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4 Nov 1999

Safety Advisories

Addressing the Securement of Floor Beam Cross-Members on RoadRailer® Trailers in Order to Prevent the Highway Tandem Wheels on these Trailers from Falling onto the Rails on Moving Trains

Safety Advisory Number
99-03

28 Oct 1999

Conference & Workshop

Findings and Recommendations of the SOFA Working Group, 10/1999

Subject Operating Practices, Switching Operations

Keywords: SOFA recommendations

Location

United States

24 Sep 1999

Presentations

Overview of the Federal Railroad Administration's Human Factors Safety Research Program

Subject Human Factors

Abstract:

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) supports a program of research on human factors safety that focuses on three major programmatic areas of research -- train operations...

Presenter
Thomas G. Raslear
Audience
UIC World Occupational Health and Safety Conference
Location

Paris
France

16 Jun 1999

Safety Advisories

Safety practices related to the lifting or jacking of railroad equipment in order to remove trucks or repair other components on a piece of railroad equipment which require individuals to work beneath railroad equipment while it is raised

Subject Motive Power and Equipment

Safety Advisory Number
99-01

28 May 1999

Emergency Orders

Northwestern Pacific Railroad; Notice of Partial Relief from Emergency Order No. 21

Subject Track, Track/Train Interactions

Emergency Order Number
Emergency Order 21, Notice 2