Rail safety

Accidents Surge as Oil Industry Takes the Train " race for profits and energy independence, critics say producers took shortcuts to get the oil to market as quickly as possible without weighing the hazards of train"
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/business/energy-environment/accidents-...
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS and JAD MOUAWADJAN. 25, 2014

Ottawa adopts new safety rules drafted by the rail industry
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Ottawa+adopts+safety+rules+drafted+rail...

Vancouver Sun January 10, 2014

Ottawa adopts new safety rules drafted by the rail industry

Changes approved without public notification

By Jim Bronskill, Bruce Cheadle and Kevin Bissett, The Canadian Press

BART Board Member Mallet Defends Training Of Replacement Workers & Appeal Of Ca-Osha Violations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84rXTFSbbDE&feature=youtu.be
BART board member Zakhary Mallet representing District 7 from Contra Costa County defended the training of replacement workers & appeal of Ca-Osha Violations. The interview took place at a California legislative hearing called by the Labor Assembly Committee on November 7, 2013 at the California State Building in San Francisco.