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2009 Environmental Health & Safety Report
13
Environmental
Spills by Type
Diesel Fuel
Hydraulic Oil
Other Petroleum Oils
Non Petroleum Oils
(Vegetable)
Other Materials
Spills by Size 2009
over 1000 gallons
500to1000 gallons
100 to 500 gallons
50 to 100 gallons
25 to 50 gallons
less than 25 gallons
A breakdown of the types of spills recorded in 2009 is shown in the chart below. Similar to
previous years, the majority of spills (77 percent) involved petroleum products.
The majority of spills that occurred in 2009 (63 percent) were small spills of less than 25
gallons. The chart below shows a breakdown of spills by size.
To minimize the potential for environmental impacts from spills at facilities and along the
right-of-way, Amtrak maintains standard operating procedures for fueling and a system of
inspections of vendor fueling operations. In addition, spill prevention and response training
is provided to employees who handle oil and other environmentally hazardous materials to
ensure that employees take preventative measures and are able to respond quickly to the
spills that do occur.