BNSF offers hazmat classes

September 10, 2013
The BNSF Railroad is sponsoring the 2013 Railroad Hazardous Material Awareness Class to be held Friday, September 13, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Sandpoint City Council Chambers located at 1123 Lake Street, Sandpoint.

Classes will also be given on September 14, 9 a.m. to noon at the Sandpoint Fire Department, 1123 Lake Street.

Topics include rail safety, communications, shipping documents, locomotive hazards, tank car construction, placards and markings, rail resources, and crude oil transport.

For more information please contact Justin Piper, Manager, Hazardous Materials Field Operations and Emergency Response BNSF Railway justin.piper@bnsf.com, or call (360) 418-6268.