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19 r <br />II. Training Programs Availaile for Local emergency Response <br />rersonne : A variety of training vrograms are availaile <br />from the railroad to develov local emergency response ver- <br />�,< sonnel's skills for responding to accidents resulting from <br />the• rail transportation of hazardous materials' or pollu- <br />ta nts . hese vrorrams include: <br />A. Recognizing and Identifying Hazardous Materials". <br />Thi three to four hour slide tape -orogram with practi- <br />cal exercises addresses the followin► torics: <br />1. Overview of the hazardous material problem. <br />2. Decision making in emergencies. <br />3. Detecting hazardous material vresence. <br />4. Oltaining information on a hazardous material. <br />B. "Qnd rstanding Railroad Tank Cars". This three hours <br />slide tape program with practical exercises addresses <br />p <br />the ollowintopics: <br />1. I Introduction to tank cars. <br />2. I Tank car construction. <br />3. I Tani car fittings. <br />4. Tank car types. <br />C. "Int oducing Intermodal Tank Containers": This one <br />hour slide tape program addresses the following topics: <br />1. Introduction to intermodal tank containers. <br />2. Intermodal tank container construction. <br />3. Intermodal tank container fittings. <br />4. Types of intermodal tank containers. <br />D. "Def, ning Tour Hazardous Material 'roilem~: This six <br />toetxht hour pro -Pram addresses the following analysis <br />to -Bic s: <br />1. Detecting the presence of hazardous materials. <br />2. Initiating command and control activities. <br />3. Obtaining information on hazardous materials. <br />4. etermininq the seTerity of containment system <br />damage. <br />