Transportation safety employees

Important issues related to improper waste handling, treatment, and disposal. Reviews essentials of compliance central administration, waste reduction, safety labeling standards, recordkeeping, monitoring waste contractors, transportation safety, and employee emergency training. 

DOE 0 440.1A, Worker Protection Management for DOE Federal and Contractor Employees . DOE 0 460.1A, Packaging and Transportation Safety . 

The above statement is the main idea behind this book — that effective transport safety management influences the behavior and thought process of all employees, and crosses all departmental lines. Effective transport safety management proactively and positively influences the daily activities and results of the entire organization. 

Whether you re a transport safety rookie, or a motor carrier safety veteran, and regardless of whether you need help and guidance in one or several areas of motor carrier safety management, use this manual as your foundation for achieving safety, compliance, employee retention, and risk management success. 

Employee involvement programs are an important part of, but not a substitute for, the company-wide quality transport safety policies and procedures. 

The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that an employee made a decision to use improper equipment to push back an airplane from the gate, causing the accident that crushed the employee against the nose of the plane. The report stated that the employee used a towbar that was too short for the tug that was being used. But the union contends the employee was using the only equipment the airline provided to do the job. A union official stated that the employee had no choice to make . 

Hazmat employee has the same meaning as under 171.8 of this title A person who is employed by a hazmat employer as defined under 171.8 of this title, and who in the course of employment directly affects hazardous materials transportation safety. This term includes an owner-operator of a motor vehicle that transports hazardous materials in commerce. This term includes an individual who, during the course of emplo5rment ... 

National Transportation Safety Board. (1972). Special Report Train Accidents Attributable to the Negligence of Employees. " Report NTSB-RSS-72-l. Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office. 

AH Department of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) rules and regulations should be reviewed prior to handling hydrochloric acid and all the regulations must be followed. AH employees handling HCl must be trained to ensure that they are familiar with the appropriate materials safety data sheets and appHcable regulations. 

In general, DOT safety regulations fall into two categories. The first pertains to qualifications and hours of service of carrier employees and the safety of transport operations and equipment. The second, of special concern to the chemical industry, pertains to the transportation of hazardous materials and related commodities. 

Typical irradiation facilities consist of a process chamber containing the radiation source, some sort of conveyor systems to transport products inside and outside the shielding walls, and sophisticated control and safety systems. Irradiation facilities are built with several layers of redundant protection to detect equipment malfunctions and protect employees from accidental exposure. Technical details depend on the type of irradiation. Typical processing parameters are compared in Table 2 [7]. 

Rail, trucking and other transportation employees need more than minimal on-the-job training for handling hazardous cargo and dealing with emergencies. Retraining and reorientation is essential to update instructions and to increase safety awareness. 

Contents Indude legal and regulatory framework, alternative modes for transportation, employee training, relationship between shippers and carriers, safety in shipping, exemptions from transportation requirements, enforcement proceedings, risk management, radioactive materials, and waste transport... 

Section 405 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act was enacted on January 6, 1983, and provides protection from reprisal by employers for truckers and certain other employees in the trucking industry involved in activity related to commercial motor vehicle safety and health. Secretary of Labor s Order No. 9-83 (48 Federal Register 35736, August 5, 1983) delegated to the Assistant Secretary of OSHA the authority to investigate and to issue findings and preliminary orders under Section 405. 

Finally, Section 7 of the International Safe Container Act also provides employee protection from discrimination in retaliation for safety or health complaints about intermodal cargo containers designed to be transported interchangeably by sea and land carriers. The protection and procedures are similar to those used under Section 11(c) of the OSH Act. Section 7 complaints must be filed within 60 days of the alleged discrimination. 

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