# Safety Advisory Guidance: Heating Rail Tank Cars To Prepare Hazardous Material for Unloading or Transloading
> **Federal Railroad Administration** · Safety advisory guidance. · Published 2013-07-12 · 78 FR 41853
## Document
- **Document number:** 2013-16672
- **Category:** railroad-safety
- **Sub-agency:** Federal Railroad Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 78 FR 41853
- **Publication date:** 2013-07-12
- **DOT docket:** Notice No. 13-6
## Abstract

This guidance provides safety precautions and recommended guidance for persons responsible for unloading or transloading \1\ hazardous materials from rail tank cars, specifically those persons heating a rail tank car to prepare its hazardous material contents for unloading or transloading. Further, this guidance reminds such persons of current regulatory requirements addressing this type of operation. PHMSA is issuing this guidance in coordination with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and in consultation with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/07/12/2013-16672/safety-advisory-guidance-heating-rail-tank-cars-to-prepare-hazardous-material-for-unloading-or)
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