CSX Safety Train - POSTPONED - NEW DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED

Upon completion of this course, participants should achieve the following goals:

• Familiarization with rail operations in the community.
• Knowledge of safe job procedures in a rail environment.
• Know how to identify ownership of tracks at grade crossing locations, and have the ability to contact appropriate CSX emergency personnel.
• Identify key railroad personnel at an incident scene, and incorporate them into the incident command structure.
• Have the ability to accurately read train consist information to identify potential hazardous materials involved.
• Be able to identify tracks that have "blue flag" protection applied for the safety of emergency personnel.
• Describe safe practices used in working on and around rail equipment.
• Successfully identify different types of rail equipment
• Differentiate between general service and high pressure tank car, and demonstrate knowledge of various valves and safety relief devices.
• Have skills necessary to perform an emergency shutdown of an operating locomotive.