Links of Interest

CSX Safety Awareness for Emergencies

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

TRANSCAER® (Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response) is a voluntary national outreach effort that focuses on assisting communities in preparing for and responding to a possible hazardous material transportation incident.

The essential website committed to zero pipeline incidents with reliable up-to-date pipeline emergency response safety training.

The Canadian version of CHEMTREC, CANUTEC assists emergency response personnel in handling hazardous materials-related emergencies. This national bilingual 24-hour emergency center is operated by Transport Canada.

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.

Emergency Response Guidebook

The Ethanol Emergency Response Coalition (EERC) has compiled and released the Complete Training Guide for Ethanol Emergency Response, to help prepare ethanol producers, transporters and first responders who may experience or come in contact with an ethanol-related emergency.

Staffed by U.S. Coast Guard officers and marine science technicians, the National Response Center (NRC) is the federal point of contact for reporting oil and chemical spills 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety

Developed by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Division of Toxicology.