Accident/Incident Investigation Policy Recently the Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) released a direct final rule to amend its accident/Incident regulations governing reporting, classification, and investigations by codifying the FRA’s policy form which was created as a joint …
Low Risk Explosives? I know the title may seem a bit misleading or confusing which is why the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is soliciting hazardous materials (HAZMAT) shippers to submit information on what …
Notice and Request for Comment The Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently published a notice and request for comment regarding the development of general investigative questions that may be used by PHMSA’s Office of …
PHMSA Corrects its Errors. As many of you know, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) continually strives to keep alignment with international standards. The final rule published on April 10, 2024, intended to adopt …
Being The Change You Want to See Often when rules and regulations change, we find ourselves wondering “who came up with these suggestions” and “how is this good for business?” Well, in case you didn’t know, the Department of Transportation …
*** For those that have been following this story, you may remember our initial post in November 2022 extending the comment period. Well, The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently published its final rule on April 9, …
Training Requirements For those who have been following this series of blogs, you know that the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has been releasing what they call their Frequently Asked Questions publications where they …
Adoption of Miscellaneous Petitions and Updating Regulatory Requirements Recently the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) released its final rule responding to 18 petitions for rulemaking covering such topics as address packaging, hazard communication, and …
Occupational Safety and Health in the Locomotive Cab Set to go in effect March 26, 2024, The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administrations (FRA) Final Rule is amending its regulations as it relates to the occupational noise exposure standard. …
Something Every Industry Can Get Behind In case you didn’t know, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is hosting it’s annual U.S. Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative (HTAI) from January 8, 2024 to January 12, 2024. Human trafficking is something rarely …