Field officials with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will visit most of the nation‘s hazardous materials carriers in the coming months. Their mission is to increase the level of awareness of hazardous material carriers to terrorist threats. These visits will not result in a compliance review or enforcement action. The information being provided by the field staff will be in the form of recommendations and suggestions except those regulatory requirements affecting the actual movement of hazardous materials. Highlights of the visits will include discussion with regard to general security information; personnel security; hazardous materials and package controls; en route security; technical innovations; management prerogatives; communications; and a readjustment based on current, possibly escalated, conditions. Be prepared to discuss your company’s security programs with respect to these issues.
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