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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... hazardous materials , witnesses today will be ex- ploring such specific problem areas as grade crossing accidents , employee safety , and state involvement in safety enforcement . The Committee also is interested in steps which the ...
... hazardous materials , witnesses today will be ex- ploring such specific problem areas as grade crossing accidents , employee safety , and state involvement in safety enforcement . The Committee also is interested in steps which the ...
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... hazardous materials . Although preliminary figures indicate that during 1979 there occurred only 112 incidents of hazardous materials releases , the potential danger to particular communities through which much of the hazardous material ...
... hazardous materials . Although preliminary figures indicate that during 1979 there occurred only 112 incidents of hazardous materials releases , the potential danger to particular communities through which much of the hazardous material ...
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... hazardous materials , witnesses today will be ex- ploring such specific problem areas as grade crossing accidents , employee safety , and state involvement in safety enforcement . The Committee also is interested in steps which the ...
... hazardous materials , witnesses today will be ex- ploring such specific problem areas as grade crossing accidents , employee safety , and state involvement in safety enforcement . The Committee also is interested in steps which the ...
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... hazard- ous materials . In 1979 we collected $ 634,000 for 258 violations . This is over twice the amount of all fines and penalties for violations of the hazardous materials regulations in the previous 12 years of FRA history ...
... hazard- ous materials . In 1979 we collected $ 634,000 for 258 violations . This is over twice the amount of all fines and penalties for violations of the hazardous materials regulations in the previous 12 years of FRA history ...
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... equipment . We have summarized the 11 major findings in the attached chart No. 1 . SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS 1. Size , weight and length of cars in increasing - particularly hazardous material cars . 2. Heavier cars do increase the rate ...
... equipment . We have summarized the 11 major findings in the attached chart No. 1 . SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS 1. Size , weight and length of cars in increasing - particularly hazardous material cars . 2. Heavier cars do increase the rate ...
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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.