The IRE and NICAR Database Library has recently updated the following databases:
Trucks
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Truck Census File, which contains records on each company that has commercial interstate vehicles weighing more than 10,000 pounds. This group includes buses, semis and shippers of hazardous materials. Current as of July 2001.
Dams
The National Inventory of Dams includes U.S. dams. The fields cover the construction date, the last inspection date and whether an emergency action plan is in place in case the dam fails. Current as of mid-October.
OSHA
The OSHA workplace safety data contains detailed information about workplace inspections, injuries, hazardous-substance accidents and violations for companies in the U.S. and its territories. Current as of March 2001.
SBA
The Small Business Administration disaster loan database includes loans that have been approved - although not necessarily fully distributed - for businesses and individuals in the wake of emergencies. The update includes more than 700 loans related to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Current as of Oct. 31, 2001.
For more information about the database library's collection, including purchase prices, go to www.ire.org/datalibrary/databases/. To order data, contact NICAR at 573-884-7711 or download an order form at www.ire.org/datalibrary/orderform/orderform.pdf