by Timmy | Aug 19, 2025 | Featured
“F the Basics”: Rethinking Hazmat Training with The Haz Mat Guys Why Hazmat Training Needs a Shakeup When I joined Bobby and Mike for this episode, I didn’t expect them to throw haymakers at one of the most common phrases in emergency training: “Back to...
by Timmy | Aug 5, 2025 | Featured
Building a Rapid Intervention Team for Hazmat: Why It’s Time to Rethink the Backup Plan I hopped on the call expecting another prepped and polished episode with Mike and Bobby, but this time, Mike threw a curveball – he blindsided Bobby with a topic they hadn’t...
by Timmy | Jul 30, 2025 | Featured
What the Heck Is a Mixed Load? Tips From The Haz Mat Guys The Hazmat Community’s Newest Tool: The NERD Book Before we got into the meat of the conversation, Bobby and Mike shared exciting news: their long-anticipated book is finally out. It’s called...
by Timmy | Jul 22, 2025 | Featured
A Chlorine Close Call: Breaking Down What Went Wrong and Why It Matters When Bobby forwarded me this near-miss incident report about a chlorine leak, I didn’t hesitate. “This is an episode,” I told him. It had all the hallmarks of a case worth unpacking – not...
by Timmy | Jul 15, 2025 | Featured
Vapor Pressure: The One Thing Every Hazmat Responder Needs to Know I sat down with Bobby Salvesen and Mike Monaco – better known as The Haz Mat Guys – to talk about something that honestly should’ve been covered way earlier in their podcast series: vapor...
by Timmy | Jul 8, 2025 | Featured
How Do You Detect Fentanyl? Start With the Right Question When I asked Mike and Bobby to walk me through fentanyl detection, the first thing they said was, “You need to ask why you’re trying to detect it.” Turns out, there are two main reasons: For...
