Amendments to the Federal Railway Safety Act of 1970: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session ... March 24, 1980U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - 156 pagini |
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... Fatalities in 1978 fell from 17 , 16 of which were at Waverly , Tennessee , to none reported in 1979. Injuries fell from 74 to six . In late 1978 the Congress mandated a study of the size , weight , and length of freight cars under ...
... Fatalities in 1978 fell from 17 , 16 of which were at Waverly , Tennessee , to none reported in 1979. Injuries fell from 74 to six . In late 1978 the Congress mandated a study of the size , weight , and length of freight cars under ...
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... fatalities can be directly attributed to larger cars . 5. The 100 - ton cars have a comparable rate of derailment to the smaller cars - on a volume of product moved basis . 6. The potential for improvement in derailment rates is ...
... fatalities can be directly attributed to larger cars . 5. The 100 - ton cars have a comparable rate of derailment to the smaller cars - on a volume of product moved basis . 6. The potential for improvement in derailment rates is ...
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... fatalities directly to larger cars . The car - fatality rate is low . It's random and it's not in correlation with the weight of the vehicle . Injuries are a function of the configuration of the vehicle , such as the work force having ...
... fatalities directly to larger cars . The car - fatality rate is low . It's random and it's not in correlation with the weight of the vehicle . Injuries are a function of the configuration of the vehicle , such as the work force having ...
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... fatalities and 4,256 injuries . These numbers are projected to have decreased in 1979 to 11,839 accidents , 781 fatalities , and 3,903 injuries . It should also be noted that of all injuries in railroad accident / incidents , over 90 ...
... fatalities and 4,256 injuries . These numbers are projected to have decreased in 1979 to 11,839 accidents , 781 fatalities , and 3,903 injuries . It should also be noted that of all injuries in railroad accident / incidents , over 90 ...
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... Fatalities fell from 17 ( 16 of which were at Waverly , Tennessee ) to none reported . Injuries fell from 74 to 6. All of the foregoing statistics reflect only the consequences of train accidents with grade crossing accidents excluded ...
... Fatalities fell from 17 ( 16 of which were at Waverly , Tennessee ) to none reported . Injuries fell from 74 to 6. All of the foregoing statistics reflect only the consequences of train accidents with grade crossing accidents excluded ...
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105 tank cars action activities agencies amendment analysis Answer assessment Association authority Car Safety carriers cause chemical CHEMTREC Committee commodities common carriers CONGRESS THE LIBRARY damage Department of Transportation derailments developed effective efforts Emergency Order emergency response enforcement equipment evaluation fatalities Federal Railroad Administration Federal Railroad Safety fiscal FRA's freight car FRSA funds grade crossing hazardous materials Hazardous Materials Transportation hazmat increased injuries inspec inspection program inspectors issue liability LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ment million NTSB operating Participation Program percent proposed protection Question Rail labor rail safety rail transportation Rail-Highway Crossing railroad accidents railroad industry Railroad Safety Act recommendations regulatory result safety laws safety programs safety standards Secretary Section Senator PRESSLER shelf couplers shippers slack action specific Subcommittee subsection System Safety Plan tank cars Task Force tion train accidents transportation of hazardous United States Code violations warning devices
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Pagina 93 - No person shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against any employee because such employee has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this Act or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding or because of the exercise by such employee on behalf of himself or others of any right afforded by this Act.
Pagina 17 - That any such common carrier or any officer or agent thereof, requiring or permitting any employee to go, be, or remain on duty...
Pagina 17 - ... shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars for each and every such violation, to be recovered in a suit or suits to be brought by the United States district attorney in the district court of the United States having jurisdiction in the locality where such violation shall have been committed, and it shall be the duty of such district attorney to bring such suits upon duly verified information being lodged with him of such violation having occurred.
Pagina 19 - A corporation may be sued in any judicial district in which it is incorporated or licensed to do business or is doing business, and such judicial district shall be regarded as the residence of such corporation for venue purposes.
Pagina 41 - ... is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year. The...
Pagina 26 - 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 23 - October (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 subchapter.
Pagina 93 - ... and that there is insufficient time, due to the urgency of the situation, to eliminate the danger through resort to regular statutory enforcement channels.
Pagina 21 - Secretary determines that any facility or piece of equipment is in unsafe condition and thereby creates an emergency situation involving a hazard of death or injury to persons affected...
Pagina 98 - I would be happy to answer any questions the members of the subcommittee may have.