tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122514974659083342.post375386083100052025..comments2024-02-02T22:30:20.736-05:00Comments on Chemical Facility Security News: TIH Shipment TrackingPJCoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390039682578324978noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122514974659083342.post-72483501970742375362008-09-29T10:05:00.000-04:002008-09-29T10:05:00.000-04:00Only if you can be certain that rural responders c...Only if you can be certain that rural responders can actually receive electronic notices. We are a long ways away from reliable electronic communication for this purpose in the rural West.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122514974659083342.post-2087754491343467162008-09-29T14:08:00.000-04:002008-09-29T14:08:00.000-04:00Rail workers, fire chiefs, citizen watchdog groups...Rail workers, fire chiefs, citizen watchdog groups and other also need placards to see what they are dealing with. Did anyone at the conference mention the use of geo-fencing (I think the military's transportation folks might be) for re-routing hazmat around target cities. No private company has announced any re-routing so far pursuant to the 9/11 Commission Act and the terrible regulations implementing it... <br><br>But Dow has announced a commendable re-sourcing of its chlorine shipments to the Midland MI plant, shortening the distance from 1200 to 400 miles and apparently avoiding Chicago. See discussion in my FOE White Paper on hazmat safety and security issues in the Chicago EJ&E controversy: http://www.foe.org/pdf/Transcontinental_Rail_White_Paper.pdf<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com