Download or read book Hazardous Materials Rail Shipments written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RAIL SHIPMENTS: A Review of Emergency Response Information in Selected Train Documents
Download or read book Hazardous Materials Rail Shipments a Review of Emergency Response Information in Selected Train Documents written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In November 2012, a train derailed in Paulsboro, New Jersey, releasing about 20,000 gallons of vinyl chloride, a hazardous material. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found, among other issues, that the supplemental information in the train's documents on responding to emergencies involving vinyl chloride was inconsistent with and less protective than emergency response guidance in the ERG. Congress included a provision in statute for GAO to evaluate the differences between the emergency response information carried by trains transporting hazardous materials and the ERG guidance. This report examines (1) what emergency response information is carried on trains by selected railroads transporting hazardous materials and how responders use it, and (2) how selected railroads' supplemental emergency response information compares to information in the ERG. GAO reviewed the ERG and other relevant literature and met with DOT and NTSB officials, among others. GAO interviewed all 7 larger Class I railroads and 11 smaller Class II and III railroads that carried hazardous materials in 2015. GAO compared the supplemental emergency response information with ERG information for 72 frequently shipped hazardous materials from a nonprobability sample of train documents provided by 10 of the 18 selected railroads.
Download or read book Hazardous Materials Rail Shipments a Review of Emergency Response Information in Selected Train Documents Report to Congressional Committees written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " In November 2012, a train derailed in Paulsboro, New Jersey, releasing about 20,000 gallons of vinyl chloride, a hazardous material. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found, among other issues, that the supplemental information in the train's documents on responding to emergencies involving vinyl chloride was inconsistent with and less protective than emergency response guidance in the ERG. Congress included a provision in statute for GAO to evaluate the differences between the emergency response information carried by trains transporting hazardous materials and the ERG guidance. This report examines (1) what emergency response information is carried on trains by selected railroads transporting hazardous materials and how responders use it, and (2) how selected railroads' supplemental emergency response information compares to information in the ERG. GAO reviewed the ERG and other relevant literature and met with DOT and NTSB officials, among others. GAO interviewed all 7 larger Class I railroads and 11 smaller Class II and III railroads that carried hazardous materials in 2015
Download or read book Hazardous Materials Rail Shipments written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-23 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent rail accidents involving hazardous materials, such as crude oil, have raised questions about local emergency responders' ability to take protective actions in the aftermath of such accidents. Along with FRA, PHMSA is responsible for ensuring the safe transportation of hazardous materials by rail through issuing and enforcing railroad- and shipper-safety regulations. GAO was asked to review efforts that enhance preparedness for hazardous materials rail accidents. This report examines: (1) the factors selected local emergency planners report affect preparedness; (2) the actions selected railroads have taken to support preparedness; and (3) the actions DOT has taken to support emergency planners. GAO reviewed laws and regulations and surveyed (1) emergency planners representing 25 counties and 17 states with the highest volumes of hazardous materials rail shipments and (2) all seven Class I railroads and four smaller railroads selected because they operate in the counties where GAO surveyed local emergency planners.
Download or read book Hazardous Materials Rail Shipments Emergency Responders Receive Support But DOT Could Improve Oversight of Information Sharing Report to the Ranking Member Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent rail accidents involving hazardous materials, such as crude oil, have raised questions about local emergency responders’ ability to take protective actions in the aftermath of such accidents. Along with FRA, PHMSA is responsible for ensuring the safe transportation of hazardous materials by rail through issuing and enforcing railroad- and shipper-safety regulations. GAO was asked to review efforts that enhance preparedness for hazardous materials rail accidents. This report examines: (1) the factors selected local emergency planners report affect preparedness; (2) the actions selected railroads have taken to support preparedness; and (3) the actions DOT has taken to support emergency planners. GAO recommends that DOT develop a process for regularly collecting information from state emergency-planning agencies about their distribution of railroad-provided hazardous materials shipping information to local emergency planning entities.
Download or read book Hazardous Materials Shipment Information for Emergency Response written by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for the Assessment of a National Hazardous Materials Shipments Identification System and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 1993 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the feasibility and necessity of a central reporting system and computerized telecommunications data center capable of receiving, storing, and retrieving data concerning daily shipments of hazardous materials, and also capable of providing information to facilitate responses to accidents and incidents.
Download or read book Transport of Hazardous Materials by Rail written by United States. National Transportation Safety Board and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Emergency Response Guidebook written by U.S. Department of Transportation and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does the identification number 60 indicate a toxic substance or a flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature? Does the identification number 1035 indicate ethane or butane? What is the difference between natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas distribution pipelines? If you came upon an overturned truck on the highway that was leaking, would you be able to identify if it was hazardous and know what steps to take? Questions like these and more are answered in the Emergency Response Guidebook. Learn how to identify symbols for and vehicles carrying toxic, flammable, explosive, radioactive, or otherwise harmful substances and how to respond once an incident involving those substances has been identified. Always be prepared in situations that are unfamiliar and dangerous and know how to rectify them. Keeping this guide around at all times will ensure that, if you were to come upon a transportation situation involving hazardous substances or dangerous goods, you will be able to help keep others and yourself out of danger. With color-coded pages for quick and easy reference, this is the official manual used by first responders in the United States and Canada for transportation incidents involving dangerous goods or hazardous materials.
Download or read book Hazardous Materials Rail Shipments written by Susan Fleming and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-21 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent rail accidents involving hazardous materials, such as crude oil, have raised questions about local emergency responders' ability to take protective actions in the aftermath of such accidents. Along with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is responsible for ensuring the safe transportation of hazardous materials by rail through issuing and enforcing railroad - and shipper-safety regulations. This report examines (1) the factors that selected local emergency planners report which affect preparedness; (2) the actions that selected railroads have taken to support preparedness; and (3) the actions the Department of Transportation (DOT) has taken to support emergency planners. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Current issues in rail transportation of hazardous materials hearing written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transportation of Hazardous Materials Summary written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Inter industry Task Force on Rail Transportation of Hazardous Materials written by Inter-industry Task Force on Rail Transportation of Hazardous Materials and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Current Issues in Rail Transportation of Hazardous Materials written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning Guide written by National Response Team (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transportation of Hazardous Materials written by and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1986 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Special Investigation Report written by United States. National Transportation Safety Board and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Railroad yards, unlike mainline railroad operations, are similar to fixed-site chemical and industrial plants in terms of operating procedures, populations at risk, and emergency response preparedness capabilities. Like the fixed-site chemical and industrial plants, railroad yards are permanent facilities located within the boundaries of communities and close to schools, hospitals, businesses, apartments and housing complexes. To solicit comments and potential solutions to this problem from the railroad industry; involved communities; local emergency response organizations; and local, State, and Federal governments, on July 26 and 27, 1983, the Safety Board convened a public hearing in Arlington, Virginia. Twenty-three witnesses representing these entities were brought together to identify means for minimizing the potential for catastrophic releases of hazardous materials in railroad yards and to discuss the preparedness of communities and railroad yard operators for handling such emergencies. The hearing revealed that intricate parts of the problem were the hazardous materials classification system, the packaging safeguards required for tank cars used to transport various hazardous materials, the safety of operations within railroad yards, and their relationship to the ability of yard operations and adjacent communities to protect the safety and health of employees and the public during a hazardous materials emergency. Witness testimony revealed that these areas are so intertwined that safety deficiencies in one area can negate efforts to assure safety in one of the other areas. Clearly, any solution to the problems of hazardous materials releases in railroad yards must be derived through government, industry, and community cooperation.
Download or read book Transportation of Hazardous Materials by Rail written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
