Safe Parking The selection of safe parking areas should be coordinated with the stakeholders through whose jurisdictions the shipments would pass. Security plans for the shipping campaigns should identify safe parking areas, additional security requirements for shipments in safe parking, and avoidance criteria for selecting other safe parking locations in the event the driver/crew cannot reach the pre-designated locations. Safe parking areas should be selected based on the desirability of a particular type of parking area and the ability of the driver/crew to reach the parking area. In addition, safe parking areas should achieve the following objectives: • provide adequate separation from vehicles carrying hazardous material; • facilitate required security (e.g., lighting); and • provide adequate driver/crew services. The shipper’s security plan should identify safe parking areas on both sides of the borders between states. State law enforcement personnel have the authority to direct shipments to specific parking areas. If state officials determine that a route deviation, rather than safe parking, is necessary, they can inform the driver or carrier through direct contact or through the applicable satellite tracking system (e.g., TRANSCOM). If a route deviation is deemed necessary by a state, that state must coordinate with any other state that will be affected by the route deviation. The following avoidance factors should be applied in selecting a suitable safe parking location. It may not be possible to locate a parking site that meets all of the criteria listed. Nevertheless, the carrier should attempt to avoid the following: • highly populated areas; • heavily industrialized areas (e.g., refineries);
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