{"id":976,"date":"2023-08-10T06:05:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T06:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/?p=976"},"modified":"2024-10-18T12:25:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T12:25:56","slug":"fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"FRA, OSHA call on Norfolk Southern to review safety practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Federal Railroad Administration published a study. It looked at the safety culture of Norfolk Southern. Norfolk Southern is a Class I railroad in the eastern United States. The study found that communication could be better. The study found that training could be better. The study found that trust between the company and its workers could be better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reached a settlement with NS and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way-Employers Division (BMWED) over safety violations at the site of a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The FRA&#8217;s report follows this statement. Officials opened the valves on a tank car holding vinyl chloride due to safety concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Friday, NS said it would give East Palestine a gift of $500,000 to help the economy grow. This would be on top of other large amounts of money for helping the neighborhood.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#FRA_Cites_Four_Areas_Where_NS_Could_Improve_Its_Safety_Culture\" >FRA Cites Four Areas Where NS Could Improve Its Safety Culture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#NS_also_needs_to_work_on_building_trust_with_its_employees\" >NS also needs to work on building trust with its employees.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#From_March_15_to_May_15_the_government_looked_at_how_safe_NS_was\" >From March 15 to May 15, the government looked at how safe NS was.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#OSHA_NS_and_BMWED_Reach_A_Settlement_Over_Alleged_Safety_Violations\" >OSHA, NS, and BMWED Reach A Settlement Over Alleged Safety Violations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#Contact_Lading_Logistics_For_Comprehensive_Logistics_Solutions\" >Contact Lading Logistics For Comprehensive Logistics Solutions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FRA_Cites_Four_Areas_Where_NS_Could_Improve_Its_Safety_Culture\"><\/span><strong>FRA Cites Four Areas Where NS Could Improve Its Safety Culture<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even though NS has taken some steps to make trains safer, the Federal Railroad Administration has found four places where it could do more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the report, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) stated that NS has an evolving level of safety culture maturity, with some individual safety culture elements being more advanced or less advanced. The middle level of safety culture maturity indicates that NS&#8217; leadership has demonstrated positive changes and a renewed commitment to improving safety. However, there are still areas where NS operates reactively and prioritizes compliance with minimum safety requirements set by federal regulations and industry standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FRA says that one of them is making sure that dialogue is open and works well. One way that NS could improve how it talks to its workers is by trying to cut down on the time it takes for traffic monitors to send out alerts and messages.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NS_also_needs_to_work_on_building_trust_with_its_employees\"><\/span><strong>NS also needs to work on building trust with its employees.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0One way to do this is to reply quickly and freely to safety concerns from employees and ask for their ideas on how to do this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Third, make sure that your group has the means and training to back up its commitment to safety. A big part of this is making sure that field bosses have the tools they need to be good leaders and feel &#8220;empowered to do their jobs.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And the fourth is to create a safety mindset that is less reactive and more proactive, with less of a focus on just meeting the basic safety standards. Plans to deal with tiredness and plans to make crashes less likely are two examples of these kinds of steps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a statement, NS said that it agreed with what the FRA found. FRA Administrator Amit Bose met with NS President and CEO Alan Shaw and other company management on Tuesday to talk about the results, the company said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are a safe railroad that is committed to enhancing our safety measures even further. We must listen in order to learn. Shaw stated in a Wednesday release that it is important to understand the FRA&#8217;s perspective on areas for improvement and expressed appreciation for their recognition of positive progress being made. We are seeking feedback from various sources, including our regulators, the unions representing our craft colleagues, and external consultants such as Atkins Nuclear Secured, who possess extensive safety experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shaw also said that the report had been given to Atkins Nuclear Secured and that the train will keep working on NS&#8217;s six-point safety plan. In May, NS said that an outside company, Atkins, would look into the safety culture of the business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the report, FRA has stated its commitment to assisting NS in achieving its safety goals for the betterment of its operations, employees, and the communities it serves. The agency also mentioned its intention to follow up on the recommendations provided.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_March_15_to_May_15_the_government_looked_at_how_safe_NS_was\"><\/span><strong>From March 15 to May 15, the government looked at how safe NS was.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greg Regan, president of the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, stated that they welcome the report from the FRA, which examines the root causes of safety culture failures at Norfolk Southern. This report echoes the concerns raised by rail workers and unions in the industry over the years. We are eager to collaborate with our federal partners in Congress and the Biden Administration to tackle these issues and establish robust rail safety reforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"OSHA_NS_and_BMWED_Reach_A_Settlement_Over_Alleged_Safety_Violations\"><\/span><strong>OSHA, NS, and BMWED Reach A Settlement Over Alleged Safety Violations<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the same day, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said it had reached a settlement with NS and BMWED over a train disaster that involved a 49-car pileup and 11 tank cars holding dangerous chemicals. When the explosives caught fire, the rubble burned for days.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The following was accepted by NS:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Set up a medical tracking system for all the workers who were at the accident site and were exposed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So that there aren&#8217;t any more derailments, the union has asked for 40 hours of training in handling toxic waste and responding to emergencies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The accident in Ohio should be the basis for a teaching program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pay back the fines OSHA gave you for four health and safety violations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OSHA Area Office Director Howard Eberts stated in a release that the agreement will enhance safety and health controls for Norfolk Southern employees who respond to emergencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It will also educate the rail operator&#8217;s employees on the lessons learned to ensure preparedness for future emergencies. Norfolk Southern Corp., the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division, and contractors from the clean-up site have been working together on this site remediation, and we are pleased with their collaborative safety and health efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contact_Lading_Logistics_For_Comprehensive_Logistics_Solutions\"><\/span><strong>Contact Lading Logistics For Comprehensive Logistics Solutions<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Overall,\u00a0 it could lead to increased scrutiny of safety practices in the industry, which could result in improved safety measures. Lading Logistics is dedicated to staying up-to-date with the latest developments in the trucking industry. They offer a wide range of services, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Freight forwarding<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ocean, train, road, air, and container shipping<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Storage solutions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last-mile pickup and delivery<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Retail sales and distribution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trade automation services<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Warehousing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By leveraging their expertise and resources, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/\">Lading Logistics<\/a><\/strong> aims to provide efficient and reliable logistics solutions for their clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The ultimate guide to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/what-are-the-best-dry-van-dispatch-services-in-the-usa\/\">book dry van<\/a><\/strong> dispatch services!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Railroad Administration published a study. It looked at the safety culture of Norfolk Southern. Norfolk Southern is a Class I railroad in the eastern United States. The study&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[131],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FRA, OSHA call on Norfolk Southern to review safety practices<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"FRA report on Norfolk Southern&#039;s safety culture, highlighting minimum requirements and not reaching &quot;gold standard&quot;; questions employee.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FRA, OSHA call on Norfolk Southern to review safety practices\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FRA report on Norfolk Southern&#039;s safety culture, highlighting minimum requirements and not reaching &quot;gold standard&quot;; questions employee.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lading Logistics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-10T06:05:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-18T12:25:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FRA-and-OSHA-Urge-Norfolk-Southern-to-Conduct-a-Safety-Practices-Review.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lading Logistics\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lading Logistics\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lading Logistics\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/87a045829babf2fe3bc14f3a9cb24712\"},\"headline\":\"FRA, OSHA call on Norfolk Southern to review safety practices\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-10T06:05:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-18T12:25:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/\"},\"wordCount\":1051,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FRA-and-OSHA-Urge-Norfolk-Southern-to-Conduct-a-Safety-Practices-Review.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/\",\"name\":\"FRA, OSHA call on Norfolk Southern to review safety practices\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FRA-and-OSHA-Urge-Norfolk-Southern-to-Conduct-a-Safety-Practices-Review.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-10T06:05:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-18T12:25:56+00:00\",\"description\":\"FRA report on Norfolk Southern's safety culture, highlighting minimum requirements and not reaching \\\"gold standard\\\"; questions employee.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FRA-and-OSHA-Urge-Norfolk-Southern-to-Conduct-a-Safety-Practices-Review.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FRA-and-OSHA-Urge-Norfolk-Southern-to-Conduct-a-Safety-Practices-Review.png\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"FRA, OSHA call on Norfolk Southern to review safety practices\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"FRA, OSHA call on Norfolk Southern to review safety practices\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Lading Logistics\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Lading Logistics\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lading-cargo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lading-cargo.jpg\",\"width\":432,\"height\":242,\"caption\":\"Lading Logistics\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/87a045829babf2fe3bc14f3a9cb24712\",\"name\":\"Lading Logistics\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d720270f99859f5d3166c9d0682e4c159dab64483c1ff3206b0fa09774834d85?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d720270f99859f5d3166c9d0682e4c159dab64483c1ff3206b0fa09774834d85?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d720270f99859f5d3166c9d0682e4c159dab64483c1ff3206b0fa09774834d85?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lading Logistics\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.ladingcargo.com\/blog\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"FRA, OSHA call on Norfolk Southern to review safety practices","description":"FRA report on Norfolk Southern's safety culture, highlighting minimum requirements and not reaching \"gold standard\"; questions employee.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"FRA, OSHA call on Norfolk Southern to review safety practices","og_description":"FRA report on Norfolk Southern's safety culture, highlighting minimum requirements and not reaching \"gold standard\"; questions employee.","og_url":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/","og_site_name":"Lading Logistics","article_published_time":"2023-08-10T06:05:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-10-18T12:25:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FRA-and-OSHA-Urge-Norfolk-Southern-to-Conduct-a-Safety-Practices-Review.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Lading Logistics","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lading Logistics","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/"},"author":{"name":"Lading Logistics","@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/87a045829babf2fe3bc14f3a9cb24712"},"headline":"FRA, OSHA call on Norfolk Southern to review safety practices","datePublished":"2023-08-10T06:05:11+00:00","dateModified":"2024-10-18T12:25:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/"},"wordCount":1051,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FRA-and-OSHA-Urge-Norfolk-Southern-to-Conduct-a-Safety-Practices-Review.png","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/","url":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/","name":"FRA, OSHA call on Norfolk Southern to review safety practices","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FRA-and-OSHA-Urge-Norfolk-Southern-to-Conduct-a-Safety-Practices-Review.png","datePublished":"2023-08-10T06:05:11+00:00","dateModified":"2024-10-18T12:25:56+00:00","description":"FRA report on Norfolk Southern's safety culture, highlighting minimum requirements and not reaching \"gold standard\"; questions employee.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FRA-and-OSHA-Urge-Norfolk-Southern-to-Conduct-a-Safety-Practices-Review.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FRA-and-OSHA-Urge-Norfolk-Southern-to-Conduct-a-Safety-Practices-Review.png","width":1080,"height":720,"caption":"FRA, OSHA call on Norfolk Southern to review safety practices"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/fra-osha-call-on-norfolk-southern-to-review-safety-practices\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"FRA, OSHA call on Norfolk Southern to review safety practices"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/","name":"Lading Logistics","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Lading Logistics","url":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lading-cargo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lading-cargo.jpg","width":432,"height":242,"caption":"Lading Logistics"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/87a045829babf2fe3bc14f3a9cb24712","name":"Lading Logistics","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d720270f99859f5d3166c9d0682e4c159dab64483c1ff3206b0fa09774834d85?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d720270f99859f5d3166c9d0682e4c159dab64483c1ff3206b0fa09774834d85?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d720270f99859f5d3166c9d0682e4c159dab64483c1ff3206b0fa09774834d85?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lading Logistics"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.ladingcargo.com\/blog\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=976"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1804,"href":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/976\/revisions\/1804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladingcargo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}