Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 741 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, RAIL DIVISION › Division 510 - OREGON RAILROAD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION RULES › Section 741-510-0010 - General Provisions and Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) OAR 741-510-0010  through 741-510-0050  and
			 741-520-0010  through 741-520-0020, which shall be known as the Oregon Railroad
			 Hazardous Materials Transportation Rules, are adopted under authority of ORS
			 824.080 through
			 824.092.
(2) "Emergency Response Agency" means county
			 or local jurisdictions, and tribal, state and federal agencies, with a
			 responsibility to conduct first response or support emergency operations and
			 clean-up.
(3) "Hazard Class" means
			 the category of hazard assigned to a hazardous material under the definitional
			 criteria in  49 CFR Part 173  and as listed in the hazardous material table in
			 49 CFR
			 172.101, in effect on the date this rule is
			 filed with the Secretary of State (anticipated June 18, 2015).
(4) "Hazardous Material" means any hazardous
			 material or hazardous substance defined in Title
			 49 CFR
			 171.8, as adopted in OAR 741-510-0015
			 pursuant to ORS 824.086(1) in
			 effect on the date this rule is filed with the Secretary of State (anticipated
			 June 18, 2015).
(5) "Incident"
			 means any situation where a release of a Hazardous Material occurs, involving
			 fire, breakage, spillage, or derailment.
(6) "Line Segment" means a length of rail
			 line over which a Hazardous Material is transported between two or more
			 stations within the state that are identified on a current railroad timetable.
			 A Line Segment will terminate at the nearest station where an alternate route
			 exists.
(7) "Rail Division" means
			 the Rail and Public Transit Division of the Oregon Department of
			 Transportation.
(8) "Railroad
			 Emergency Response Telephone Number" means a telephone number that is answered
			 at all times by a person who is able to provide detailed information regarding
			 specific Incidents involving Hazardous Materials on the railroad, or has
			 immediate access to a person who possesses such knowledge and information. A
			 telephone number that requires a call back (such as an answering service,
			 answering machine, or beeper devise) does not meet the requirements of this
			 definition.
(9) "Timetable" means
			 a publication containing instructions relating to the movement of trains or
			 equipment and other essential information for purposes of railroad operations.
(10) "UN or NA Identification
			 Number" means the 4-digit number assigned to the proper shipping name of a
			 Hazardous Material as referenced in
			 49 CFR
			 172.101. "UN" numbers are assigned by the
			 United Nations and are preceded by "UN". "NA" (North American) numbers are
			 identical to UN numbers, except that some substances without a UN number may
			 have an NA number. These identification numbers provide a common reference for
			 hazard information and general emergency response procedures for Hazardous
			 Materials in transportation.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  184.616,
				  184.619,
				  823.011,
				  823.061,
				  824.086
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  824.080 -
				  824.092