PHMSA Wants to Hear From You Before International DG Meetings Hazardous materials transportation is like a big international web of multinational organizations and governances who affect one another. When one makes a change a domino effect occurs affecting transporters across …
What’s Next For LNG? A little over a year ago the on July 24, 2020, we thought the great debate of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) by rail was finally settled when the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials …
The Basics- The What One of the most common questions we receive here at Transportation Compliance Associates, Inc. comes in the form of: “Who is considered a hazmat employee?” “How do I know if I need Hazmat training?” “Who needs …
Who Says 2020 Is All Bad News? Hopefully this brings a little good news in a year filled with enough uncertainty and bad news to fill a lifetime. The US Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration …
PHMSA Seeks ICA/ICR On November 16, 2020, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published an Information Collection Activities (ICA) request of Information Collection Request (ICR) for comments related to Hazardous Materials Security Plans in …
PHMSA Clarifies It’s Stance In an effort to clarify confusions surrounding the 2021-2022 International Air Transport Association’s Dangerous Goods Regulations (IATA DGR) Technical Instructions (TI) and International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) Amendment 40-20, The U.S. Department of Transportation’s …
IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW! You may or may not have heard from a coworker, friend, or even inspector that the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) was no longer taking enforcement actions against hazmat …
Final Rule Alert! For those of you who have been following this rule since the beginning, the long-awaited arrival is complete. On July 24, 2020, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in accordance with …
HM-215O FINAL RULE NOTICE Earlier this week, on May 11, 2020 the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced the finalization of the much-anticipated rulemaking (HM-215O). If you’re not sure what that is, fear not. …