Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts New year, new penalty amount? There is an old colloquialism that says, “Only two things in life are certain: death and taxes.” Well, I am pretty sure we can add the increase to civil penalty …
Do You Need an Update? Recently published on May 2, 2023, The Department of Transportation (DOT) published a Final Rule (88 FR 27596) to harmonize Part 40 with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) drug testing policy …
Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts They say only two things in life are certain, death…and taxes. I propose adding one more to that short list of certainties. Government Inflation Adjustments. Effective January 6, 2023, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has raised …
The Final Rule If you have been following this Final Rule, you may remember back in June 2022, the Interim Final Rule was revised and published to include the following: Separate, into identifiable containers, all hazardous materials (HAZMAT) requiring hazardous marks …
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: …
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, …
IATA Dangerous Goods (Hazmat) Training plays an important role in helping businesses and their employees understand the latest regulations for handling dangerous goods. Hence, this article will focus on the key target personnel in shipping companies that require hazmat training. …
Amazon.com and the US government have recently gone head to head over drone use. The Federal Aviation Administration ruled in February of 2015 that unmanned commercial drone flights would not be permitted as new regulations require drone operators to be …
PHMSA has recently made changes to the transportation of Lithium Batteries. However, they also announced that they are extending the mode for transportation aside from the air mandatory compliance, and pushing back the date to August 7, 2015. This push …
After stepping up regulations, penalties, and fines for companies transporting hazardous materials, the FAA is now proposing civil penalties against three companies they claim violated the new measures. These new penalties range from $65,000 to $78,000 for violating the Hazardous …