Safety Council to Consider Adding Cargo Security Responsibilities
The Safety Management Council will debate integrating the responsibility for cargo claims and cargo security issues into its safety mandate during SMC’s annual meeting, continuing through Oct. 4 in St. Louis.
The committee will also consider a new name and new officer structure for SMC as well as proposed changes in the council’s bylaws.
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American Trucking Associations disbanded its Loss Prevention and Security Council in 1999 as part of the ATA reorganization. Since then, those involved with cargo issues have been searching for a new home — and it could be the Safety Management Council.
SMC’s Steering Committee was scheduled to discuss the integration proposal at an open meeting Oct. 2.
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