Archive for November 26th, 2008
Railway Workers Receive Hazmat Training at Labor College
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More than 180,000 pounds of highly toxic materials are transported on America’s rails every day. Though some railway workers have been trained in handling these materials safely, thousands more still lack even the basic training needed. That’s about to change through an ambitious training program at the National Labor College (NLC), funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration recently awarded the NLC a $1.3 million grant for an intensive program to train railway workers in the handling and transporting of hazardous materials (hazmat), including dangerous chemicals and radioactive substances.
