Railroad Safety: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Transportation and Commerce of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session, on the Safety of Our Railroad System, March 25, 1980U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - 213 pages |
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Page 29 - ... (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 title.
Page 83 - Shelf couplers have been installed on all such cars and the complete three-part retrofit of coupler, head shield, and insulation is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year. The AAR is currently involved in a program, jointly funded by FRA, to test and study the smaller 105 tank cars to determine if any added protection is necessary to bring them to the level of safe operation we 'have now in the retrofitted 112 and 114 cars.
Page 36 - Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Page 1 - Washington, DC The subcommittee met at 9:35 am, pursuant to notice, in room 2322, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. James J.
Page 24 - December that has been endorsed by the Association of American Railroads and the Railway Labor Executives Association.
Page 206 - I would be happy to answer any questions the members of the subcommittee may have.
Page 60 - Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20594, and shall contain a statement on the envelope and in the appeal: "Appeal from Privacy Act Adverse Determination.
Page 176 - Act of 1970 (Act) prohibits an employer from discharging or discriminating against any employee who exercises "any right afforded by" the Act. The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) has promulgated a regulation providing that, among the rights that the Act so protects, is the right of an employee to choose not to perform his assigned task because of a reasonable apprehension of death or serious injury coupled with a reasonable belief that no less drastic alternative is available.
Page 97 - Bar may issue a notice directing the corporation to show cause why it should not be ordered to cease and desist from specified acts or conduct or its certificate of registration should not be suspended or revoked.