The conference will kick off with a general session and regulatory update on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. The remainder of the week will include 14 hours of training, broken down into two-hour blocks. The tentative schedule, subject to change, is as follows:
Note: All sessions are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).
10:00 AM ET - 12:00 PM ET
General Session and Regulatory Updates
Join us as we kick off the first-ever Virtual COHMED Conference. COHMED Program Chair Tpr. Scott Maguire, with the Massachusetts State Police, and CVSA President Sgt. John Samis, with the Delaware State Police, will tell you about the COHMED Program and what you can expect during this virtual conference experience. The general session will also include important updates from our federal partners along with a Q&A segment. There will be updates from:
01:00 PM ET - 03:00 PM ET
How to Use the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Guide Staging Update
Do you respond to hazardous materials incidents? Have you ever found a leaking hazardous material package during an inspection? The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) informs workers, employers and occupational health professionals about workplace chemicals and their hazards. This session will teach you how to use this free resource to keep yourself, your coworkers and the general public safe when a hazardous material is released from a package.
Sponsored By: US Ecology
05:00 PM ET - 06:00 PM ET
Introduction to COHMED Happy Hour
This session is for first-time attendees to the COHMED Conference. Attendees will be introduced to leadership and provided with a brief history of COHMED.
10:00 AM ET - 12:00 PM ET
Hazardous Waste Essentials While Conducting a Roadside Inspection
This session will provide essential information about conducting a hazardous waste roadside inspection. Topics will include:
Sponsored By: J.E.B. Environmental Services LLC
01:00 PM ET - 03:00 PM ET
Identifying and Reporting Undeclared Hazardous Materials Shipments
Undeclared hazardous materials shipments are a serious safety issue. When a hazardous material is shipped illegally, whether intentional or not, it poses a potential hazard to everyone who handles that package and anyone in the vicinity of that package during the transportation process. The topics addressed during this session will include examples of undeclared shipments, tools you can use to detect undeclared shipments, an overview of the CVSA inspection bulletin on undeclared shipments and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s Check the Box campaign.
Sponsored By: American Pyrotechnics Association
10:00 AM ET - 12:00 PM ET
Hazardous Materials Basics for Compliance Reviews
Do you conduct compliance investigations on hazardous materials carriers? Have you ever investigated a hazardous material incident and needed more information from the carrier but didn’t know how to get it or what was required? The topics covered in this session will focus on what to look for when you complete a compliance investigation on a hazardous materials carrier, what’s required and where it should be stored. The session will also include what documentation is required for specification cargo tanks.
Sponsored By: Institute of Makers of Explosives
01:00 PM ET - 03:00 PM ET
‘Secret Squirrel’ Regulations
Do you ever ask yourself the question, “I know it’s in this hazmat regulation book somewhere, but where is it hidden?” This session will help answer that question. There are a lot of important hazmat regulations that are tucked away in the book and you must remember where those regulations are when you need them. This session will help you find them.
Sponsored By: Railsback HazMat Safety Professionals LLC
10:00 AM ET - 12:00 PM ET
The Transportation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) (AKA propane) is one of the most common hazardous materials transported in North America. This session will cover the transportation of LPG in the U.S. and Canada. Topics will include common packages/means of containment and associated regulatory requirements.
Sponsored By: Praxair Distribution Inc.
01:00 PM ET - 03:00 PM ET
How to Inspect a Special Permit 20567 CFRP Cargo Tank
It is not uncommon in the U.S. and Canada to find cargo tanks operating under a PHMSA special permit or Transport Canada equivalency certificate. There is a new cargo tank out there that was built using a new technology, carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). This cargo tank is unique. It can be used to transport some packing group I corrosive liquids. This session will cover this new cargo tank and what the roadside inspector needs to be aware of and what to look for when completing an inspection on a CFRP cargo tank.