Robert Coschignano
Mr. Coschignano has been in the fire service for over 30 years most of which has been in Special Operations. Mr. Coschignano has served on both state and local hazardous materials related committees. Mr. Coschignano is an instructor and evaluator for several local and state competencies and has lectured around the country. He was the program manager for the Hazardous Materials Technician program at Valencia College. Mr. Coschignano is also DEA certified in Clandestine Labs. Mr. Coschignano is a Chief Editor for HazMat HQ Digital Magazine and Co-author of Chemical Card Guide and Risk Based Response Quick Chemical Access Cards published by RedHat publications and has been featured in both Fire Engineering and Firehouse magazines. Contributor for National Emergency Response Drills by The HazMat Guys on Amazon. Mr. Coschignano is Co-host of The HazMat Guys Roundtable. Mr Coschignano is also President of HazMat101 Consultants and a 2022 recipient of the International Association of Fire Chief’s Hazardous Materials Level A award for instruction. Mr Coschignano holds an A.S. degree in Fire Science and is a retired Hazardous Materials Team Lieutenant from the City of Orlando Fire Department
Presentations:
The Devil is in the Details
It is often the small details which can make incidents difficult or challenging. These details can prolong an operation or foil an otherwise straightforward response. In this course we will identify commonly confused information and other simple errors that can have costly consequences.
The Politics of HazMat
The goal of this class is to teach the student about people issues that will affect your hazmat call, team and agency. It’s about the people. IT’S ABOUT TRUST ….. Without the right people in the right position on the right day making the correct decision or being allowed to implement the correct course of action, everything will be more difficult and possibly fatal. Human Interaction (Politics) prior to the call, during the call and after the call in some cases will be the focus of the class. Politics both externally and internally as it relates to your hazmat team is critically important.