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30 Questions Hazmat Investigators Want to Ask

6/13/2024

30 Questions Hazmat Investigators Want to Ask

PHMSA recently shared a list of “general investigative questions" that could be used during safety investigations to gather facts from hazmat shippers, transporters, or other stakeholders. 
PHMSA Proposes Increasing Hazmat Registration Fees to Maximum

6/5/2024

PHMSA Proposes Increasing Hazmat Registration Fees to Maximum

PHMSA proposed to increase the registration fees for shippers and carriers who offer and/or transport certain categories and quantities of hazardous materials.
Chemical Facility Readiness in Hurricane Season

5/14/2024

Chemical Facility Readiness in Hurricane Season

As hurricane season begins in the US, the risks posed by stronger, more frequent storms are especially acute for facilities that manufacture or store hazardous chemicals.
Final Rule: 18 Hazmat Rule Petitions Adopted

5/10/2024

Final Rule: 18 Hazmat Rule Petitions Adopted

Update: A Final Rule to adopt 18 hazardous materials petitions-for-rulemaking from the regulated community was published recently and took effect on April 3, 2024.
Your Hazmat Route Goes Out of Service. What Now?

4/29/2024

Your Hazmat Route Goes Out of Service. What Now?

Shippers of hazardous materials play an important role in ensuring hazmat is transported safely. When a hazmat route goes out of service, life gets harder.
2 Lithium Battery Updates in Major DOT Rule

4/22/2024

2 Lithium Battery Updates in Major DOT Rule

A rule to align the HMR with international standards takes effect on May 10, 2024 and includes key updates for shippers of lithium batteries by highway or rail.
Hazmat Training: What is HM-126F?

4/18/2024

Hazmat Training: What is HM-126F?

"HM-126F” is commonly used as shorthand for the US DOT hazmat training requirements found in 49 CFR Part 172.704. Lion offers hazmat employee training to help organizations satisfy these US DOT/PHMSA requirements. 
DOT HM-181 Hazmat Training Explained

4/18/2024

DOT HM-181 Hazmat Training Explained

The term "HM-181” gets thrown around as shorthand for the US DOT hazmat training requirements found in 49 CFR Part 172.704. Lion offers hazmat employee training to help organizations satisfy these requirements. 
Addendum I to the 2024 IATA DGR Released

4/12/2024

Addendum I to the 2024 IATA DGR Released

IATA has released the first Addendum to the 65th Edition of its Dangerous Goods Regulations (2024). 
How to Find Watt-hour Rating of Lithium-ion Batteries

4/1/2024

How to Find Watt-hour Rating of Lithium-ion Batteries

Updated: April 1, 2024. For lithium-ion batteries, energy density is measured in Watt-hour rating or Wh rating. The greater the energy density, the greater the potential hazard in transportation. This blog and video cover how to calculate or find the Watt-hour rating.

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