The Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program will conduct the
following hazardous materials transportation/chemical emergency response
training programs at the National Labor College – George Meany Campus in
Silver Spring, Maryland.
The Rail
Workers Hazardous Materials Training Program prides itself on delivering
the most valuable worker safety training available. Peer Instructors are
members of the railroad labor community and take pride in offering the
latest and most up-to-date information, teaching techniques and peer
support.
The US
Department of Energy (DOE) has shipped large amounts and a variety of
radioactive material by rail for years. The number of rail shipments is
expected to
increase in coming years. With the increase in rail shipments comes the
increased risk for
rail incidents involving radioactive material.