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Rail Industry Standards Setting Agencies

Association of American Railroads (AAR)

  • Owned and funded primarily by North American Railroads
  • Sets Rail Industry Standards
  • Tank Car Committee sets tank envelope design and maintenance
  • Technical Committees for other parts of railcars or Quality
  • For noncompliance or unsafe conditions, AAR has power to;
            - Stop railcars (embargo)
            - De-certify Service/Maintenance Centers
            - Influence government regulators

Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB)
Chlorine Institute
Compressed Gas Association
American Chemistry Council (formerly CMA)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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