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Resources

The Short Line Safety Institute has a variety of educational materials that cover a range of topics related to safety, safety culture, leadership and HazMat.  Use the sort feature below to access materials to add to your railroad’s library.

Safety Culture

Job Safety Briefing Form

Using a Job Safety Briefing Form will help your team to cover all the bases to complete tasks as safely as possible.

Resources & Templates
Safety Culture

Job Hazard Analysis Form

Using a Job Hazard Analysis Form will help your team to cover all bases in ensuring job safety. Consider refining this form based on commonly performed…

Resources & Templates
Hazmat

Hazardous Materials – Regulatory Guidance

HMI Switching Train Placement Charts SLSI Medical Waste Transportation

Hazardous Materials Guides
Hazmat

Hazardous Materials – Railroad Support Guides, Checklists & Forms

Emergency Contact Information Form Emergency Notifications Worksheet Field Incident Information Sheet HM-CMV Hazardous Materials Shipping Form List of Regulatory Information Links One Time Movement Approval…

Hazardous Materials Guides
Hazmat

Hazardous Materials – Railroad Safety Guides

Confined Space Entry Permit Form Example Confined Space Entry Program Confined Space Permit Template Health and Site Safety Plan Template – Long Form Hot Work…

Hazardous Materials Guides
Hazmat

Hazardous Materials – Railroad Incident Response Report Guides

Incident Response Contractors Report Template.

Hazardous Materials Guides
Hazmat

Hazardous Materials – Railroad Emergency Response Plan Guides

Emergency Response Guidebook Government Notification Procedures for Releases List of Regulatory Information Links OSRO Registrations Railroad Hazmat and Oil Spill Emergency Response Plan Template

Hazardous Materials Guides
Safety Culture

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Resources & Templates
Safety Culture

Early Outcomes After a Safety Culture Assessment

Click here to read a Research Results paper about the early outcomes across railroads that participated in a Safety Culture Assessment (SCA).

Research Articles

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About

The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) is a non-profit corporation that conducts Safety Culture Assessments, provides Hazardous Material Instructor and Leadership Development programs, and is the educational, training and research source for short line and regional railroads concerning safety culture. The SLSI heightens safety culture awareness for short line railroads through assessments, feedback, communication, and identifying opportunities. SLSI also provides a variety of educational programming, from in-person interactive workshops, to online webinars, and helpful Safety Tips.

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