Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 

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.

Committee Leadership:

Dr. Erica Bickford, US Department of Energy, Chair

Dr. David Bierling, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Vice Chair

Dr. Amy Parker, US Coast Guard, Secretary

Dr. Britain Bruner, USDOT-PHMSA, Committee Awards Coordinator

Ms. Barbara Di Bacco, Transport Canada, Committee TRB Paper Review Coordinator

Mr. Scott Babcock, TRB Staff Representative

Subcommittee:

Risk Management Subcommittee AT040(1), Mr. Ravi Palakodeti, FACTOR, INC., Chair

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