Community Teamwork: Working Together to Promote Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety. A Guide for Local Officials

摘要

The Guide is designed to provide ideas on how to develop a hazardous materials transportation safety program at the most economical cost. Examples are presented of different state and local agencies sharing the cost of providing labor, equipment and materials. Ways in which private industry have supported state/local safety programs are illustrated. Publications and other sources of information are also identified to help: maximize the use of available federal, state, and local resources, and increase inter-agency cooperation; consolidate hazardous materials transportation activities with other state/local programs; expand the use of mutual aid arrangements; maximize the use of part-time and volunteer staff; and encourage greater local industry involvement in hazardous materials incident prevention and emergency response activities. Local industry is a valuable source of technological expertise, emergency response equipment and containment materials.