Resources

COVID-19

• COVID19 Response Factsheets  IBT Safety and Health Department containing all relevant factsheets on the COVID-19 outbreak.

Federal

• Department of Energy (DOE), Environment, Safety and HealthThe Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS) was created to bring the vital Department of Energy (DOE) corporate functions of health, safety, environment, and security together under one office. To ensure effective coordination of these functions, HSS focuses on policy development, technical assistance, education and training, enforcement, and independent oversight programs. To provide consistency across the Department, HSS maintains a close working relationship with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Under Secretaries of Energy and Science, line managers, and the Department’s field sites.
• Department of Transportation (DOT)We serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future.
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)EPA employs 17,000 people across the country, including our headquarters offices in Washington, DC, 10 regional offices, and more than a dozen labs. Our staff are highly educated and technically trained; more than half are engineers, scientists, and policy analysts. In addition, a large number of employees are legal, public affairs, financial, information management and computer specialists.
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, is one of 27 research institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (http://www.nih.gov/), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (http://www.dhhs.gov/) . The mission of the NIEHS is to reduce the burden of human illness and disability by understanding how the environment influences the development and progression of human disease.
• National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent federal accident investigation agency. Since its creation in 1967, the Safety Board�s mission has been to determine the probable cause of transportation accidents and to formulate safety recommendations to improve transportation safety.
• Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety AdminAs one of ten agencies within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), PHMSA works to protect the American public and the environment by ensuring the safe and secure movement of hazardous materials to industry and consumers by all transportation modes, including the nation’s pipelines.
• U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA)

Teamsters

• International Brotherhood of Teamsters
• Teamsters Safety and Health Department

Unions

• American Train Dispatchers AssociationThe American Train Dispatchers Association is one of the 9 unions participating in the Rail Worker Hazardous Materials Training Program.
• Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and TrainmenThe Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen is one of the 9 unions participating in the Rail Worker Hazardous Materials Training Program.
• Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees DivisionThe BMWED is one of 9 rail unions participating in the Rail Worker Hazardous Materials Training Program.
• Brotherhood of Railroad SignalmenThe Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen is one of 9 rail unions participating in the Rail Worker Hazardous Materials Training Program.
• International Brotherhood of BoilermakersThe International Brotherhood of Boilermakers is one of 9 rail unions participating in the Rail Worker Hazardous Materials Training Program.
• National Conference of Firemen & OilersThe National Conference of Firemen and Oilers (NCFO) is one of 9 rail unions participating in the Rail Worker Hazardous Materials Training Program.
• Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation (SMART) WorkersThe Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation (SMART) Union is one of the 9 unions participating in the Rail Worker Hazardous Materials Training Program.
• Transport Workers UnionThe Transport Workers Union is one of the 9 unions participating in the Rail Worker Hazardous Materials Training Program.
• Transportation Communications UnionThe Transportation Communications Union is one of the 9 unions participating in the Rail Worker Hazardous Materials Training Program.