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- Title
East Palestine, Ohio, Railroad Derailment—Lessons to Learn, Actions to Take.
- Authors
Schooling, C. Mary; Jones, Heidi E.; McDermott, Suzanne
- Abstract
In the article, the authors discuss the East Palestine, Ohio railroad derailment accident in February 2023 to examine the lessons that can be learned in terms of public safety and the actions that should have been taken. Also cited are how the incident could have been prevented with better supervision and regulation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Transportation, and the need to reduce the transport and use of hazardous chemicals to avoid a similar incident.
- Subjects
OHIO; ACCIDENTS; GOVERNMENT regulation; DISASTERS; RAILROADS; SUPERVISION of employees; UNITED States. Environmental Protection Agency; TRANSPORTATION
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2023, Vol 113, Issue 8, p841
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2023.307353