“Safety is a core value throughout the oil and natural gas industry,” API Midstream Group Director Robin Rorick said. “As such, the video released today gives first-responders a look at specific tank-car markings and other visual depictions of what to consider when responding to an incident, should one occur. It is the latest in our industry’s efforts to promote safety and to achieve our goal of zero incidents by preventing and working to mitigate the impact of train derailments.”
Both the video and the course work educate first-responders, including firefighters, on specific considerations they may
face when confronted with a crude oil incident that occurs when the oil is
being shipped by train. This includes the characteristics of crude oil,
features of the rail cars used to transport crude oil, strategies for spill-response and firefighting, and the critical nature of acting according to
training and the incident-command system in emergency situations.
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