Prioritizing Prevention and Guidance Recently, the Trump administration through the Department of Labor (DOL) announced an agency-wide program aimed at helping small and medium-sized businesses improve workplace safety. The program focuses on making the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) …
Paper Manifest Sunset On March 3, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule seeking to amend the hazardous waste manifest regulations to establish a sunset date for use of paper manifests. The EPA believes switching from …
PFAS As we learn more about the long-term effects of Polyfluoroalkyl substances, more reporting is likely. To conform to Congressional legislative mandates, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing its Final Rule updating the list of chemicals subject to toxic …
Aligning with International Standards On February 10, 2026, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to align with the latest international …
Be Careful In case you missed the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations (FMCSA) press release covering one of the latest phishing scams going around, TCA, Inc. wanted to make you aware. Recently the …
The Future is Now! For those of us who grew up watching Star Trek and its many different variants, space truly seemed like the “Final Frontier.” As technology has advanced, so has the need for updating Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). …
New Year, New Rules To reduce costs and eliminate unnecessary regulatory burdens on the transportation of hazardous materials (including energy products), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a final rule adopting several amendments from the Notice of …
Are You Ready? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) with its final rule which was published on May 20,204 and took effect July 19, 2024. In it, OSHA laid out specific dates and …
Electronic Logging Devices On October 17, 2025, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) removed 5 devices from its Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) list due to a failure to meet the minimum requirements established in title …
What now? As talks of a shutdown began to intensify, it got me wondering, “what happens to the inspection agencies during the shutdown?” Some of you may already know the answer, while others may not. So, I figured, now would …