Committee on Transportation of Hazardous
Materials
(AT040)
National Research
Council
Transportation Research Board
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Updated: Tuesday, July 07, 2009
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Recent Mid-Year Meeting
The
Mid-year Committee Meeting was held at the TRB Keck Center in Washington, DC on
June 24th from 10 am to 3:30 pm. [Agenda] [Minutes]
Upcoming Annual Meeting
The TRB Committee on Transportation of
Hazardous Materials met during the TRB 89th Annual
Meeting which is to be held January 10-14 in Washington, DC.
The TRB Committee on
Transportation of Hazardous Materials is concerned with the protection of human
health and the environment through the safe packaging, handling and
transportation of hazardous materials, and effective response to hazardous
materials incidents. The focus will be
on risk management process development; type and extent of hazards associated
with materials shipments; conditions and forces encountered during transportation
of hazardous materials; consequences associated with hazardous materials
transport incidents; legal and regulatory controls affecting hazardous
materials; support and training for state and local hazardous materials
transportation and emergency response personnel; sources of information to support
analysis, planning and response; tools and technology to support risk
assessment; and risk communication.
[Mission and Goals (MS Word - 46Kb)]
[Triennial Self-Evaluation Report
(MS Word - 101Kb) – for the period from February 1, 2002 to January 31,
2005]
[Triennial Self-Evaluation Report
(MS Word - 53Kb) – for the period from February 1, 1998 to January 31,
2001]
Research Needs Statements
The Hazmat Transportation Committee has developed a
number of Research Needs Statements (RNS) that are housed in the TRB RNS
Database. See
a complete list.
General Call for Papers on Hazardous Materials
Transportation
The TRB Committee
on Transportation of Hazardous Materials (AT040) is calling for submittal of
papers or session ideas for the next TRB Annual Meeting. The committee is
interested in all modes of transportation (including pipeline) as well as
issues from the shipper, carrier, container manufacturer, and emergency
responder perspectives. Typically, the committee sponsors three sessions at the
annual meeting: 1) a paper session, 2) a panel session on a timely issue or
topic, and 3) a joint session with another TRB committee. Papers on any other
topic related to hazmat transportation is of interest for the open paper
session that will be held. Normally this will include 4-5 papers that will be
accepted for presentation and possible publication.
Papers
that you wish to be considered for publication or presentation at the Annual
Meeting and that fall within the scope of the Committee should be submitted directly to TRB (not the
committee chair). Additional information
and submission instructions can be found on the TRB Annual Meeting Web
site. [Note: indicating the committee
designation (AT040) in your submission will facilitate its routing to this
committee.]
► General submissions (complete papers) are due by August
1 (slightly earlier if not in PDF format).◄
Inquiries
and comments regarding the TRB Hazmat Transportation Committee and its
activities may be directed to the Committee Chair: Dr. Mark Lepofsky. The TRB Staff Officer is Elaine King, (202) 334-3208
For more information on hazardous
materials transportation in the
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