Conference Updates

All updates for HAZMAT Central 2023

May 9th, 2023
Another great Sponsor.
We are pleased to announce First Response as a Silver Sponsor for HAZMAT Central 2023. Be sure to visit their inside and outside Exhibitor spots on Thursday June 15.
May 9th, 2023
Another great Exhibitor joins our "day of display".
We are thrilled to have Lakeland Protective Wear attend our conference Thursday June 15. Come see their offerings of PPE.
May 9th, 2023
An addition to our Lithium-ion Battery Emergencies Pre-conference Session
We are pleased to have Gordon McAlary from St Lawrence College, who is overseeing a joint research project on using Eco-Gel to extinguish and cool Li-Ion Battery fires.
April 26, 2023
Wow - a new learning session.
We are pleased to have Bill Hall and Dr Kelly Akers provide a session on Raman Technology.
April 26, 2023
Another great Exhibitor!
We are thrilled to have Prospect Scientific join us during our exhibition of suppliers with great products and services.
April 26, 2023
Another Exhibitor!
We are pleased to have Concept Controls Inc present and discuss their fine products during our exhibitor's display.
April 15, 2023
Another great exhibitor joining our conference.
We are pleased to have Levitt Safety present their services and products on our Exhibitor's day.
April 15, 2023
Another sponsorship….great
Our thanks to ERAC for being a Silver Sponsor.
April 15, 2023
We have a new instructor
An exciting new session on air monitoring
April 05, 2023
An exhibitor with thoughts toward health and safety of 1st Responders
We are pleased to have Starfield LION bring their exciting PPE to our exhibitor's show.
April 05, 2023
Another great exhibitor.
We are pleased to add the interesting world of PSHSA to our exhibitor's list.
April 05, 2023
We are pleased to add another Exhibitor to the first day of the conference.
Happiness is having Neothane Inc. join us with their great product control tool.
March 27, 2023
Another great sponsor !!!
We are thrilled to have CP Rail come forward as a Gold Sponsor for HAZMAT Central 2023. Their continued support (CP was a gold sponsor during HAZMAT Central 2019) will greatly benefit our conference.
March 27, 2023
A new sponsor
We are pleased to have the Railway Association of Canada join our conference as a Bronze Sponsor, with thanks.
March 27, 2023
An exciting new session
We start to address the concerns of PFAS, firefighting foams and related cancers, and have a look at the new technologies to resolve the concerns.
March 6, 2023
So, what do you know about response to radiation emergencies?
Gain an understanding about risks and tactics, presented by two instructors from Cameco Corp, both with extensive radiation and First Responder knowledge.
March 6, 2023
The addition of a new instructor.
Come and hear "real world" experiences added to the Chemical Suicide session. Julie Grainger of York Region Paramedics will be joining Rick Brown in presenting the risks to 1st Responders during these events.
March 6, 2023
Two great new sessions.
We are thrilled to add Federal Resources to our curriculum. Brett Bigger will be doing sessions on Hazmat IQ and the new Bio IQ.
February 26, 2023
A great session on Personal Protective Equipment
Come and join us, and truly understand the safety that the “new age” PPE provides for us.
February 26, 2023
A dangerous story told...
Join us and hear from the First Responders of London Fire, as they explain the event where a Natural Gas Leak blew up a house, just as they arrived.
February 26, 2023
Another great session
We are thrilled to have representatives from CANUTEC here to speak on their important services as well as the benefit of the Emergency Response Guide (ERG)
February 20, 2023
For all of our Designated Officers
We happily introduce Dawn Clinch, who will be facilitating a Designated Officer certification course. It is presented by PHSHA and being offered by OHMRA, one day prior to the conference. We also have three additional refresher sessions, scheduled as part of the conference. These are titled Designated Officer Case Studies, Designated Officer 101/Refresher and the Infectious Disease Risk Assessment Tool.
February 20, 2023
Wow, a great double session.
Not only is QM Environmental our Gold Sponsor, we are pleased to have their National Technical Advisor, Mike Heeringa, offer to provide us training on emergency response to Chlorine releases.
February 20, 2023
Check out this new Instructor.
Joining our instructor cadre is Dr Hazmat, Chris Weber. Chris will present on Pesticide emergencies as well as the Mass Spectrometry technology in todays tools.
February 12, 2023
Another great Exhibitor is joining us.
We are happy to have Visiontec Systems join us and display their wonderful product lines, at one of our exhibitor's booths.
February 12, 2023
A new Instructor and session.
We thank Mitch Gibbs for offering an exciting session on the hazards of illegal drug labs.
February 12, 2023
A new Exhibitor is joining us on June 14, 2023.
We are pleased to announce that Canadian Decon Solutions is joining us on the Exhibitor stage at our conference.
February 5, 2023
Happy to announce a new Sponsor.
We are pleased to receive a Bronze Sponsorship from Adam McFadden of Firehouse Training. With thanks.
February 5, 2023
A New Session
Dr Christina Baxter has added another session, discussing the continuing hazards associated with the evolving drug epidemic.
Session 5B: Responding to the Evolving Drug Epidemic
January 30, 2023
We have a new instructor!
We are thrilled to have Louis-Philippe Ethier from Emergency Response Assistance Canada (ERAC) providing live propane firefighting training.
January 30, 2023
We have a new instructor!
Exciting news - we have Glen Rudner joining our Instructor cadre and will be providing two separate sessions, one on Air Monitoring and a second one on Bonding and Grounding
January 11, 2023
We have a new exhibitor!
We are pleased to announce the addition of Sani Gear to the list of Exhibitors. Please be sure to visit them at their booth on Thursday June 15, 2023.
January 11, 2023
We are excited to add this “live agent” practical event
Rick Brown is joined by Hugh Duncan of Greater Sudbury Fire, to conduct a training session on response to a “live agent” H2S suicide in a vehicle. Observation of this session will greatly improve the risk assessment of this event.
December 11, 2022
We are pleased to announce QM Environmental as a Gold Sponsor for HAZMAT Central 2023
Their involvement in our conference certainly benefits us on many levels. Please be sure to visit their Exhibitor booth on Thursday June 15 and thank them for their involvement and additionally for their sponsor of Thursday morning breakfast.
December 11, 2022
We have a new Instructor!
HAZMAT Central is happy to add to the conference cadre, David Wootten and his discussion on the limits of water decontamination on the hazmat patient.
November 6, 2022
We have a new Instructor!
As a firefighter and hazmat technician for over 30 years, we are pleased to have Rick Brown present a Table Top Chemistry course as well as a session on Emergency Response to Chemical Suicides.
November 6, 2022
We have a new Sponsor and Exhibitor!
We are pleased to have Dan Guitar, owner of Protective Clothing Solutions and the primary distributor of Kappler products in Canada, join our Hazmat Central 2023. Dan and Kappler are now a Bronze Sponsor, as well as an Exhibitor at the conference in June 2023.
October 19, 2022
We happily have Adam McFadden presenting at our conference.
Adam is a Toronto Firefighter - Shift Training Instructor for Hazmat, a Toronto Joint Response CBRNE Team Member & Technician and the Owner of Firehouse Training.
October 19, 2022
We are pleased to add Matt Prevost to our Instructor cadre
Mathieu Prévost has been a Firefighter/Hazmat Technician since 2004 and a Paramedic since 2005. Matt will be presenting a session on Emergency Response to an Ammonia Release, as well as sharing his knowledge on the use, interpretation and application of Photo Ionization Detectors in a Hazmat/CBRNE response.
October 12, 2022
We are pleased to announce Dr Christina Baxter will be presenting at HAZMAT Central 2023.

Dr Baxter is the CEO of Emergency Response TIPS, LLC and a partner in Hazard3, LLC. Both companies provide practical, evidence-based solutions for emergency response in the areas of CBRNE, hazardous materials, and clandestine laboratory response. (For more information, click the Instructor tab on the website.)

Christina will be opening the conference with discussion on Emerging Trends, and then conduct sessions on Lithium-Ion Battery Emergencies, Fourth Generation Agents, and Fire Exposure - The Science.

October 1, 2022
We are pleased to announce HAZMAT Central 2023, so very early in it's development process, for 2 reasons
  1. So you and your agency might schedule to attend this premier conference.
  2. So we may reach out (in the near future) to our First Responders and Designated Officers and query what topics they may like to see covered by HAZMAT Central 2023.