Posts by William Wallace
FRA to issue advisory on sleep apnea, cameras
From progressiverailroading.com The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is finalizing an advisory to push railroads to begin testing train operators for obstructive sleep apnea. Agency officials will issue the safety advisory on screening and treatment for the condition following reports that the engineer of a New Jersey Transit commuter train was found to have the condition after the train he…
Read MoreNow Is The Time To Address Rail Worker Fatigue
(BLET Editor’s Note: The following message from BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce has been excerpted from the October 2016 issue of the Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen News.) INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 8 — On behalf of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, I applaud the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) for including rail…
Read MoreBLET Legislative Representatives meet in Washington
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, September 30 — Legislative Representatives of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) met at Teamsters headquarters in Washington this week for training classes and to lobby House and Senate representatives about the need for two-person crews and other safety measures. The BLET Education and Training Department conducted the training classes. Dennis…
Read MoreBLET fights industry effort to reduce air brake inspections
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, September 19 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) is taking a stand against a rail industry effort to nearly double the distance freight trains can travel between mandatory air brake inspections. “Reducing the frequency of safety-sensitive air brake inspections would degrade safety and would put the lives of our members…
Read MoreHealth FSA open enrollment for 2017 begins October 1
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, September 16 — Open enrollment for the Health Flexible Spending Account Plan (FSA) 2017 benefit year runs from October 1 through October 31, 2016. Members must enroll in the Health FSA every year — FSA enrollment is not automatic each year so interested members should act soon so they do not miss out…
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