LOCAL GOVERNMENT VIEWS: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORT LEGISLATION. STATE AND LOCAL ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MATERIALS: TOWARDS A NATIONAL STRATEGY. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, MAY 14-16, 1990

This paper presents the views of American local governments on the issue of hazardous materials transport. It is from the perspective of the Mayor and City Council, City Manager, and Police and Fire Chiefs of the urban communities who must deal with transport accidents. The policy position of the National League of Cities is attached. As a general rule, while some of the large cities and the large industrial and transport firms are in compliance with new statutes and can be expected to do a professional job, most cities, rural areas with rural fire departments, and firms without professional industrial safety personnel are not currently in compliance. They are usually the ones who are slow in responding to statutory provisions and need the most training and equipment. In many instances, staffing must be increased to administer pre-emergency regulations applying to both local government and businesses and to ensure that emergency response teams can safely and effectively carry out their missions. Federal mandates should also provide for federal support.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Novak, T L
• Conference:
  • National Conference on Hazardous Materials Transportation
  • Location: St. Louis, Missouri
  • Date: 1990-5-14 to 1990-5-16
• Publication Date: 1991

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 2-8
• Monograph Title: STATE AND LOCAL ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MATERIALS: TOWARDS A NATIONAL STRATEGY

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cities; Compliance; Conferences; Disaster preparedness; Disasters and emergency operations; Hazardous materials; Highway transportation; Legislation; Local government; Policy; Railroad transportation; Rural areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emergency response
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00616343
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1991 12:00AM