BOE Reference Materials

Association of American Railroads Circular No. CPC-1245 Pamphlet 34 Recommended Methods for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Non-Pressure (General Service) and Pressure Tank Cars, January 18, 2013

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Association of American Railroads US Hazardous Materials Instructions, 2011

United States Hazardous Materials Instructions for Rail
(Note: These general guidelines may be appropriately modified by an individual railroad to be consistent with its unique operating rules and practices.)

Instructions for Handling Hazardous Materials - Intermodal Gate Operations
(Note: These general guidelines may be appropriately modified by an individual railroad to be consistent with its unique operating rules and practices.)

Association of American Railroads Circular No. OT-55-P Recommended Railroad Operating Practices for Transportation of Hazardous Materials, January 19, 2016

AAR Circular No OT-55-P

Association of American Railroads Recommended Placement of Placards on Containers and Portable Tanks, November 27, 2012

Recommended Placement of Placards on Containers and Portable Tanks

Association of American Railroads, Non-Accident Release Risk Index (NARRI), Revision 6, 2002.

Non-Accident Release Risk Index (NARRI)

Association of American Railroads Casualty Prevention Circular 1122 Top Ten Best Practices for Rail Shippers, 2001

Top Ten Best Practices for Rail Shippers

Bureau of Explosives Circular No. 17, Rules and Recommendations Relating to the Location of Loading Racks, Unloading Points, and Storage Facilities for any Flammable Liquid With Flash Point Below 20^oF, 1969

BOE Circular No. 17

Bureau of Explosives Specifications for Standard Track Torpedoes, 1969

Standard Track Torpedoes

Bureau of Explosives Specifications for Red Railway or Red Highway Fuses, Revised 1972

Specification Fuses

Bureau of Explosives Pamphlet No. 6, 1976

BOE Pamphlet No. 6

Bureau of Explosives Pamphlet No. 6A, 1976

BOE Pamphlet No. 6A

Bureau of Explosives Impact Apparatus Method of Testing Liquids, 1979

Impact Apparatus Testing Liquids

Bureau of Explosives Aerosol Flame Projection Tests

BOE Aerosol Flame Tests 

Department of Transportation Guide for Preparing Hazardous Materials Incidents Reports

DOT Form 5800.1

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