Use the U.S. Department of Transportation's Biohazard
Operational Concept as a blueprint to guide the development of a
biohazard event management plan. Recommendations for defining
the organizational structure, processes and policies for
transportation management during a biohazard incident. If the
release of biohazards has an adverse effect on a community, it
will also stress the transportation network by requiring support
for the emergency response (e.g., the transport of emergency
personnel, medical supplies, decontamination equipment, and so
forth) and possibly directly harming transportation operations
(as in staff) or infrastructure. Although state DOTs are most
conspicuously experienced in transportation management under
severe weather, there is significantly less experience and
knowledge (fortunately) in responding to biohazards. To support
the preparedness of communities for biohazards, the FHWA
published a document entitled “Transportation Biohazard
Operational Concept.” This document is a blueprint