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Hazardous Materials Incidents

As the Chief Scientific Services Officer for the Tasmanian Department of Environment & Planning from 1989-1993, I was responsible for initiating Departmental response to incidents involving (or appearing to involve) the release of hazardous materials to the environment.

Such incidents included response to:

• release of concentrated sulphuric acid as a result of tanker accidents;
• release of pesticides as a result of traffic accidents;
• release of petrol & diesel as a result of traffic accidents;
• release of pesticides as a result of agricultural operations;
• release of contaminated run-off water as a result of large suburban fires;
• death of large numbers of fish (supposedly caused by "pollution in the water");
• release of gaseous pollutants.

I was also responsible for co-ordinating and advising on the cleanup & rehabilitation measures put in place as a result of these incidents.

As the Manager of Analytical Services at the ACT Parks & Conservation Service from 1984-1989, I was responsible for investigating a number of wildlife kills as a result of pesticide usage.

As the Environmental Superintendent at Woodlawn Mines from 1978-1983, I was responsible for determining potential releases of contaminants to the environment as well as investigating a number of wildlife deaths in the area.

Key Benefits

	Wide experience in investigating supposed hazardous materials incidents;
	Thorough knowledge of Emergency Service procedures;
	Wide experience in Contingency Planning;
	Links to modelling program developers (see Associates)

Capabilities

Contingency Planning

 

Hazard & Risk Assessment

 

Exercising

 

Assistance during Response

 

Assistance during Recovery

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