Research and Development Forum

Welcoming and administrative remarks (9:00 – 9:30)

• Lad Falat, Director of Engineering and Research, OHMS
• Rick Boyle, Chief of Research and Development branch, OHMS

OHMS Research and Development Program Overview and Objectives (9:30 – 10:15)

• Rick Boyle, Chief of Research and Development branch OHMS

Electronic Hazard Communication (10:15 – 10:45)

• HM-ACCESS (Phase I Summary and Phase II plan) – Mark Raney, Volpe
• UPS Electronic Hazmat Record – Sam Elkind, UPS

Break (10:45-11:00)

Lithium Batteries (11:00 – 11:45)

• Large format Li-ion battery research – Daphne Fuentevilla, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock)
• Thermal runaway involving Li-ion batteries – Corey Love, Naval Research Laboratory
• Briefing from Industry Representative -- George Kerchner, PRBA

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Containment and Transportation (11:45 – 12:30)

• Emerging risks with Small Scale LNG Facilities – Dawn Johnson, Volpe
• Transportation risks associated with the transport and containment of LNG
  • Francisco Gonzalez, FRA
  • Leonard Majors, Engineering Branch
• Summary and research path forward – Veda Bharath, R&D Branch

Lunch (12:30 – 1:30)

Compressed Gas Research (1:30 – 2:15)

• Cylinder Failure – Brian Moore, Engineering Branch
• Pressure Relief Devices – Refaat Shafkey, Engineering Branch
• R&D Projects Feedback – Jack Wert (CGA)

Crude Oil Classification (2:15 – 3:00)

• Crude Oil Characterization – David Lord, Sandia National Laboratory
• W-Ink Crude Classification - Michael Klem, Sciences Branch

Break (3:00 to 3:15)

Energetic Materials (3:15 – 3:45)

• Chained and Unchained Fireworks – Richard Tarr, Sciences Branch
• Black Powder Equivalency – Richard Tarr, Sciences Branch
• Enhancing the Classification and Testing of Energetic Materials – Andrea Dunham, Sciences Branch

Emergency Response (3:45-4:15)

• Protective Action Distance Estimation in the Emergency Response Guidebook – Dave Brown, Argonne National Laboratory
• Interactive ERG – Rick Boyle, Chief of Research and Development Branch

Emerging Risks (4:15 to 5:00)

• Emerging Technology for Natural Gas - Britain Bruner, Sciences Branch
• Energetic Materials Emerging Issues – Cynthia Hilton, IME
• Open for participant's briefings, comments or open discussion

Welcome Remarks (9:00 to 9:10)

• Lad Falat, Director of Engineering and Research, OHMS

Transportation Research Board – Hazardous Materials Committee (9:10 to 9:40)

• Rick Bornhorst, Hazardous Materials Committee Chair
• Scott Babcock, Transportation Research Board

OHMS R&D Forum Objectives for Day 2 (9:40 to 9:55)

• Rick Boyle, Chief of Research and Development Branch

Small Group Discussions (10:00 to 11:00)

Presentations from Small Groups (11:15 to 12:15)

Discussion/Path Forward (12:15 to 12:45)