The Future is Now! Recently published in the Federal Register, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued its Final Rule increasing the maximum allowable quantities of lithium batteries that can be transported as Materials …
Staying compliant with hazardous materials regulations is one of the most critical challenges facing hazmat employees, shippers, and hazardous materials manufacturers today. Non-compliance does not just mean facing costly federal penalties; it puts your workforce and the public at risk. …
Fireworks, Firearm Cartridges, and Freedom! With it being the 250th “birthday” celebration of America, what could be more fitting than the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) publishing a final rule which streamlines the approval …
Grand Opening Wednesday April 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) celebrated its grand opening of the first ever LNG Safety Center to promote American energy. Dubbed “The Center” the National Center …
DOT 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 …
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 …
Domestic Aerosol’s Earlier this month the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published it’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update the definition of an aerosol. PHMSA believes this update will help reduce both unnecessary …
Would You Like To Go Paperless? Do you ever get those emails, notifications, or prompts from any of your financial institutions or bill payment systems that read “would you like to go paperless?” Apparently, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline …
You Still Have Time To Comment If this is the first time you are hearing about the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) webinar, do not fret, you still have time to voice your …
HAZMAT POSTAL REGULATIONS Due to an increased use of hazardous materials, specifically the use of lithium metal and lithium ion batteries, along with other materials, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is revising Publication 52 to include the following updates: …