Last month, the Final Rule for HM-189Y included a number of editorial and error corrections. Included in these was the addition of two semi-colons and …
Department of Transporation and the United Nations
DOT/UN
PHSMA States Position On Closure Instructions For Returnables
In accordance with 49CFR 178.2(c), closure instructions are required to be supplied by manufacturers and distributors of all UN certified packagings. Responding to an inquiry …
DOT Enforcement Actions Grow Under PHMSA
Companies continue to be fined by PHMSA for failing to train their hazardous materials employees. In August 2005, fines to 26 companies totaled $146,761.00, many …
PHSMA Clarifies Training Requirements For Offeror
With further regards to haz-mat employee training requirements, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a Final Rule (July 2005) on the Applicability …
Undeclared Hazardous Materials And Incident Reporting
The US DOT is in the process of re-writing the Hazardous Materials Incident Report, DOT Form F 5800.1. If a hazardous material incident occurs while …
Haz-mat Training For Consumer Quantity Packaging?
According to CFR 49, 171.8, hazardous materials training is required for a person who is employed by a hazardous materials employer and who, in the …