[ RadSafe ] Rt. 9 in MA

[O.Bruce Bugg]

Any links to other news articles? The only ones I found don't mention a
language barrier.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/12/29/truck
_rollover_causing_problems_on_route_9/

Two stories
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/newsarchive/5710505/detail.html

and http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BOS11702/

indicate that there were meters present. With what I understand to be
THE major manufacturer of radiopharmaceuticals in the greater Boston
area, one would hope that responders are a little better versed.  But
maybe not, because like everywhere else, the number of incidents
involving radioactive materials transport is virtually non-existent. I
think I've been to four in Georgia in 20 years, and one of those was
precipitated by theft of the courier vehicle.

If the driver ever carries Yellow-III, then he needs CDL and is subject
to the English language requirements of the Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Capt. Bruce Bugg
Georgia Department of Public Safety
Motor Carrier Compliance Division
P.O. Box 1456
Atlanta , GA  30371-1456
 
Phone: 404.624.7211 or 7210
Fax: 404.624.7295
 
e-mail: obbugg(at)gsp.net [replace "(at)" with "@"]

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On
Behalf Of J.Marshall Reber
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 18:21
To: RadSafe
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Rt. 9 in MA

Holy Moly!  A pickup truck carrying EMPTY radioactive and biohazard
containers turns over but the highway is shut down for hours because the
driver can't speak English and verify their emptyness.

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