Real-time Consequence Assessment

Hazardous materials emergencies affect corporations, their workers, and the public. The greatest threats are dangers to health—from minor irritation to permanent disability. Hazardous material emergencies often happen quickly, when a precious few minutes of response and protective actions can mean the difference between an annoyance—and death. The most dangerous hazardous materials emergencies are those that release toxic substances into the atmosphere. Once in the air, a toxic cloud will move at the whim of the winds.

We provide essential services in two important areas:

Emergency Preparedness • • •
Emergency preparedness can be crucial to an organization's ability to assess consequences in real time. AlphaTRAC can help ready its clients by maintaining the informational assets on which emergency response depends. We can also help with refresher training and the drills and exercises that will keep staff ready for emergency events.

Emergency Response • • •
AlphaTRAC can provide 24-hour coverage for rapid response to airborne hazardous materials releases. We assess consequences using real-time regional meteorological data, sophisticated complex terrain modeling capabilities, and the services of expert atmospheric modelers, meteorologists, and toxicologists. Within minutes, our staff can provide:

· Material Safety Data Sheet-level information about hazardous substances

· Detailed maps showing plume paths, timing, and the estimated impacts

· Recommended protective actions

· Event-specific weather forecasts

· Briefings for emergency responders

· Post-event analyses detailing all consequence assessments