Session 217
Issues and Emerging Technologies in Emergency Response to Incidents and Terrorist Threats Against Commercial Hazardous Material Transportation Systems
Monday, January 12, 2009, 8:00 AM–9:45 AM, Shoreham
Paul M. Bomgardner, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, presiding
Note: The session presents a cross section of industry and public-sector initiatives that are addressing ways to better track hazmat loads, provide security and critical information, and enhance emergency response capabilities. Attendees should leave this session with a better understanding of the challenging issues facing the industry in maintaining security for their hazmat shipments while providing emergency responders with immediate access to critical information.
Emerging HazMat Response Management Systems and Technologies
Thomas Moses, Spill Center
Railcar Monitoring and Tracking: Legislative and Industry Initiatives
Don Loftis, Olin Corporation
Safeguards and Security for Radioactive Materials Transportation
Lee Finewood, U.S. Department of Energy
Emerging Technologies: Emergency Response Hindrances or Help?
Timothy Butters, International Association of Fire Chiefs
Session 274
Transportation of Renewable Fuels: Risk and Preparedness in a Changing World
Monday, January 12, 2009, 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM, Shoreham
William Stanley Schoonover, Federal Railroad Administration, presiding
Note: The U.S. push to energy independence has resulted in a significant shift in transportation of hazardous materials, with ethanol and biodiesel supplementing oil production in the Gulf region. Understanding the risk profile for transporting these new materials is necessary to make sound public policy decisions.
Defining the Global Landscape
Joan Glickman, U.S. Department of Energy
Emerging Concerns and Issues That May Get Missed in the Rush to Market
Jim Redding, Renewable Fuels Association
What’s the Risk with Ethanol?
Glenn Millner, Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health, L.L.C.
Emergency Response Concerns with Alternative Fuels
Timothy Butters, International Association of Fire Chiefs
AT040 Committee Meeting
Monday, January 12, 2009, 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM, Shoreham
Mark Lepofsky, Battelle, presiding
Communication and Interpretation of Results of Railroad Hazardous Materials Transportation Route Risk Analyses
Athaphon Kawprasert, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Christopher P. L. Barkan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
A Proof-of-Concept Study for Analyzing Hazmat Transportation Risks in an All-Hazards Environment
Samrat Chatterjee, Vanderbilt University
Mark D. Abkowitz, Vanderbilt University
Poster Session 546
Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Shoreham
Sarah Dammen, ECONorthwest, presiding
Risk-Based Model for Marshaling Dangerous Goods Railway Cars in Rail Yards
Morteza Bagheri, University of Waterloo, Canada
Frank Saccomanno, University of Waterloo, Canada
Liping Fu, University of Waterloo, Canada
Improving the Safety of Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Part 1: Experimental Study
Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey, Carleton University, Canada
Ettore Contestabile, Carleton University, Canada
Omar Abd El Halim, Carleton University, Canada
O. Burkan Isgor, Carleton University, Canada
Improving the Safety of Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Part 2: Numerical Study
Mohamed Mokbel Elshafey, Carleton University, Canada
O. Burkan Isgor, Carleton University, Canada
Omar Abd El Halim, Carleton University, Canada
Ettore Contestabile, Carleton University, Canada