HARRIMAN AWARDS RECOGNIZE RAIL EMPLOYEE SAFETY
WASHINGTON, May 14, 1996 -- Thirteen railroads with the best employee safety
records during 1995 were recognized today at a luncheon ceremony through
presentation of the E. H. Harriman Memorial Safety Awards. Gold, silver and
bronze medal awards went to companies in three groups of "line-haul" railroads,
and to a fourth group of "switching and terminal companies."
Members of the Committee include:
Jolene M. Molitoris, Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Robert A. Matthews, Chairman, Harriman Awards Selection Committee
Edward M. Emmett, President, National Industrial Transportation League
William E. Loftus, President, The American Short Line Railroad Association
Ronald P. McLaughlin, International President, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Gene Welander, Director, Occupational & Environmental Health
Jim Hall, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board
and Edwin L. Harper
