What’s Your Opinion? In case you missed it, On June 27, 2023 the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced a Notice of Propose Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at keeping first responders safer and improving public …
What’s on the Agenda? It’s likely that at some point you may have visited the Federal Register to see what is happening in the regulatory world. It’s also likely that you quickly became overwhelmed by the amount of options and …
Amending The Occupational Injury and illness Recordkeeping Requirements You may be like one of the many thousands of employers who must record and submit its injury and illness records to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under 29 CFR …
Your Voice Matters On July 5, 2023 the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding Modernizing Regulations to Improve Safety and Efficiency. In short, PHMSA is looking …
Welcome to the 21st Century. The future is now! Recently published in the Federal Register, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a Notice and Request for Comment regarding the administration’s plan to submit the …
PHMSA Wants to Harmonize On May 30, 2023, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register announcing its plans to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations …
OSHA/GHS Have you ever wondered how or who helps craft the rules and regulation changes within our industry? If you’re like me, you probably assumed it was people far from the industry in suits and ties making changes to what …
In Case You Didn’t Know. If you previously wanted to become a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver and obtain your commercial driver’s license (CDL), but thought it was out of reach due to your medical condition, or more specifically “epilepsy …
Do You Need an Update? Recently published on May 2, 2023, The Department of Transportation (DOT) published a Final Rule (88 FR 27596) to harmonize Part 40 with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) drug testing policy …
Lights, Camera, Action In a recent Notice and Request for Comment published in the Federal Register by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the FMCSA seeks to add 4 new crash types to its current Crash Preventability Determination Program …