Ebola Safety Advisory

PHSMA 10-30 Safety Note Ebola Virus.pdf

On October 30, 2014 (79 FR 64646), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a safety advisory notice in the federal register to provide guidance on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) in 49 CFR Parts 171–180 to persons who prepare, offer and transport materials contaminated or suspected of being contaminated with the Ebola virus. Material contaminated or suspected of being contaminated with Ebola is regulated as a Category A infectious substance under the HMR. This federal register lists many helpful documents available for download from both the PHSMA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) websites.