Hazmat Training

  • Scent Training Enhances Situational Awareness for First Responders
    By Michelle Roe • November 9, 2023
    The importance of scent training for first responders for situational awareness cannot be overstated. While sight and hearing are the primary senses we associate with situational awareness, smell plays a crucial, often underestimated role in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of emergency responders. One of the key benefits of incorporating smell into first responder training…
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  • Hazmat Scent Training Can Save Lives
    By Michelle Roe • June 19, 2023
    Scent training for hazmat has many benefits, including ensuring the safety of first responders and hazmat field personnel by evaluating safety protocols, preparing them to gather intel during emergencies, and building confidence in their ability to handle hazardous materials responsibly. In addition, scent training enhances hazmat general awareness training by familiarizing students with critical issues…
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  • Benefits of Multi-Sensory Training Solutions
    By Bryan Roe • August 30, 2016
    Burning rubber, thick smoke, chemical vapors…these are just some of the extreme sensory experiences that military and first responders face. Inexperience dealing with these dangerous and potentially life-threating situations can reduce effectiveness and even cause physiological trauma. How do we ensure that they are well-trained, safe and able to be successful in their efforts? SensoryCo…
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  • Incorporating Scent Effects Into Training: Which Smell Generator Do You Need?
    By Bryan Roe • January 28, 2016
    First responders, military personnel and hazmat teams are often exposed to irritating and potentially dangerous odors. Malodors can be disorienting, nauseating or possibly provide a clue to other hazards. Incorporating a SensoryCo smell generator into training with safe, yet realistic scent effects can help these personnel prepare for risky conditions.
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  • Stink Bombs … Literally.
    By Bryan Roe • October 5, 2015
    We understand the power of a rancid odor. At SensoryCo, our team works with different scents to simulate real-life aromas, recreating the essence of the note that either appeals to the nose as a fragrance or alienates the sense of smell. Horrendous smells can actually “attack” the olfactory system causing nausea, gagging, shortness of breathe…
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  • Scent for Law Enforcement Training
    By Bryan Roe • July 31, 2015
    Law enforcement officers are often put in the position of entering a space without knowing exactly what they will encounter. This puts them at great risk for bodily harm and exposure to toxic substances. They are also exposed to a variety of odors that may be overwhelming or dangerous. It is vital that officers are…
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  • Hollywood Scenting and Fog Effects, Meet HazMat Full Immersive Training Programs
    By Bryan Roe • February 1, 2014
    The special effects industry is no longer exclusive to Hollywood. Atop a 160 acre tract just north of L.A., you’ll find the Del Valle Regional Training Center, fully loaded with props of wreckage and simulated emergencies for fire, urban search and rescue and HazMat Full Immersive Training (F.I.T.) programs. Between the scenes of disaster, scents…
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