Railroad Safety: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Transportation and Commerce of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session, on the Safety of Our Railroad System, March 25, 1980U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - 213 pagini |
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... legislative changes ; the concerns of labor about the safety of railroad employees and their suggested legislative changes . I would like to welcome our first witness , Mr. John M. Sullivan , Administrator of the Federal Railroad ...
... legislative changes ; the concerns of labor about the safety of railroad employees and their suggested legislative changes . I would like to welcome our first witness , Mr. John M. Sullivan , Administrator of the Federal Railroad ...
Pagina 39
... the chairman has I think recog- nized with his legislative initiative , the real initiative on our part has been to free up the regulatory atmosphere for the railroads , and that is the fundamental thing that will get at 39.
... the chairman has I think recog- nized with his legislative initiative , the real initiative on our part has been to free up the regulatory atmosphere for the railroads , and that is the fundamental thing that will get at 39.
Pagina 45
... legislation , such as the Signal Inspection Act , Locomo- tive Act , were not transferred over to the 1970 act . So therefore any of those existent prior to the 1970 Safety Act remain in effect , and the States do not have the authority ...
... legislation , such as the Signal Inspection Act , Locomo- tive Act , were not transferred over to the 1970 act . So therefore any of those existent prior to the 1970 Safety Act remain in effect , and the States do not have the authority ...
Pagina 67
... legislation . We maintain them , but for installing new devices , they are worked out in collaboration with the State authorities . Do you wish to explain it in any more detail ? Mr. JOHNSTON . The State sets the priorities . Mr. MATSUI ...
... legislation . We maintain them , but for installing new devices , they are worked out in collaboration with the State authorities . Do you wish to explain it in any more detail ? Mr. JOHNSTON . The State sets the priorities . Mr. MATSUI ...
Pagina 68
... legislation or more regulations . We feel that would be largely counterproductive . When you have a regulation , a new piece of legislation , what you do is you tend to focus concentration and efforts on that particular area , quite ...
... legislation or more regulations . We feel that would be largely counterproductive . When you have a regulation , a new piece of legislation , what you do is you tend to focus concentration and efforts on that particular area , quite ...
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105 tank cars action agency amendment assessment Association authority Car Safety carriers casualties cause categories Chairman collective bargaining committee concerned Congress ConRail defective DEMPSEY district court effective emergency order enforcement equipment fatalities Federal Railroad Administration Federal Railroad Safety FIGURE FLORIO FRA's freight car FRSA Full Certification grade crossing handling hazardous materials improve increased injuries Interstate Commerce Commission issue legislation locomotive lost work days mainline derailments maintenance major MANN MATSUI million NARUC NTSB number of accidents operating OSHA Paul Rodgers percent problem proposed rail safety railroad accidents railroad employees railroad industry Railroad Safety Act Railway Labor Railway Labor Act Railway Labor Executives regulatory response result retrofit RLEA rule rulemaking Safety Board safety laws safety program safety record safety standards SANTMAN Secretary Section shelf couplers shippers slack action specific Subcommittee SULLIVAN tion track train accidents unsafe WALSH yard derailments
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Pagina 207 - New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin Total 732 686 i.
Pagina 29 - ... (e) The Secretary is authorized to conduct such monitoring of State investigative and surveillance practices and such other inspection and investigation as may be necessary to aid in the enforcement of the provisions of this title.
Pagina 83 - Shelf couplers have been installed on all such cars and the complete three-part retrofit of coupler, head shield, and insulation is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year. The AAR is currently involved in a program, jointly funded by FRA, to test and study the smaller 105 tank cars to determine if any added protection is necessary to bring them to the level of safe operation we 'have now in the retrofitted 112 and 114 cars.
Pagina 36 - Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Pagina 1 - Washington, DC The subcommittee met at 9:35 am, pursuant to notice, in room 2322, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. James J.
Pagina 24 - December that has been endorsed by the Association of American Railroads and the Railway Labor Executives Association.
Pagina 206 - I would be happy to answer any questions the members of the subcommittee may have.
Pagina 60 - Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20594, and shall contain a statement on the envelope and in the appeal: "Appeal from Privacy Act Adverse Determination.
Pagina 176 - Act of 1970 (Act) prohibits an employer from discharging or discriminating against any employee who exercises "any right afforded by" the Act. The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) has promulgated a regulation providing that, among the rights that the Act so protects, is the right of an employee to choose not to perform his assigned task because of a reasonable apprehension of death or serious injury coupled with a reasonable belief that no less drastic alternative is available.
Pagina 97 - Bar may issue a notice directing the corporation to show cause why it should not be ordered to cease and desist from specified acts or conduct or its certificate of registration should not be suspended or revoked.