BOE Membership Benefits

The Bureau of Explosives (BOE) is a unique membership organization dedicated to helping shippers, carriers, and container manufacturers comply with the hazardous materials regulations. All Railroad Members and Associate Members of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) are automatically full members of the BOE. Affiliate BOE Memberships are also available to:

Hazardous materials producers and shippers
Container manufacturing, repair, or reconditioning companies
Rail, highway, pipeline, and marine carriers of hazardous materials
Anyone interested in the safe transportation and storage of hazardous materials

Benefits of BOE Membership include:

One complimentary copy of the BOE’s reprint of 49 CFR, the BOE Tariff 6000 Series (including three quarterly
updates), sent to a Member's headquarters facility
Reduced registration fees for the annual AAR/BOE Hazardous Materials Seminar
Reduced fees for regulatory compliance audits (U.S., Canada, and Mexico)
Reduced fees for training services
Access to regulatory consulting services
Reduced prices for BOE Publications – www.boepublications.com

The fee structure for an Affiliate BOE Membership is listed below, with membership period beginning upon receipt of payment rather than by calendar year.

1 – Year Membership $540
2 – Year Membership $900
3 – Year Membership $1,120

Major services available to BOE Members include the following:

Railroads

Training for employees to meet or exceed federal requirements of 49 CFR 172.704
Inspections of rail yards to ensure that railcars are being accepted for transportation in accordance with DOT
regulations. BOE Inspectors follow up with shippers to correct deficiencies
Independent, confidential regulatory compliance audits for placarding, car placement, documentation, and
other requirements
Monthly electronic updates of hazardous materials shipping descriptions and commodity specific emergency
response information for use on shipping papers in conformance with federal regulations

Hazardous Materials Shippers

Training in the regulations, including proper preparation of shipping papers, marking, labeling, placarding,
and packaging selection
Training for safe loading and unloading of railcars and other containers
Independent, unbiased, confidential inspections of loading, unloading, and shipping operations to evaluate
regulatory compliance status and opportunities for safety improvement. Inspection results are not shared
with any other organization
Hazardous materials safety problem solving and consulting
Quality Assurance Audits as prescribed by the AAR Manual of Standards and Recommended Practices,
Specification M-1003
Certification and re-certification inspections of tank car repair facilities to ensure compliance with the AAR
Manual of Standards and Recommended Practices, Specification M-1002

All BOE Members may request consulting services to meet special needs, such as:

Risk management
Special training for safe loading and unloading of tank cars
Testing and training for blocking and bracing of hazardous materials shipments in trailers and containers
Emergency response plan development
Hazardous materials safety research
Packaging selection
Regulatory compliance auditing and safety benchmarking

Members will be charged a flat rate of $1,180 per day for inspections and $2,110 per day for training as compared to the nonmember rates of $2,340 per day for inspections and $3,780 per day for training.

To become an Affiliate BOE Member or for more information, please call 719-584-7151 or email boeadm@aar.com
For information about AAR Membership, please contact Kelly Donley at 202-639-2343 or email kdonley@aar.org

BOE Membership Application

Transportation Technology Center, Inc.

55500 DOT Road, Pueblo, CO 81001

Telephone: +1-719-584-0750 Fax: 719-584-0711 General Information: ttci_marketing@ttci.aar.com