Introducing USCHTA
United States CBRN & HAZMAT Technician Association. A Division of the United States Bomb Technician Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Free membership. No-cost training. Real capability.
Strengthen the national CBRN, HAZMAT & EOD response community through training, technology access, research, and multi-agency interoperability.
The United States CBRN & HAZMAT Technician Association (USCHTA) has been established to unite the nation’s military CBRN technicians and public safety hazardous materials professionals within a single collaborative framework. A sister organization to the United States Bomb Technician Association (USBTA), USCHTA is headquartered at the Bomb Disposal Technology & Training Center (BDTTC) in Indian Head, Maryland, operating alongside the USBTA under a shared infrastructure, partner network, and strategic mission.
To establish USCHTA as the global center of excellence for CBRN & hazardous materials response, positioned alongside USBTA as the national leader for all-hazards cooperative response, training, technology, and innovation — providing unified capability across public safety, military, federal, and industry partners.
To advance the capabilities of CBRN and HAZMAT responders to keep America safe in an increasingly sophisticated and dynamic threat environment through knowledge sharing, operational integration, collaborative training, research, technology acceleration, advocacy, and responder wellness.
Partnerships
USCHTA partners with industry leaders in PPE, robotics, detection, mitigation, software, and science & engineering technology, as well as academic institutions in applied science, chemistry, engineering, and environmental programs.