DeconIQ

Almost all bonafide hazardous materials incidents involve some aspect of decontamination. Unfortunately, forty five years after the inception of the first municipal hazardous materials response unit, many HazMat teams have very limited tools and techniques for removing chemical, biological, radiological and illegal drugs from people and equipment. Even more troubling is the ability of HazMat responders to gauge the effectiveness of their decon efforts. Decon IQ is a system which utilizes science in the form of chemical and physical properties along with empirical data gleaned from numerous military, academic and government agencies to allow the trained decontamination technician to formulate a decontamination plan of action in as little as 1-2 minutes. At the core of the Decon IQ system is a series of charts which enable user to rapidly identify appropriate PPE, applicable decon strategies, effective decon agents, and selection of meters to allow for validation and confirmation of decon efforts. Chart 1, the decon configurator guides the user to complete a rapid, organized, complete decon action plan regardless of whether the contaminant has been identified or not. The Decon IQ system is the result of hundreds of hours of research, product familiarization, discussions with decon agent and meter manufacturers and decades of hands on field experience.