:00 9:30 Back to Basics - Grounding and Bonding Glen Rudner
9:30 11:00 Scenario Based Training - Running Out of Ideas? Glen Rudner
8:00 12:00 Deficiencies in Hazmat Anthony Perrone
1:00 5:00 Hybrid Decon Awareness Frank Roberts
1:00 5:00      
May 16, 2024 - Day 2
Start Time End Tiime Course Instructor 
7:00 9:00 Registration - Registration - Registration 
9:00 9:10 Opening Ceremony
9:10 9:20 Edmond Mayor - Darrel Davis
9:20 9:30 Edmonf Fire Chief  - Chris Goodwin
9:30 9:40 OK Fire Chiefs Association - Chief Richard Kelly
10:00 11:00 Key Note Speaker  - Jason Redman 
11:00 1:00 Lunch Break / Vendor Area
     ↓↓   Afternoon Session     ↓↓
1:00 2:30 Propane Response 101 to Advanced Tactics an Overview Ron Huffmam
2:30 4:00 You're the First on the Scene to a Propane Incident and Have Nothing to Work With, or do You? Ron Huffmam
1:00 4:00 Hold My Matches and Watch This Brian Ramsey
1:00 3:00 Hazmat Fires & You: Considerations to Think About During Large Scal Flammable & Combustible Liquid Fires Chris Pfaff & Adam McFarland
3:00 5:00 CO2 Emergency Response Chris Pfaff
1:00 3:00 Devil is in the Details Bob Coschignano & Derek Schaumann
3:00 5:00 We Got This!  Is Your Department Really Ready? Bob Coschignano & Derek Schaumann
1:00 2:30 Hydration, You're Either a Hero or a Hemorrhoid Armando "Toby" Bevelacqua
2:30 4:00 What Could Possibly Go Wrong Armando "Toby" Bevelacqua & Michelle Murphy
1:00 2:30 Modular Metering The Hazmat Guys
3:00 5:00 Moving From HAZMAT TECH to HAZMAT Specialist in WMD Incidents National Guard 63rd Civil Support Team
1:00 5:00 Comprehensive Post-Accident Investigation and Return-to-Work Management for Safety Professionals Dan Orr
       
1:00 5:00 Back to the Basics Air Monitoring Bill Hageman
1:00 5:00 Detection of CWAs, PBAs, TICs and TIMS with Flame Photometry Luke Sloan
1:00 4:00 Railroad 101 - Understanding Railroad Operations and Safety Glen Rudner
       
May 17, 2024 - Day 3
Start Time End Tiime Course Instructor 
7:30 8:45 Registration - Registration - Registration 
8:45  9:15 Homeland Security Advisor  - Tim Tipton
9:15 10:15 Key Note Speaker - Rudy Ruettiger
10:15 10:45 Presentation  - Plains Pipeline 
10:45 13:00 Vendor Area / Lunch Break
     ↓↓   Afternoon Session     ↓↓
1:00 5:00 Initial Monitoring for First Arriving Hazmat Responders Brian Ramsey
1:00 4:00 Responding to Railroad Incidents - Hazmat Isn't Always the Problem Glen Rudner
1:00 5:00 Up In Smoke, Marijuana Grow House Response HAZARDS for Emergency Responders Clint Greenwood & Bob Billen
1:00 3:00 Chemical and Physical Properties The Hazmat Guys
3:00 5:00 Moving From HAZMAT TECH to HAZMAT Specialist in WMD Incidents National Guard 63rd Civil Support Team
1:00 5:00 Surviving and Thriving a Career as a 1st Responder Warriors Rest Foundation
1:00 5:00 Responding to an H2S Oil & Gas Emergency Tara Porter
1:00 3:00 The Politics of Hazmat Bob Coschignano & Derek Schaumann
3:00 5:00 The Lost Art of Mentorship, Are We Failing Our Own Bob Coschignano & Armando "Toby" Bevelacqua
       
1:00 3:00 Emerging Technology for Hazmat Teams Chris Pfaff
3:00 5:00 Lithium Ion Fire Investigation Chris Pfaff
1:00 3:00  Hazmat with Intent: Terrorism & Weapons of Madd Destruction Response Tactics Adam McFadden
3:00 5:00 Downrange Obejectives: Tactical Incident Command Strategies for Hazmat Events Adam McFadden
1:00 5:00 Product Sampling Parsons
       

Locations

Hilton Garden Inn and Edmond Conference Center
2833 Conference Drive  Edmond Oklahoma 73034

Edmond Fire Department
5300 E. Covell  Edmond Oklahoma 73034

Francis Tuttle Technology Center
3841 E. Danforth RD Edmond Oklahoma  73034

Oklahoma Branded Chevrons - pointing down or right

Sponsorship opportunities

Contact John Carpenter with OSUFST if you are interested in becoming a sponsor.

John Carpenter
carpe@osufst.org
405-222-8001

Vision Statement

To provide hazardous materials training and education to those who work with hazardous materials, including those who respond to emergencies involving hazardous substances.

This training model is designed to protect responders, workers, and communities from the harmful impact of a hazardous materials release.

The conference will be ZERO dollar cost to Oklahoma responders.

Last Modified on Mar 11, 2024