Breakout Session - Response to Infectious & Biological Material Transportation Emergencies

Instructors:  Brian Petuch, Merck & Company, Burlington County HAZMAT and Tom Boyle, UMDNJ

Infectious and biological materials are shipped domestically and internationally every day, most without incident. This course provides the HAZMAT responder an understanding of infectious and biological materials encountered in transportation accidents, who are common shippers, defines the risks of various shipping categories, demonstrate the various shipping technologies and discuss various response methodologies.