ACC: boost rail safety

摘要

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has filed comments with the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) urging the agency to "adopt an effective strategy for further improving rail safety that recognises the importance of preventing rail accidents, as well as improving tank car designs"."PHMSA and the Federal Railroad Administration should adopt a comprehensive approach to safety," says ACC. "An effective strategy to enhance the safe movement of chemical shipments by rail must encompass more than just tank car designs and must help address the root causes of recent accidents that resulted in tank car breaches.