Transportation Safety
Several safety topics are gathered together to form a safety category called Transportation Safety. Those safety topics are listed below along with detail regarding each Transportation Safety topic.
Shipping Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Materials are generally defined as any substance that could adversely affect the safety of the public, handlers, or carriers during transportation. Hazardous material regulations apply to commercial products, chemical mixtures, newly synthesized compounds, and items contaminated with hazardous substances.
Ground (DOT - Department of Transportation), air (IATA - International Air Transport Authority), and water (IMDG - International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code) shipping require that the individual packaging and shipping hazardous research materials and chemicals be properly trained. The packages require specific labeling and packaging materials. Anyone who needs to ship these materials should reach out to EHS for assistance on making determinations on shipping requirements prior to shipment of any materials. International shipments may require outside services to ship the materials.
To ensure compliance for the 24/7 emergency contact requirement, the University has signed a contract with InfoTrac. Please refer to the Infotrac Emergency Contact And Response (217 kb, pdf) guidance document to see how to use this service when shipping hazardous materials domestically or internationally by air (IATA), ground (DOT) or water (IMDG).
Golf Carts
Details regarding golf cart rental can be found at Transportation Services website. Golf cart training is required of everyone who operates a golf cart on campus. This training can be completed in eNDeavor by assigning a course titled "RMS - Motorized Off - Road Vehicle Safety Course - 2015".