Present information to your company’s board regarding a hazardous materials incident involving the transport of toxic substances
For this assignment, you have been tasked with presenting information to your company’s board regarding a hazardous materials incident involving the transport of toxic substances that falls under the hazard classifications that we have studied so far (water/air reactive, corrosive, or toxic) identified on the following Web page(s):
http://www.csb.gov/investigations
Your presentation must include the following information:
- summary of the incident;
- identification of the information (hazard class, description, labels, markings, and placards) that the DOT requires when transporting toxic substances and information about workplace exposure concentrations of the substance involved in the incident;
- description of the elements of the emergency response to the incident including a discussion on its environmental and human health impacts (be sure to address how the toxic substance’s chemical properties, uses, and ill effects may affect the tasks and safety of an EHS and FS professional working the incident);
- Discussion of your opinion on the response to the incident
For this assignment, you will create a PowerPoint presentation consisting of 7 slides (not including your title slide and reference slide) containing the information described above. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced. You must include at least 4 sources. Paraphrased and/or quoted materials must have accompanying citations in APA format.
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