The maximum and minimum civil penalties for a knowing violation of Federal hazardous materials transportation law or a regulation issued under that law are increasing to from a minimum/maximum of $250./$27,500. to $275./$32,500. The Research and Special Projects Administration of DOT has also stated that in proposing or assessing a civil penalty, they will not [...] Read Full Story
Being the only country that formally tracks incidents relating to hazardous materials and dangerous goods, the Research and Special Projects Administration of DOT, has revised the applicability and information of the Form F5800, to be revised to F5800.1. The final rule addresses certain requirements and makes minor editorial corrections to the existing regulation but most [...] Read Full Story
It‘s easy to feel intimidated in a haz-mat conversation when the acronyms start flying. With some acronyms we try to find an easy pronunciation of the combined letters like DOT (Department of Transportation) or WHO (World Health Organization). Yet with some lettering combinations, there is no flow to the letters and we have to pronounce [...] Read Full Story