TRB Committee on Transportation of Hazardous Materials (AT040)

This committee 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.

Dr. Mark Lepofsky, Visual Risk Technologies, Inc., Chair
Mr. Richard Bornhorst, U.S. Coast Guard, Secretary
Ms. Ann Purdue, TRB Staff Member
Dr. Yuanchang Xie, Web Administrator