Defense Transportation: DOD Needs to Take Actions to Improve the Transportation of Hazardous Material Shipments

Abstract

The handling, labeling, and packaging of hazardous materials (HAZMAT) shipments are governed by a complex framework of statutes and regulations prescribed by multiple civilian and military entities (see figure below). The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act is the primary statutory regime governing the transport of HAZMAT in the United States. To implement the act, the Department of Transportation (DOT) issued the Hazardous Materials Regulations. The Defense Transportation Regulation prescribes how the Department of Defense (DOD) is to transport HAZMAT.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA600105

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Transportation
  • Civil Aviation
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Materials
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Surface Transportation
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Transportation Command

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Environmental Engineering.