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25 Jan

Update Update Update

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Notice of Enforcement Policy Regarding International Standards

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24 Jan

Improve Your Compliance and Training With One Solution

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Don't Leave Your Compliance Up to Chance

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10 Jan

How Simple Mistakes Become Costly

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49 CFR 1022. What is it? What should I expect?

 

In case you didn’t know, 49 CFR 1022 refers to the Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment. The Surface Transportation Board (board) has issued its final rule adjusting the annual inflation for 2018-2019 pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.

 

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19 Dec

What is Final Rule RIN 2137-AF09?

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PHMSA's Response to Petitions

 

The regulated community has spoken and PHMSA has answered! The US DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMAS) has issued a Final Rule to amend HMR, 49 CFR parts 171-180 on November 7, 2018. In doing so, PHMSA aims to update, clarify, streamline, [and]provide relief from miscellaneous regulatory requirements.

 

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18 Dec

New Civil Penalties

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Final Rule RIN 2015-AE70. What is it and how does it affect me?

 

RIN 2015-AE70 is a final rule issued by the Office of Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on November 27, 2018. The rule addresses the Revisions to the Civil Penalty Amountsin accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. The final rule covers inflation adjustments to civil penalties that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations. 

 

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31 Oct

Who's Responsible For Rail Training and Reviews?

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Rail Safety Training and Reviews

Why am I, as a private rail shipper, responsible for providing rail safety training to my employees?

If you have employees who operate mobile railcar movers or locomotives within your facility you are required to train your employees on the operation of that equipment, and to follow all manufacturer recommendations for safe operation of the equipment.

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19 Sep

IMDG Code Amendment 39-18 - Changes in 2019

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The new edition of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) code will be published and released by the end of the year and there are several changes that should be noted.  Compliance with the new changes is optional begin January 1, 2019 but is mandatory January 1, 2020.

Some of the noted changes that were stated by the IMO organization include:

 

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11 Sep

What is “Competency Based” Regulatory Training?

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Whether shipping a hazardous material by ground, rail, air or vessel many factors play a role in determining which provisions of the regulations will keep your shipments in compliance. Regulations, by their very nature, can be confusing to interpret no matter how many times you read them. Applying the exceptions and additional requirements within the regulations can cause even a seasoned shipper an occasional headache. For some employees, being able to take a training concept and apply it to their real life shipping situation is scary at best.

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12 Jan

IATA 59th Edition Changes are in Effect!

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Did you know that the IATA 59th Edition went into effect as of January 1, 2018?  These regulations will be mandatory as of January 1, 2019.  Some of these regulation changes may affect your company and how they ship dangerous goods. 

A list of the significant changes that may affect your dangerous good shipment is as follow:

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