The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is celebrating its 50 th anniversary, so it seems only fitting that an updated copy of its go-to manual for hazmat transportation incidents—the Emergency ...
Most everyone involved with hazardous materials response is familiar with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) placard and label system for transportation of hazardous materials. The U.S.
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a June 5th interpretive letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable ...
EMERGENCY responders have helped protect Americans from hazardous substance releases since our nation's beginnings. From the bucket brigades of colonial times to today's in-plant and community ...
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a January 9th letter an issue arising out of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) involving ...
The Federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports 735 hazardous-material incidents on Pennsylvania highways in 2009, down from 868 in 2008. "Incident" means a hazardous material being released ...
The federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 1975 (HMTA) and its reauthorizing legislation define a hazardous material as a substance or material that, if not regulated, may pose an ...