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Eight of the dead were killed by smoke and flames possibly ignited by oil pot switch heaters. This led to the FRA instituting the Delay in Block Rule, and also was a major impetus for the Passenger Equipment Safety Standards regulation (49 CFR Part 238). Weyauwega derailment aftermath, March 5, 1996.
The force of the escaping gas created a 51-foot (16 m)-wide crater about 113 feet (34 m) along the pipe. The explosion ejected a 49-foot (15 m) section of the pipe from the crater, in three pieces measuring approximately 3 feet (0.91 m), 20 feet (6.1 m), and 26 feet (7.9 m) in length.
The Order requires Enbridge to immediately conduct removal of a discharge or to mitigate or prevent a substantial threat of a discharge of oil and to submit a Work Plan for the cleanup activities that was to include a Health and Safety Plan, [26] as required by 29 CFR 1910.120 . In 2012, the NTSB later cited known but unrepaired cracks and ...
Traffic barrier with a pedestrian guardrail behind it. Traffic barriers (known in North America as guardrails or guard rails, [1] in Britain as crash barriers, [2] and in auto racing as Armco barriers [3]) keep vehicles within their roadway and prevent them from colliding with dangerous obstacles such as boulders, sign supports, trees, bridge abutments, buildings, walls, and large storm drains ...
Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line, also developed by Prose of Winterthur in 2022 (1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)/ 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in)). [ 26 ] [ 27 ] [ 28 ] Strictly speaking, this is not a variable gauge axle system; the bogie wheels are individually suspended without a connecting axle, and their gauge can be adjusted.
ICS basic organization chart (ICS-100 level depicted) The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of emergency response providing a common hierarchy within which responders from multiple agencies can be effective.
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) is a volunteer-based firefighting agency and statutory body of the Government of New South Wales.. The NSW RFS is responsible for fire protection to approximately 95% of the land area of New South Wales and the Jervis Bay Territory, while urban areas and over 90% of the population are the responsibility of Fire and Rescue NSW.