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              The Short Line Safety Institute






             he SLSI provided a variety of resources for short lines – both in person, as COVID-19 restrictions allowed, and
         T  online. With travel limited in 2020, the SLSI moved the Leadership Development Training online, and provided          HazMat classes can be held in a classroom
         an online series of Hazardous Materials Training videos.                                                                 setting or onboard the Safety Train.  Below:
                                                                                                                                  A class photo at Keokuk Junction Railway
                                                                                                                                  Company, Iowa.
         The “Time 2” Assessment program was launched in 2019, with three railroads inviting SLSI to their properties to
         assess Safety Culture for a second time, documenting progress against goals set since their first Assessment.


         The SLSI also documented the applicability of the Safety Culture Assessment process with commuter railroads.





                                                The Short Line Safety Institute - By The Numbers

            Strong interest in the                                                                                                                      Time 2
            program for scheduling                                                                                                                      Assessments -
            for 2021, both in-person                                                                          93 completed                              3 completed in
            and virtual                                                                                                                                 2020


                                                                                                                                     Safety
                                                                                        Launched online self-                       Culture
                                                                                        guided training videos                   Assessments
                        Leadership                  53 events
                      Development                    completed
                         Training                   t0 date

                                                                               Hazmat                                                        6 completed in
                                                                               Training                                                      2020 with
                                                                                                                                             COVID-19 restrictions
                5 events (4 of them
                virtual) completed
                in 2020                                                                           8 events completed
                                                                                                  in 2020, comprised of
                                                         157 companies and                        33 classes
                                                         757 students trained


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