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CED-81-5 1 (1980-11-04)

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Comptroller General


OF THE UNITED STATES


RELEASED


Programs For Ensuring The Safe

Transportation Of Hazardous Materials

   eed Improvement


he Department of Transportation administers a pro-
Iram to protect the public from risks involved in the
ransportation of over 250,000 shipments of hazard-
ius materials each day. The following improvements
ire needed to more effectively carry out this program.
    --Obtain better data regarding the hazardous
    materials industry, improve DOT's hazardous
    materials information system, and better
    evaluate the risks associated with transporting
    these materials.

    --Establish a systematic method for selecting
    companies for inspection, develop guidelines
      for determining when violations are to be de-
      veloped into enforcement cases, and encour-
      age States to expand their inspection and en-
      forcement efforts.

      --Improve coordination of emergency response
      efforts with local government organizations
      and industry associations and ensure better
      dissemination of information to local emer-
      gency organizations.


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       CED-81-5
NOVEMBER 4, 1980


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