Karen Hamel CSP, CIT is a regulatory expert, trainer, and technical writer for HalenHardy. She has more than 30 years of experience helping EHS professionals meet regulatory requirements and industry standards and has had more than 300 articles published on a variety of EHS topics. Karen is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Instructional Trainer (CIT), OSHA-Authorized Outreach Trainer for General Industry, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Trainer and Hazmat Technician. She serves in Blair County, PA LEPC, is a Deputy Local Emergency Management Coordinator, and a volunteer Planning Section Chief for her county's Emergency Operations Center. Karen can be reached at
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