Safety 2010 Proceedings

504 Chalmette, LA: First Katrina, Then the Oil…

Instructor: Scott Harris, Ph.D., MPH, IESO, LLC, Lexington, KY

Description: Hurricane Katrina pushed over one million gallons of crude oil into Chalmette, LA. USAR teams recovered thousands of homes, properties and people across the contaminated area. The presenter was the first federal official on the scene and will review the complex two-year recovery which required local, state and federal coordination.

Level: B I A