For auction is a rule book entitled "Hazardous Materials Regulations Excerpted for Railroad Employees". It was issued by the Bureau of Explosives, Association of American Railroads, and is dated 1977. It details for railroad workers their obligations under law for handling and transporting such items. Topics include (a) general requirements (such as forbidden explosives, astray shipments, Canadian shipments), (b) loading requirements, (c) special handling requirements, (d) placarding, (e) a list of hazardous materials commodities, (f) shipping papers, (g) inspection, (h) switching, (i) locations in trains of placarded cars, (j) delivery, (k) empty containers and cars, and (l) hazmat incidents.
