Transportation Security Administration to Test GE Explosives Detectors in Final Stage of Commuter Rail Pilot; Mobile Screening Car to Check Passenger Baggage for Explosives.WILMINGTON, Mass. -- GE Infrastructure, Security, a unit of General Electric Company, announced that the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Transportation Security Administration will utilize GE's Itemiser explosives trace detector Explosives trace detector's (ETD) are security equipment able to detect explosives of small magnitude. Devices similar to ETDs are also used to detect narcotics. The equipment is used mainly in airports and other vulnerable areas considered susceptible to acts of unlawful for the third and final phase of its Transit and Rail Inspection Pilot (TRIP) program for screening railway passenger baggage for explosives. Phase III Noun 1. phase III - a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA of the TRIP program will focus on screening railway passenger baggage on Shore Line East (SLE SLE systemic lupus erythematosus. SLE abbr. systemic lupus erythematosus Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) ) commuter rail service en route between New London and New Haven, Connecticut. The mobile screening operation will utilize three of GE's Itemiser desktop explosives trace detectors. The trial is expected to yield important data about effectiveness of the screening equipment, as well as the impact on commuter rail operations. Ken Boyda, president of GE Infrastructure, Security, said, "As a leading supplier of cutting-edge security technology to government and industry, we are honored to participate in the TSA's effort to help protect the traveling public by enhancing rail security." In May 2004, GE participated in TSA's Phase I of the TRIP program, a month-long evaluation that consisted of the non-intrusive screening of passengers with GE's EntryScan3 walk-though explosives detection portal at the Amtrak/MARC rail station at New Carrollton, Maryland New Carrollton is a city located in central Prince George's County, Maryland, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, population was 12,589. New Carrollton is 12.11 miles from central Washington, DC. . About Itemiser(R) In December 2002, GE's Itemiser explosives trace detection and identification system successfully completed all elements of the TSA's certification testing for explosive trace detection Noun 1. explosive trace detection - a system for screening luggage in airports; an agent passes a swab around or inside luggage and then runs the swab through a machine that can detect trace amounts of explosives ETD equipment to screen baggage in airports. To date, GE has deployed nearly 3,000 Itemisers to the nation's airports for screening both checked and carry-on baggage. About GE Infrastructure GE Infrastructure (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GE) is a high-technology platform, comprising some of GE's fastest-growing businesses. These global businesses offer a set of infrastructure protection and productivity solutions to some of the most pressing issues that industries face: pure water, safe facilities, plant automation, and sensing applications in the operating environment. GE Ion Track, Inc. is a subsidiary of GE Security, Inc., part of GE Infrastructure. GE Infrastructure is headquartered in Wilton, CT. Learn more at www.geinfrastructure.com. |
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