During the recent COSTHA Annual Conference in St. Petersburg, FL, Ms. Cynthia Quaterman, Administrator of PHMSA (DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) addressed the …
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Europe Responds “No” to 100% In-bound Container Scanning
Since its adoption in 2007, the United States legislation mandating the scanning at foreign ports of all US bound maritime containers has triggered an international …
Closure Instruction Requirements Amended by PHMSA
A long time moving target of compliance, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is amending packaging requirements in the Hazardous Materials Regulations to …
HazMat Fines Increase
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a final rule in the federal register, 74FR68701 (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0411) in the December 29th Federal …
Thanks Labelmaster! DGIS IV Was A Great Success!
The basis of all regulatory standards is the ability to communicate effective understanding and implementation of the requirements. Nowhere in the world are regulatory inspectors …
Regulators Say ‘No’ To Working With Industry
In a sudden turnaround of the US Department of Transportation, a decade of efforts to work with industry to improve the safe transport of dangerous …