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SECTION 7: GUIDELINES FOR INITIAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE<br />
Accidents involving tank cars must be evaluated and<br />
approached with great care due to the possible presence<br />
of hazardous materials/dangerous goods. Absence of<br />
visible hazard warning labels, markings, or placards is not<br />
a guarantee that commodities involved are harmless.<br />
Careful, thorough evaluation, assessment, and initial<br />
response are critical to any emergency involving tank<br />
cars.<br />
It is possible that an accident involving hazardous<br />
materials/dangerous goods will present such a high<br />
degree of hazard that the only safe course is to evacuate<br />
ALL personnel from the area and allow the incident to<br />
run its own course without intervention.<br />
Initial Notification<br />
If you are the first on scene of a transportation accident,<br />
your first step is to avoid endangering yourself and call<br />
for help. Immediately notify local emergency response<br />
personnel and the transportation carrier. After notifying<br />
the local emergency response agency, attempt to obtain<br />
the shipping papers and call the Emergency Response<br />
telephone number shown thereon. You should also<br />
contact the railroad directly via its Emergency Telephone<br />
Number for emergency response and technical<br />
assistance. Numbers for the major carriers are:<br />
BNSF Railway: 800-832-5452<br />
Canadian National Railway 800-465-9239<br />
Canadian Pacific Railway 800-716-9132<br />
Conrail 856-231-6400<br />
CSX Transportation 800-232-0144<br />
Kansas City Southern Railway 877-527-9464<br />
Norfolk Southern Railway 800-453-2530<br />
Union Pacific Railroad 888-877-7267<br />
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