PHMSA Lithium Battery Safety Advisory Committee Meeting As many of you already know, the lithium-ion and lithium- metal batteries requirements changed on April 1, 2022. And if you didn’t know, check out our more in-depth look at those changes in …
The Who, What, Where, When, and Why WHAT On March 28, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted a Proposed rule (RIN 2050-AH17), which would require certain facilities with specific NAICS codes to submit Facility Response Plans (FRP) for a …
Notice for Request for Comment Are you a naturally curious person? Do you have questions you want answers for? Well, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) would like to help answer some of your …
Who Could Be Effected for Better or Worse? In an effort to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (300, 3001, and 300A), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), proposed to amend its record keeping requirements for certain employers …
Inflation Is Not the Only Thing Rising They say there are only two guarantees in life, death and taxes. I feel like the Department of Transportation (DOT) feels left out, which is why they increase the civil penalties each year. …
PHMSA Wants to Hear From You Before International DG Meetings Hazardous materials transportation is like a big international web of multinational organizations and governances who affect one another. When one makes a change a domino effect occurs affecting transporters across …
Get More Out of Your Training For those that do not know, March marks the beginning of Lent. During this time, many people give up (fast) something or add something to help refocus, realign, and further themselves. This got me …
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Alert On February 16, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommended revisions to the current design and construction standards of power industrial trucks (forklifts). OSHA’s general Industry power industrial truck standard can be found …
USCG AND USPS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH INFLATION Let’s be honest who isn’t trying to keep up with inflation these days? Well, in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the 2015 Act), …