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. …
Why Every Bulk Hazmat Shipper Must Vet Their Carriers Before a Load Ever Moves In the world of hazmat shipping, one bad carrier decision can cost far more than a delayed load. It can result in catastrophic accidents, regulatory enforcement actions, …
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 …
Hazard Communication Standard You may recall back in 2024 the Occupational Health and Safety Administration finalized their Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) final rule in which they amended the HCS to align with Global Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of …
Transportation of hazardous materials integral to spacecraft payloads or components – 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 …
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 …
IATA DGR Recently published by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), was the 67th edition of the Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) changes and amendments, which incorporate all amendments made by the ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel. In its publication, it highlights …
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 …
SNURS For those who were originally going to be affected by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed significant new use rules (SNUR) published in the federal register on June 20, 2023, which covered 18 chemical substances, you no longer must …