CSX Awards Southern States Chemical a 2011 Chemical Safety Excellence Award!
Michael Ward, Clarence Gooden, Dean Piacente, and Skip Elliott present Bryan Beyer and John Fogarty with the 2011 Chemical Safety Excellence Award. Photo Courtesy of CSX
“All of our award winners share CSX’s intense focus on the safe transportation of chemical products,” said Clarence Gooden, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, CSX. “We are proud of these customers and their accomplishments in helping to move these products safely and reliably.”
To qualify for the Chemical Safety Excellence Award, customers must ship more than 600 carloads of hazardous materials during the year without a non-accidental release. Such releases could occur during loading or offloading of products, or by not securing rail car valves properly. CSX and its chemical customers work to ensure that employees are trained on safe loading procedures.