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(CH4) Anyone?

With climate control, going green, and alternative fuel sources making headlines everyday it’s a mystery as to why Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is not already being widely transported by rail. If you have asked this question before, I am sure you have heard answers like: 

“Regulatory Lag is responsible,” Or “It takes 12 months + to get an accident report, let alone a final rule in place.”

61^st Addendum

It’s a new year and a new regulation addendum. Actually, it’s the first addendum to the 61^st Edition IATA (International Air Transportation Association) Dangerous Goods Regulation (DRG). It’s fitting that it should take effect January 1, 2020. With everyone’s New Year’s resolutions and all. If your reading this, maybe your New Year’s resolution is like many, to read more. What better way to start the new year than educating yourself about the confusing world of hazmat shipping?

Do Not Mix

They say knowledge is power, and I guess the opposite can be true as well. Sadly, a 32-year-old manager at a local Buffalo Wild Wings in Massachusetts found this out in the saddest of ways. When an employee attempted to clean the kitchen with a chlorine and bleach based cleaner known as Super 8, he was unaware that an acid based cleaner, Scale Kleen, had been spilled earlier on the floor. This mixture created a “bubbling green concoction” triggering eye and respiratory irritation, causing the employee to flee the kitchen.

PHMSA Issues NPRM

Stay in the Know

With so many regulating bodies making continuous Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) and Final Rules, it’s easy to miss out on crucial lifesaving and financially beneficial information for your industry. Take for instance, did you hear about all the changes put forth in August Notice of Proposed Rule Making issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)? There was over 15 plus items put up for change!

IATA DGR 61st Edition (2020)

61^st Edition

Estimated to be released for purchase in October 2019, is the newly designed and updated 61^st edition of the International Air Transportation Association’s Dangerous Goods Regulations otherwise known as IATA DGR. If it is not a mouthful, it can’t be a governing body.

What Is IATA DRG?

New Civil Penalty Amounts

It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s an increase to Civil Penalty Amounts!  While the colloquial idiom is somewhat funny, the increase in civil penalty amounts is no laughing matter. Effective as of July 31, 2019, The Department of Transportation (DOT) and its governing bodies (PHMSA, FAA, FRA, FMCSA, etc.) will begin enforcing the newly adjusted penalty amounts for Hazardous Materials Regulation (HMR) violations.