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Spill Response Geographical Information System

element BNSF, in conjunction with Radian International, has developed a Spill Response Geographical Information System (SRGIS). BNSF is taking a leadership position with the transportation community, the public, chemical shippers and regulatory agencies to provide quicker and more effective emergency response capabilities.

Features

The major features of the SRGIS are:

  • A system based upon notebook or desktop level personal computer technology with easy to use graphical user interface.
  • The user will be able to locate points of interest by either pointing to a location on a map or entering a division and milepost.
  • Immediate access to procedures based upon:
    • The substance and quantity spilled
    • Regulatory requirements
    • BNSF policies
    • Guidance from shippers
    • Public relations
  • Immediate access to information concerning the railroad infrastructure at the site of the spill.
  • Immediate access to information concerning the demographics of the surroundings within +/- 2.5 miles of the right-of-way, such as population density, rivers and streams, roads, sensitive receptors, etc.
  • Immediate access to points of contact for response support, including cognizant railroad employees, fire departments, EMS, local law enforcement, etc.
  • Immediate information access to over 10,500 hazardous materials.
  • Inclusion of an air dispersion model.
  • In the future, ability to incorporate risk models such as the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Quantitative Risk Model.

Benefits

Benefits of a SRGIS are numerous. Some are listed below:

  • Allows rapid location of incidents
  • Improves spill response efficiency
  • Improves compliance with all applicable regulations by:
    • Supplying procedures for immediate action appropriate to the location of the spill and substance spilled
    • Assisting in documentation of spill circumstances and response actions for filing of required reports
    • Supplying site and material specific guidance for spill response to facilitate compliance with all applicable Federal, State and local clean-up and disposal requirements
    • Supplying required emergency response information
    • Improves BNSF's ability to quickly generate meaningful, easy-to-understand reports and briefings for management, regulators and the public
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