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http://www.osha-slc.gov/pls/edata/owae_data.osha_feedback?p_id=22566 Topic: Regulations (Standards) http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/TA/ProgMgt/Grants/Sight_Eng.pdf I'm driveing my truck and there's hundreds of railroad crossings failing the FHWA sight distance triangles which the FRA has rediculous speed limits set too high for the trains. The Federal Railroad Administration is worthless as teets on a bore hog and won't do anything about it. Highway deaths were 1 about every 67 million miles traveled last year. 2002 TOTALS for the major railroads. These 5 accounted for 739 of the 951 total reported deaths last year. 78%. Amtrak-- 39,652,480 train miles... Killed 124--- 41 at crossings---1 person killed every 319,778 miles traveled. BNSF--161,813,974 train miles... Killed 148---68 at crossings---1 person killed every 1,093,338 miles traveled. CSX----109,901,185 train miles... Killed 120--- 39 at crossings---1 person killed every 915,843 miles traveled. NS------ 92,214,833 train miles... Killed ---126---58 at crossings--1person killed every 731,863 miles traveled. UP------186,750,216 train miles... Killed---221---69 at crossings---1 person killed every 845,024 miles traveled Then Clem railroad worker is out in his t-shirt with no stop/slow sign paddle, no vest, no advance warning signs that Clem is going to be direction traffic ahead. Nothing but Clem with his bare hands. Talking about pathetic. No wonder railroads get away with almost a 1000 murders a year. Submit Date: 09-JUN-03 10:45:05 PM OSHA Response(s) Thank you for your inquiry to OSHA. The information you request is not handled by OSHA and the Department of Labor. We have provided the internet address and/or information number for an Agency that we believe handles this topic. Agency: U.S. Department of Transportation Website: www.fra.dot.gov This response is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an official communication from the U.S. Department of Labor, or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. If after reviewing this information, you have questions about OSHA regulations and compliance with them, please contact us by phone at 1-(800) 321-OSHA within the United States. We regret that we cannot offer this 800-number service to those outside the United States. If you choose, you may write a formal letter describing the particulars of your workplace and question. To send a formal letter, please write to: Department of Labor - OSHA 200 Constitution Avenue N.W. Room N3603 Washington, D.C., 20210, USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back to Top www.osha.gov www.dol.gov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Us | Freedom of Information Act | Customer Survey Privacy and Security Statement | Disclaimers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Occupational Safety & Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20210
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