Resources

Sets the track classes, gage, and inspection rules our terminal trackage has to meet before a loaded car ever rolls over it.

Defines what makes a freight car bad-ordered - wheels, bearings, couplers, sills - and when it is barred from movement.

The one-time movement approval rule: a defective car may make a single move for repair, with the defect tagged and the consist documented - one move, not storage, not a shuttle.

Air brake inspection and test requirements that have to be satisfied before cars we release leave the terminal in a train.

Blue-flag protection: when workers are on, under, or between cars at the loading rack, the equipment is blue-flagged and nothing couples to it or moves it.

Where every shipping description, placard, and marking on our loaded cars comes from - the master hazmat table and communication rules.

The shipper-side rules for offering crude into a tank car, including outage and filling limits that cap how full a car may legally be loaded.

How hazmat moves by rail once loaded - acceptance, handling, and switching requirements between our loading rack and the carrier.

Design and construction specs tank cars must meet - including the DOT-117 class our industry loads every day.

DOT-side spill response planning for oil transported by rail and highway - the transportation counterpart to EPA's facility SPCC rule.

The front door of the hazmat regs - definitions, incident reporting requirements, and who counts as offering hazmat for transportation.

The SPCC rule - our facility spill prevention plan, secondary containment, and inspection obligations for oil storage and transfer areas.

The sheen rule - defines the discharge quantity that triggers federal reporting; if it sheens navigable water, it gets reported.

Air emission standards for new and modified sources - governs vapor and emissions performance for terminal loading equipment.

Hazardous air pollutant standards that can apply to crude handling and loading operations depending on source category and throughput triggers.

EPA's program page for SPCC and FRP - plan templates, applicability guidance, and inspector expectations in one place.

PSM - the management-system rule for processes handling flammable liquids above threshold quantities: procedures, training, mechanical integrity, and change control.

Sets the training and response levels required before anyone on our crew responds to a spill or release beyond incidental cleanup.

The confined-space permit rule - a tank car interior is a permit space, and nobody enters one without atmosphere testing, a permit, and an attendant.

Lockout/tagout - energy isolation before anyone opens a pump, valve, or loading arm for maintenance.

OSHA's program page for confined-space work - standards, letters of interpretation, and training resources for permit-space entries.