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Feasibility of a Consolidated Security Credential for Persons Who Transport Hazardous Materials (2011) / Chapter Skim
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Chapter 1 - Background
Pages 7-8

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... Each credential has costs -- both monetarily and in required time to acquire -- that result in duplicative costs and additional time required of both the credentialing agency and the person requesting credentialing. These costs provide a strong incentive to consolidate the transportation security credentialing system and investigate the feasibility of what, from a user's perspective, would be a single, uniform credential for HazMat transportation security.
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... This consolidated credential will establish a worker's identity, eligibility to access secure areas, and eligibility to obtain or hold transportation-related licenses, credentials, and other government certifications required of persons who transport hazardous materials by all modes in the United States.
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