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Dow and Chemtrec's RFID-Based Rail Safety Project |
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2007-05-02
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The initiative will use GPS, radio frequency identification, sensors and satellite communications to electronically monitor the locations and conditions of railcars carrying containers filled with hazardous materials.
By Beth Bacheldor
April 6, 2007—The Dow Chemical Co. has teamed with the American Chemistry Council's Chemical Transportation Emergency Center (Chemtrec) to demonstrate a real-time tracking system designed to facilitate information sharing between the two organizations.
The demonstration project, called the Dow Chemical Company Railcar Shipment Visibility Initiative, will use global positioning systems (GPS), radio frequency identification and various sensor technologies affixed to railcars carrying containers filled with hazardous materials. The goal, according to Henry Ward, director of transportation safety and security for Dow's global supply chain, will be to electronically monitor each car's location around the clock, as well as the containers' condition and temperature. All the data collected by GPS and the sensors will be shared with Chemtrec via a new Web-based network. This will allow Dow and Chemtrec to provide real-time information to emergency responders in the event of an incident involving Dow shipments. The project, slated to go live within the next few weeks, will run for a year.
"Safety, security and emergency preparedness are among Dow's and Chemtrec's top priorities, which makes the formalization of this relationship a natural progression of our focused efforts to achieve a common goal," says Ward. "Through this demonstration project, we are demonstrating our commitment to reducing chemical safety and security risks associated with transportation incidents by providing streamlined access to the critical data associated with chemical shipments in the event a transportation incident occurs."
Full Story:
http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/3214/
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