Sentences with phrase «in rail safety»

FRA enforce rail safety regulations and statutes through routine inspections (sample of track, locomotives, rail cars, operating practices, signals and train control systems, and hazardous material shipments for compliance with Federal safety standards at high risk areas) and broader assessments; investigate and analyze accidents; manage state involvement in rail safety programs; and implement highway - rail grade crossing programs.

State and local governments, railroads, and other stakeholders need predictable, dedicated funding to plan and invest more effectively in rail safety, reliability, accessibility, and capacity.

Not exact matches

The risks are elevated further when you combine dangerous goods with aging rail infrastructure and a decline in safety standards, says Richard Plokhaar, a rail safety expert in London, Ont.

The platform jolts — but doesn't fall, as a pair of hidden leaf springs engage the rails, keeping Otis's «safety elevator» miraculously in place.

Since 2011, the rail industry has voluntarily adopted tougher safety standards for all new cars, but with literally only a handful of tank car - makers in North America and a huge boom in oil - by - rail shipments, demand far outstrips supply.

Since the July 2013 Lac - Megantic fatal train disaster and other recent incidents involving oil by rail, Transport Canada has faced questions about whether it adequately addressed safety oversight concerns surrounding the transportation of dangerous cargo, which were repeatedly raised in internal audits.

When the fences and the safety rails have been removed, when the signposts have been changed or taken down, what reason is there to believe that people in our time will not do what was done then?

But he finds more and more that the woman he encounters in the rolling bed with the safety rails, her tongue turned white from drinking Ensure, is not her.

Never fails that a 350 lb slob is either next to me or in front of me.There also is a real safety issue on the 3rd tier without railings except for the first 4 or 5 rows.

You can get a little more info on all the gear in my Baby Travel Gear Guides 1 - 4 — unfortunately we ran out of time so there were a couple of items that we didn't get to mention: The CARES Safety Harness, The Bed Bugz Travel Bed Rail, and the Snack Ball (though Jennifer and Frank were playing with it at the very beginning of the show).

With the right safety tips to help back you up, you'll be ready to co sleep safely and comfortably with your baby using a bed rail in no time!

If you have stairs in your home, make sure to install safety gates and guard rails.

Safety regulations have changed dramatically in recent years and older cribs have larger slats, drop - side rails, corner posts, and newer mattresses that don't fit right.

Available in a wide assortment of colors and patterns, crib rail covers pack the same design punch as a bumper without compromising your little one's safety.

In the ensuing years the McArthurs erect hand railings, bridges and safety features and work at the Caves on a full - time basis during the summer months.

We sleep in a king — from left to right it's dad, 2 yr old, mom, 6 month old, then we have a safety rail.

Two more mattress levels are for baby's safety once active in the crib and so are the safely spaced rails.

In them, side rails are fitted for safety and also for storage purpose.

Well the safety part was put to the test when our baby girl was 7 weeks old, we were rear ended while at a dead stop by a big rail road truck, all we could think about was our precious and helpless baby girl in the backseat.

Keep in mind that crib safety standards changed after June 28, 2011, when drop - side rail cribs were banned.

The DaVinci Jayden crib's fixed rail design, non-toxic finish and solid construction offers the safety and security that your baby needs to sleep comfortably in their nursery.

The Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would require the state Department of Transportation to undertake a safety study of level grade rail crossings in New York.

In July 2003, a Eurostar train broke the record for the fastest train in the UK, reaching 208 mph during safety testing of Section One of the new Channel Tunnel Rail LinIn July 2003, a Eurostar train broke the record for the fastest train in the UK, reaching 208 mph during safety testing of Section One of the new Channel Tunnel Rail Linin the UK, reaching 208 mph during safety testing of Section One of the new Channel Tunnel Rail Link.

A bill that surfaced late in the state legislative session became the subject of a fight that legislators said pitted safety measures on the Long Island Rail Road against the need for a third track to improve efficiency and cut congestion.

Also Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice called on the Federal Railroad Administration to investigate workplace safety practices at the LIRR's rail freight contractor, after allegations in a lawsuit that New York & Atlantic Railway was having untrained and uncertified day laborers perform dangerous jobs on LIRR tracks.

RMT confirms further strike action on Northern Rail, Greater Anglia and South Western Railway in disputes over guards and safety

«It beggars belief that the mayor who was elected in 2008 on a pledge to keep open every ticket office is now planning to close every single one, with all that means for safety and jobs,» Manuel Cortes, leader of the TSSA rail union, said.

The inspection included Buffalo Southern Railroad in Hamburg and rail equipment inspectors examined 18 crude oil tank cars and found three non-critical defects, including end - of - car air hoses inadequate distances from rails and loose side safety rails.

Safety inspectors from the state Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration uncovered 95 defects in their most recent examination of rail cars and tracks across upstate New York.

It explained that the diversion is in compliance with public safety standards expected during installation of equipment and infrastructure for the rail project.

On 10th November 2010 the ORR began criminal proceedings against Network Rail Infrastructure Limited and Jarvis Rail Limited for breaches of health and safety law which caused the Potters Bar derailment on 10th May 2002 in which seven people were killed and many more seriously injured.

By 2012, the ORR found that Network Rail had made «real progress» in a number of areas, welcoming in particular its commitment to improve health and safety.

In 2008 - 9 the ORR revised the way it monitors Network Rail with most of the areas covered in previous annual assessments, including safety risk, train performance, asset performance and planning now included in the Network Rail Q4 monitoIn 2008 - 9 the ORR revised the way it monitors Network Rail with most of the areas covered in previous annual assessments, including safety risk, train performance, asset performance and planning now included in the Network Rail Q4 monitoin previous annual assessments, including safety risk, train performance, asset performance and planning now included in the Network Rail Q4 monitoin the Network Rail Q4 monitor.

NR's progress continued to be monitored by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR), whose quarterly monitoring documents saw improvements in safety risk, delay minutes and its «public performance measure».

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has written to President Obama requesting immediate action to enhance rail safety as the state experiences a boom in rail transport of explosive Bakken crude oil.

In addition to his leadership position, he now chairs the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, which has vast oversight of issues ranging technology and communications to rail safety.

They'll also talk about transportation issues including the reliability of passenger rail service and the safety of bridges in New York.

In light of the March 7 CSX train derailment in Newburgh, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli wrote to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao requesting that she consider additional safety measures to reduce risks and protect New Yorkers from the transport of crude oil and any hazardous materials by raiIn light of the March 7 CSX train derailment in Newburgh, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli wrote to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao requesting that she consider additional safety measures to reduce risks and protect New Yorkers from the transport of crude oil and any hazardous materials by raiin Newburgh, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli wrote to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao requesting that she consider additional safety measures to reduce risks and protect New Yorkers from the transport of crude oil and any hazardous materials by rail.

It is also a vote of confidence in the success of rail over the last decade, with over one million more trains per year with half a billion more passengers, at record levels of safety, punctuality and satisfaction.

Rail safety has been under more scrutiny following the July disaster in Quebec that killed 47 people.

In November, Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved legislation worked on by Sen. David Carlucci which allows for a safety review of all state rail road crossings

These include a shrinking pool of in - country rail sector experts (which the Obama administration acknowledges is the result of the relatively small investment in passenger rail in recent decades), a lack of money available at the state level for such projects, and the need for safety standards specific to high - speed trains.

In the past, the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) asked some members of the VPF team to investigate how much people wanted to spend to counter railway accidents with multiple fatalities.

The administration's 2012 safety advisory has helped reduce the number of sun kink - related derailments in the U.S., and the USDOT is working with the University of California - San Diego to develop devices that enable railroads to monitor rail temperatures, said FRA spokesman Michael Cole.

The main route out of the Bakken is via rail tank cars, but concerns about the safety of rail transport abound, ignited by July's fatal tank car disaster in Lac - Megantic, Quebec, that killed 47 and by a December crash in North Dakota that forced almost 2,400 people from their homes.

It was the latest in a series of North American derailments involving trains hauling crude oil, raising concerns about rail safety.

Concerns over high - speed rail safety emerged in July after two bullet trains collided in China, killing 39 people and injuring 210.

Now grab onto the safety rail (on the bottom of the rail) a little in front of where you're sitting.

This demo shows the exercise being done in the power rack, which allows you to brace your non-working hand under a safety rail so that you can counterbalance the weight of the dumbell.

Set the safety rails in the power to two different heights... one at hip level, the other at knee level.