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• Toxic material spills <br /> Toxic materials fall into four basic categories: blister agents such as solvents; cardio-pulmonary <br /> agents such as chlorine gas; biological agents such as anthrax; and nerve agents such as <br /> Sarin. While some of these materials may be agents of terrorist acts, accidental release <br /> is also possible. Additionally, low-level exposure to maintenance related chemicals and <br /> vehicle fluids can pose a risk to employee and environmental health. <br /> • Radiological emergencies <br /> Could include accidental release of radioactivity from power plants or from materials being <br /> transported through the service area by truck or train. Have the potential to cause <br /> danger to human life or the need for use of transit system assets for evacuation <br /> purposes. <br /> • Fuel related events <br /> Include accidental release of natural gas and petroleum, rupture of pipelines, and fire and <br /> explosion involving alternative fuel use. Dangers include risk of human life, damage to <br /> facilities and vehicles, and events that may require the use of transit system assets for <br /> evacuation purposes. <br /> CRIMINAL ACTIVITY <br /> Trespassing <br /> Penetration of organizational security system can increase vulnerability to criminal mischief, <br /> theft, workplace violence, and terrorist attack <br /> • Vandalism/Criminal mischief <br /> Includes graffiti, slashing, loitering, or other such events that damage buses, bus stops, <br /> shelters, transit facilities and/or organizational image. <br /> • Theft and burglary <br /> Includes loss of assets due to facility and vehicle break-ins as well as employee theft, and can <br /> threaten information assets, property assets, and organizational image. <br /> • Workplace violence <br /> Includes assaults by employees on employees, passengers on passengers, and passengers on <br /> employees including menacing, battery, sexual assault, and murder. <br /> • Commandeered vehicle <br /> Includes the taking of a transit vehicle to perpetrate a crime and the taking of hostages as a <br /> negotiating tool. This puts the lives of transit employees and passengers at risk. <br /> 691Page <br />