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PHMSA Posts Hazmat Special Permit Notices

6/20/2017

PHMSA Posts Hazmat Special Permit Notices

In the Federal Register on Friday, June 16, the US DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) posted a series of notices regarding hazardous materials special permits.
Lithium Battery Fire Leads to Emergency Landing for JetBlue Flight

6/9/2017

Lithium Battery Fire Leads to Emergency Landing for JetBlue Flight

Last week, a San Francisco-bound commercial flight was diverted after taking off from New York’s JFK airport when a lithium battery-powered device caught fire in a passenger’s carry-on bag. 
 
DOT Rules for Modifying Hazmat Shipping Names

5/23/2017

DOT Rules for Modifying Hazmat Shipping Names

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” Shakespeare wrote in Romeo and Juliet. The same might be said for hazardous materials—no matter what Proper Shipping Name you choose, your material will exhibit the same hazards and be just as dangerous to supply-chain workers and emergency response personnel. That’s why choosing the right shipping name is so important. 
 
June Hazmat Training: Cleveland, NY, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cincinnati, Houston & Dallas

5/15/2017

June Hazmat Training: Cleveland, NY, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cincinnati, Houston & Dallas

Join us for expert-led training to meet DOT, IATA, and IMDG training mandates in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Houston, Dallas, Pittsburgh, and Detroit in June 2017!  
Report: Train Car Hauling Lithium Batteries Explodes Near Houston

4/28/2017

Report: Train Car Hauling Lithium Batteries Explodes Near Houston

An intermodal container traveling by rail and reportedly carrying recycled lithium batteries caught fire and exploded outside of downtown Houston last week.
 
PHMSA Revises DOT-39 Hazmat Cylinder Safety Alert

4/24/2017

PHMSA Revises DOT-39 Hazmat Cylinder Safety Alert

The US DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has revised a safety advisory issued in December 2016 for hazmat shippers and users of DOT Specification 39 (DOT-39) cylinders. In the Federal Register on April 24, 2017, PHMSA clarified the following... 
 
Give Your Carrier Load-able Hazmat Shipments

4/18/2017

Give Your Carrier Load-able Hazmat Shipments

While preparing hazmat shipments and overpacks, understanding the 49 CFR requirements for segregating hazardous materials can save you from a rejected shipment.  
FAA Raises Hazmat Air Shipping Civil Penalties

4/10/2017

FAA Raises Hazmat Air Shipping Civil Penalties

For hazmat or dangerous goods air shippers, mistakes just got more expensive. FAA has raised hazmat civil penalties for shippers to adjust for inflation.
24,000 Defects Found on Crude Oil Rail Routes

4/10/2017

24,000 Defects Found on Crude Oil Rail Routes

The Associated Press reported last week that inspections of 58,000 miles of oil train routes across forty-four states turned up 24,000 “imperfections” in the rail freight network.
DOT Raises Hazmat Civil Penalties for Rail Shippers

4/3/2017

DOT Raises Hazmat Civil Penalties for Rail Shippers

The US DOT Federal Rail Administration (FRA) this week raised its civil penalties for violations of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) for rail shipments to adjust for inflation. In addition to raising the hazmat civil penalties, this Final Rule also raises penalties for non-hazmat related rail safety violations.

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