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55518CC
1999
REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
(1064)
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND PIPELINE SAFETY
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Printed for the use of the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
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JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LAHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Lousiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DEMINT, South Carolina
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DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, GA
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, JR., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR., Ohio
PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
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JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, JR., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. MCGOVERN, Massachusetts
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Safety
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey, Chairman
JOHN COOKSEY, Louisiana, Vice Chairman
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
(Ex Officio)
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ROBERT E. WISE,Jr., West Virginia
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
(Ex Officio)
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CONTENTS
TESTIMONY
Blake, Chuck, Director of Emergency Services, Mason County, West Virginia
Coyner, Kelley S., Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, accompanied by Alan I. Roberts, Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, U.S. Department of Transportation
Crane, Clinton, President, Reel-Strong Fuel Co., on behalf of the Petroleum Marketers Association of America
Dettmann, Charles E., Executive Vice President, Association of American Railroads
Everitt, R. Dale, Vice President, Operation Respond Institute, Inc.
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Fife, Jim, Chairman of the West Virginia State Fire Commission
Hilton, Cynthia, Executive Director, Association of Waste Hazardous Materials Transporters, also on behalf of the American Trucking Associations and the National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc.
Inclima, Rick, Director of Education and Safety, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes, on behalf of the Rail Labor Division, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO
Nesbitt, Frederick H., Director of Governmental Affairs, International Association of Fire Fighters
Pascrell, Hon. Bill, Jr., a Representative in Congress from New Jersey
Speight, Randy, Managing Director, Distribution, Chemical Manufacturers Association
Trobec, Jean, Government Relations Director, Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association
Wallace, Jerry, General Manager, Swim Chem, on behalf of the National Association of Gas Chlorinators
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Wort, Larry, Chief, Bureau of Safety Programs, Division of Traffic Safety, Illinois Department of Transportation
Wytkind, Edward, Executive Director, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Oberstar, James L., of Minnesota
Pascrell, Bill, Jr., of New Jersey
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Blake, Chuck
Coyner, Kelley S.
Crane, Clinton
Dettmann, Charel E.
Everitt, R. Dale
Hilton, Cynthia
Inclima, Rick
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Nesbitt, Frederick H.
Speight, Randy
Trobec, Jean
Wallace, Jerry
Wort, Larry
Wytkind, Edward
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SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Hilton, Cynthia, Executive Director, Association of Waste Hazardous Materials Transporters, also on behalf of the American Trucking Associations and the National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc., supplemental statement
Inclima, Rick, Director of Education and Safety, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes, on behalf of the Rail Labor Division, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO:
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Rail Labors' Hazmat Training Program Mission Statement
Evaluation of the 4-day Hazmat Training for Railway Workers, 1991-1994
Evaluation of the 4-day Hazmat Training for Railway Workers, Responses of Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes, 1991-1994
Railway Workers' Peer Training Program, Executive Summary
Positive (workplace) Changes from the 4-day Hazmat Training for Rail Workers, Interviews
What Railroad Workers Say about Union-Supported HAZMAT Course, excerpts from interviews conducted December 1998-January 1999
Hazardous Materials Training, Student Study Guide, Transportation/Communications International Union(Brotherhood Railway Carmen Divion), Union Pacific Railroad, and the George Meany Center for Labor Studies, January 1998
Nesbitt, Frederick H., Director of Governmental Affairs, International Association of Fire Fighters, statement, International Association of Fire Chiefs
Wallace, Jerry, General Manager, Swim Chem, on behalf of the National Association of Gas Chlorinators, Chlorine Distribution Risk Analysis, Mark Lepofsky, Vice President, Product Development, Abkowitz and Associates, Inc., February 3, 1997
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ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD
Public Service Commission of West Virginia, Charlotte R. Lane, Chairman, statement
International Warehouse Logistics Association, statement
Petroleum Transportation and Storage Association, Mark S. Morgan Esq., Executive Director, statement
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, statement
State of New Jersey, Department of Law and Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General, letters
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