Jamie Foster

Room Block Closes June 26 for CSLRA July Meetings

A big thank-you to those who have already registered for the CSLRA 2017 Federal Regulations Seminar or Annual Meeting, and additional thanks to those who have agreed to be event sponsors!  If you have not yet secured your hotel reservation for either or both events, the hotel block cutoff date is Monday, June 26.
 
EVENT SPONSORS:
Antea Group
Transport Occupational Medicine Consultants
Industrial Railways Company

Here are links to the hotel room reservations, event agendas, and event registration. The two meetings are separate events, one immediately following the other.  If attending both, you can make a single hotel reservation and will receive a registration discount:
 
 
CSLRA Federal Regulations Seminar
07/24/2017 – 07/25/17
Westin Hotel, San Diego
 
CSLRA Annual Meeting
07/25/2017 – 07/26/17
Westin Hotel, San Diego
 

Don’t forget those sponsorships!  Here is a link to more information:

Sponsorship opportunities

We hope to see you in July!

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2017 CSLRA Train Trip

This note is a reminder that the 2017 CSLRA fall train trip will be held November 9-10, 2017. This year we will travel in private cars behind Amtrak, originating at Emeryville CA and disembarking at Reno NV. After an overnight in Reno, we will return to Emeryville via Amtrak. Guests will have the option of embarking or disembarking at Sacramento instead of Emeryville. The fall train trip is CSLRA’s premier networking opportunity of the year, so make your plans to attend! Event registration will open immediately following the CSLRA Annual Meeting (July 25-26 at the Westin San Diego). For those who like advance planning, the hotel room block at the Silver Legacy Hotel in Reno is already open for booking and may be accessed through the following link: Book your Silver Legacy room

Register with CSLRA.

We hope to see you on the train!

By Jamie Foster, ago

2017 Federal Regulations Seminar Agenda

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Monday, July 24

Updated June 28, 2017.

0830-0835 Welcome and Introductions (Ken Beard, CSLRA)
0835-0840 Safety Briefing (Dave Buccolo, Rusty Spike Rail Services)
0840-0900 Welcome and FRA Region 7 Initiatives (James Jordan, FRA)
0900-1000 Drug & Alcohol Program (CFR Part 219) and A/I Reporting (Part 225 (Scott Lewis/Mark Gallegos, FRA)
1000-1015 Break
1015-1100 Drug & Alcohol Program (Part 219/225), continued (Scott Lewis/Mark Gallegos,FRA)
1100-1200 HAZMAT Car Storage, Trans-loading, and Security Plans (Gary Flores, FRA)
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1430 Short Line Safety Institute Presentation (Michael Long, Short Line Safety Institute)
1430-1445 Break

Topic Track 1 (main room)
1445-1545 Inspection Pits for Locomotives (Walter Escalante, FRA)
1545-1715 Hours of Service for Signals Employees (Part 234) (Joe Petito, FRA)

Topic Track 2 (breakout room)
1445-1545 Current topics in Medical Certifications and Workplace Noise Exposure (Part 240, 242 and 227) (Dr. Tim McCormick, Transportation Occupational Medicine Consultants, Inc.)
1545-1630 HAZMAT Short Line Routing Risk Evaluation using H-TRAM (Daniel Collins, Countermeasures Assessment and Security Experts, remote presentation)
1630-1715 Issues in HAZMAT Car Storage (Ken Rose, Omnitrax)

1715-1845 Reception

Tuesday, July 25

0830-0835 Day 2 Welcome (Ken Beard, CSLRA)

Topic Track 1 (main room )
0835-1015 Hours of Service for RR Employees (Part 228) (Rich Conner, FRA)
1015-1030 Break
1030-1200 Roadway Worker Program (Part 214) (Joe Riley, FRA)

Topic Track 2 (breakout room)
0835-0935 Managing Contractor Security: The eShortline Program (Jennifer Brown, eVerifile)
0935-1015 OSHA in the Railroad Workplace (Annie Richardson, Antea Group)
1015-1030 Break
1030-1200 Storm Water/Oil Spill Contingency Plans (Peter Masson/Phil Gilchrist, Antea Group)

1200 End of Seminar. Lunch for those also attending the CSLRA Annual Meeting will be held 1200 – 1300

Registration

By Jamie Foster, ago