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Appendix B: GlossaryHAZARDO<strong>US</strong> MATERIAL: Any toxic substanceor explosive, corrosive, combustible, poisonous,or radioactive material that poses a risk to thepublic's health, safety, or property-particularlywhen transported in commerce.HEAVY RAIL (Transit): An electric railway withthe capacity to transport a heavy volume <strong>of</strong> passengertraffic and characterized by exclusiverights-<strong>of</strong>-way, multicar trains, high speed, rapidacceleration, sophisticated signaling, and highplatformloading. Also known as “subway,” “elevated(railway),” or “metropolitan railway(metro).”HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSING (Rail): Alocation where one or more railroad tracks arecrossed by a public highway, road, or street or aprivate roadway at grade, including sidewalks andpathways at or associated with the crossing.HIGHWAY TR<strong>US</strong>T FUND: A grant-in-aid typefund administered by the U.S. <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>Transportation</strong>, Federal Highway Administration.Most funds for highway improvements are apportionedto States according to formulas that giveweight to population, area, and mileage.HO<strong>US</strong>EHOLD TRIP (American Travel Survey):A trip in which one or more members <strong>of</strong> a householdtravel together.HIGHWAY-<strong>US</strong>ER TAX: A charge levied on personsor organizations based on their use <strong>of</strong> publicroads. Funds collected are usually applied towardhighway construction, reconstruction, andmaintenance.INCIDENT (Hazmat): Any unintentional release<strong>of</strong> hazardous material while in transit or storage.INCIDENT (Train): Any event involving themovement <strong>of</strong> a train or railcars on track equipmentthat results in a death, a reportable injury, orillness, but in which railroad property damagedoes not exceed the reporting threshold.INCIDENT (Transit): Collisions, derailments,personal casualties, fires, and property damage inexcess <strong>of</strong> $1,000 associated with transit agencyrevenue vehicles; all other facilities on the transitproperty; and service vehicles, maintenance areas,and rights-<strong>of</strong>-way.INJURY (Air): See SERIO<strong>US</strong> INJURY (air andgeneral aviation).INJURY (Gas): Described in DOT Forms 7100.1or 7100.2 as an injury requiring “in-patient hospitalization”(admission and confinement in ahospital beyond treatment administered in anemergency room or out-patient clinic in whichconfinement does not occur).INJURY (Hazardous Liquid Pipeline): An injuryresulting from a hazardous liquid pipeline accidentthat results in one or more <strong>of</strong> the following:1) Loss <strong>of</strong> consciousness, 2) A need to be carriedfrom the scene, 3) A need for medical treatment,and/or 4) A disability that prevents the discharge<strong>of</strong> normal duties or the pursuit <strong>of</strong> normal dutiesbeyond the day <strong>of</strong> the accident.INJURY (Highway): Police-reported highwayinjuries are classified as follows:Incapacitating Injury: Any injury, other than afatal injury, that prevents the injured person fromwalking, driving, or normally continuing theactivities the person was capable <strong>of</strong> performingbefore the injury occurred. Includes severe lacerations,broken or distorted limbs, skull or chestinjuries, abdominal injuries, unconsciousness ator when taken from the accident scene, andinability to leave the accident scene without assistance.Exclusions include momentary unconsciousness.Nonincapacitating Evident Injury: Any injury,other than a fatal injury or an incapacitatinginjury, evident to observers at the scene <strong>of</strong> theaccident. Includes lumps on head, abrasions,bruises, minor lacerations, and others. Excludeslimping.Possible Injury: Any injury reported or claimedthat is not evident. Includes momentary unconsciousness,claim <strong>of</strong> injuries not obvious, limping,complaint <strong>of</strong> pain, nausea, hysteria, and others.INJURY (Highway-Rail Grade Crossing): 1) Aninjury to one or more persons other than railroademployees that requires medical treatment; 2) Aninjury to one or more employees that requiresmedical treatment or that results in restriction <strong>of</strong>work or motion for one or more days, or one ormore lost work days, transfer to another job, termination<strong>of</strong> employment, or loss <strong>of</strong> consciousness;3) Any occupational illness affecting one or morerailroad employees that is diagnosed by aphysician.

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