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As safety deadline looms, railroads look to Congress to avert shutdown
2015-09-12 05:04:52| Railroads - Topix.net
The nation's freight railroads, commuter lines like Metra, and Amtrak are facing a potential service crisis Dec. 31. The railroads insist they're not to blame, but critics say the warning signals were ignored for years. Ever since two serious Metra derailments in 2003 and 2005, the latter of which killed two passengers and cost millions in lawsuits, federal safety investigators have called for the commuter rail agency to install a high-tech safety system known as Positive Train Control.
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Amid Safety Fears, Feds Release Guardrail Crash Findings
2015-09-11 23:52:00| Railroads - Topix.net
The finding comes as the maker of the guardrail system, Trinity Industries, faces a federal investigation into its dealings with state and federal safety officials and is fighting a state Department of Transportation over new crash tests for the embattled guardrail system. The Federal Highway Administration and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials had created a task force to investigate crashes in which vehicles hit guardrail end terminals after it was revealed in 2012 that one of the guardrail makers, Trinity, had modified one of its end terminal models, the ET-Plus, years before and failed to notify state or federal officials as required.
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Amid Safety Fears, Feds Release Guardrail Crash Findings
2015-09-11 23:51:56| Automakers - Topix.net
The finding comes as the maker of the guardrail system, Trinity Industries, faces a federal investigation into its dealings with state and federal safety officials and is fighting a state Department of Transportation over new crash tests for the embattled guardrail system. The Federal Highway Administration and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials had created a task force to investigate crashes in which vehicles hit guardrail end terminals after it was revealed in 2012 that one of the guardrail makers, Trinity, had modified one of its end terminal models, the ET-Plus, years before and failed to notify state or federal officials as required.
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SOCMA Symposium Features Top Safety Experts
2015-09-11 17:38:00| Chemical Processing
Dr. Thomas M. Connelly, chief executive officer of the American Chemical Society, and Dr. M. Sam Mannan, director of the Mary K. O'Connor Process Safety Center at Texas A&M University, are the featured speakers at SOCMAs National Chemical Safety Symposium.
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Personalized Color Coins suit safety programs.
2015-09-11 14:31:07| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Able to be customized or personalized with site-specific hazards, Color Coins are suitable for safety programs. Digital colorization makes it possible to print readable QR codes, realistic colors (including skin tones), gradients, and fine lines onto coins. Logos and images, including faces and fine detail, can be clearly shown, and metal show-through is optional. Digital colorization is available on 1.54 in. coins or keytags in brass, antique brass, nickel, silver, and Sterling silver.
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