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Corporate Bio Security Deluxe Kit:

Contains personal protection and safety items for both those assisting persons exposed to influenza and those involved in avian eradication activities. Respiratory protection meets NIOSH guidelines.

Special Pricing: $19.99

As Demonstrated Live On

Miami Herald

BY BEA GARCIA

Not all great ideas for new technologies are born in the lab. Some spring from the very folks who need a bit of innovation.

That's exactly how HazMat Smart Strips came to be developed.

A $20 strip of vinyl and paper about the size of a baseball card, it
changes color when exposed to hazardous chemicals such as chlorine, fluoride, various nerve agents, oxidizers, arsenic, sulfides and cyanide in liquid or aerosol form.

The idea for the safety strips came from Mike Reimer, who runs Safety Solutions, a Boynton Beach firm that consults and does training on how to respond to hazardous materials and chemical/biological weapons.

Reimer, a fire fighter by training, realized that rescue workers who
arrive at the scene of an emergency first could use an inexpensive device to check for hazardous materials.

''There's expensive equipment out there that can detect the presence of hazardous materials, but not everyone can afford $3,000 detectors,'' he says.

After a disaster response training exercise in West Virginia, Reimer was brainstorming with the people from the Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center in Wheeling, W.Va. Reimer's initial design for the Smart Strips was sketched out on a restaurant napkin.

The technology center, which is federally funded through the Department of Homeland Security, took that design on the napkin and built a prototype. The center also assisted in finding suppliers for the materials needed and a manufacturer, Printech of Wheeling, W.Va., for the strips.

Since the Smart Strips were first introduced a year ago, there are now some 500,000 in the field. They are used by the U.S. Coast Guard and many fire departments, including ones in Miami-Dade, Fort Lauderdale, Houston and New York City. They're popping up at events where security is key such as the Daytona 500 race car series, the U.S. Open and the G8 summit meeting.

The company also developed a smaller version, according to the military's specifications, that sells for $5.99.

The U.S. State Department just ordered 3,000 Smart Strips that Reimer expects will be used to protect U.S. embassies.

The HazMat Smart-Strip was the product of choice this week at the Daytona 500 Nextel NASCAR Series. Hats off to the Houston Fire Department. The HazMat Smart-Strip was deployed at the 2004 Super Bowl. The New York City Fire Department deployed the HazMat Smart-Strip at the following events: Times Square New Year Eve Celebration US Open Tennis Tournament 2004 World Series G8 Summit The HazMat Smart-Strip was featured again this month in Fire Chief Magazine. The HazMat Smart-Strip is in this month's Business Traveler Magazine. We now have dealers in over 65 countries. We now stock the following equipment for purchase or incorporation into custom PPE Kits.   Why buy a PPE Kit from Safety Solutions:   1. We will build the kit and assemble the entire ensemble to your specifications.   2. The cost will be less that any other manufacturer.   3. Order with one part number rather than 30 different items saving time and money.   Latest News From The Field "The Orange County Fire Rescue Department responded to a catastrophic failure of a 12,000 gallon Fiberglass storage tank. The tank was approximately 2/3rds full (8,000 gallons) of Sodium Hypochlorite, 20% solution. The chemical company was working on the recovery of product when the Fire Department arrived. First in HazMat units utilized the HazMat Smart-Strip and approached the scene. Within seconds of being in the area of the spill, the Smart-Strips showed readings for Chlorine. The strips were effective as a first indicator of a release. The chemical company asked us about the strips and they were provided with information regarding the strip and your website. In addition, our Public Information Officer did an excellent job describing the effectiveness on the HazMat Smart-Strip to the local media, that the strips were featured on two of the news channels at noon, 5 and 6 o'clock news reports."   Submitted by: Chris Growley Battalion Chief Special Operations Orange County Fire Rescue Winter Park, Florida   Incident News: Members from Texas use the HazMat Smart-Strip to quickly identify mislabeled drums at a school this past week. The contents were identified as Hydrofluoric Acid. This is the second incident this week the strip was used successfully.     Incident News: Miami Dade HazMat uses HazMat Smart-Strip to classify product at Port of Miami on Thursday night at an actual response.  Team members were faced with a leaking container and the product was identified to be Dithiophosphate and reacted positive on the corrosive / sulfide squares on the strip.

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Specialty Purchasing Information

The HazMat Smart-Strip can be found on the Interagency Board Standard (IAB) Equipment list as:

050C-006

Chemical Classifying Kits for unknown liquids, solids and vapors

GOVERNMENT PURCHASING:

We now have a Blanket Purchasing Agreement (BPA) for your use.

In addition one of our dealers is listed on the Prime Vendor List to make your procurement process efficient. Call 561.738.7086 for additional information on government purchases and GSA.