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 Railroad Yard Safety written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Railway Security written by Richard R. Young and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview and assessment of the security risks, both manmade and natural, facing the railways and rail networks. Railroads face significant threats from disasters, but with situational awareness and coordinated effort these can often be substantially minimized. Transportation assets have always been vulnerable to natural disasters, but in the current environment these assets are also a preferred target of human-caused disruption, especially in the form of terrorism, as the events in many other parts of the world have underscored. Railways are not a homogeneous mode of transportation given their various roles in intercity and commuter passenger movement, as well as being a major portion of the freight ton-miles upon which the U.S. economy is highly dependent. Designed to provide advice for railway owners and first responders, this text discusses how to secure hazardous material transport and how to establish guidelines for rail freight operations and rail passenger operations. The book aims to develop an understanding of the unique operating characteristics of railways, the nature and the range of vulnerabilities, the present means for protecting the infrastructure, and the public policy initiatives that are prerequisite for developing a comprehensive appreciation of the magnitude of this issue. The book utilizes case studies of transport disasters to illustrate lessons learned and to provide critical insight into preventative measures. This book will be of great interest to students and practitioners of transportation, technology and engineering, and security management.
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 Hazardous Materials Release Missouri Pacific Railroad Company s North Little Rock Arkansas Railroad Yard December 31 1984 written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hazardous Materials Federal Training for First Responders to Highway and Railroad Incidents written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Railroad Yard Safety hazardous Materials and Emergency Preparedness written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 Operation Respond written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 Hearing on the Transportation of Hazardous Material by Rail written by California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 A Guide for Assessing Community Emergency Response Needs and Capabilities for Hazardous Materials Releases written by Battelle Memorial Institute and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2011 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This Guide presents comprehensive, step-by-step guidance on assessing hazardous materials emergency response needs at state, regional, and local levels; matching state, regional, and local capabilities with potential emergencies involving different types of hazardous materials; and assessing how quickly resources can be brought to bear in an emergency. The methodology described in the Guide is designed to be scalable, allowing the implementation results to be aggregated at the local level up through regional, state, and national levels. Also, the Guide is designed to connect as many components as possible to already-established standards, guidelines, regulations, and laws, so that the Guide will remain current as these underlying components are updated. In addition, the Guide discusses appropriate means for maintaining currency of the information over time. The Guide and accompanying spreadsheet tool (on the attached CD-ROM), which leads planners through the assessment process, will be most useful for local jurisdictions that have limited resources and expertise in hazardous materials emergency response planning."--Publisher's description.
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 Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Technical Assistance Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 32 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 Hazardous Materials Accident Report written by United States. National Transportation Safety Board and published by . This book was released on 197? with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
