Sam Chapman, Transportation Technology Center Inc

Transportation Technology Center, Inc., a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads
Mission Possible
Safe, Proper Hazmat Shipping
Sam Chapman
Headquarters Manager
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BOE History and Mission
♦ Bureau of Explosives (BOE) is dedicated to helping
carriers, shippers, and container manufacturers
continually improve hazmat transportation safety
♦ Formed in 1907 by the railroad industry to serve as a
self-policing agency to advance the safe transportation
of explosives and other dangerous articles
♦ BOE developed the first hazmat safety rules, which were
later adopted and expanded upon by the Interstate
Commerce Commission and subsequently the U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT)
♦ Today’s BOE continues to provide valuable services
and products to promote compliance with hazmat
regulations and industry standards
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BOE Organization
♦ BOE is directed and guided by the Association of
American Railroads (AAR)
● AAR Hazardous Materials (BOE) Committee
● AAR Tank Car Committee
♦ BOE Inspectors are strategically located throughout
North America to provide efficient services and support
♦ BOE Headquarters is located at Transportation
Technology Center in Pueblo, CO
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BOE Services for Shippers
♦ Employee training and testing in the regulations
● Proper preparation of shipping papers, marking, labeling,
placarding, and packaging selection
● Safe loading/unloading of railcars and other containers
♦ Confidential audits of loading/unloading and other
shipping operations to evaluate regulatory
compliance status and opportunities for improvement
♦ Hazmat safety problem solving and consulting
♦ Follow up on non-accident releases (NARs) of hazmat
to document root cause analysis results and
corrective actions implemented
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BOE Services for Tank Car Shops
and Component Suppliers
♦ Verify compliance with the AAR Manual of Standards
and Recommended Practices Section C-III,
Specifications for Tank Cars (Specification M-1002)
● Tank car shop initial certification and re-certification
technical inspections
● Annual tank car shop inspections and evaluations
● Independent service trial observations to verify results on
new equipment
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BOE Services for Railroads
♦ Employee training and testing in the regulations
♦ Inspections of rail terminals (yards) to ensure that
railcars transporting hazmat are being accepted and
released in accordance with the regulations
● Train placement, placards, markings, proper securement of top
and bottom closures, stenciling of required inspection and test
dates, etc.
● Follow up with shippers to correct deficiencies, especially when
linked to hazmat NARs
♦ Emergency response assistance, including tank car
damage assessment
♦ Assist with instruction at the Security and Emergency
Response Training Center in Pueblo, CO
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BOE Services for AAR
♦ Maintain the AAR Hazardous Materials Shipping
Descriptions and Emergency Response Database
(HAZMAT)
♦ Manage the NAR Reduction Program and related
databases
♦ Support various task forces and initiatives of the
AAR Hazardous Materials (BOE) Committee
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BOE Products
♦ BOE Publications
● BOE Tariff 6000: Quarterly reprint of DOT’s Hazardous Materials
Regulations, with supplemental information and guidance
● Emergency Handling of Hazardous Materials in Surface
Transportation: Specific descriptions and emergency response
information for all listed hazmat and many specifically named
chemicals transported under generic descriptions
● Field Guide to Tank Cars: Aids first responders in identification of
various tank cars encountered at emergency response scenes
♦ HAZMAT industry reference files
● Regular electronic updates of hazmat shipping descriptions and
emergency response information for use on shipping papers and
in electronic data interchange (EDI) with railroads
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AAR/BOE Hazmat Seminar
♦ Annual event where hundreds of hazmat
professionals gather to attend technical sessions and
innovative training workshops presented by experts
in the rail transportation industry and government
♦ Many workshops satisfy annual training requirements
♦ Features exhibit hall where numerous organizations
display and demonstrate their latest products and
services related to safe hazmat transportation and
emergency response
♦ May 22–24, 2012; St. Louis, MO; Marriott Union Station
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BOE Membership
♦ AAR Members are automatically BOE Members
♦ BOE Membership opportunities for hazmat shippers,
tank car shops, non-rail carriers, and others interested
in hazmat transportation safety
♦ One, two, and three year BOE Memberships available
♦ BOE Membership benefits
● One complimentary copy of BOE Tariff 6000
● Reduced prices for BOE services and products
● Reduced registration fees for AAR/BOE Hazmat Seminar
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BOE Websites
♦ www.boe.aar.com
♦ www.boepublications.com
♦ www.nar.aar.com
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