Today’s fast-paced world may bear little resemblance to the 1860s, but the safe shipping of Dangerous Goods was every bit as important then as it is now. This infographic provides a brief retrospective on the key milestones and government agencies that have shaped US shipping regulations over the past 100+ years. To learn…
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PHMSA Publishes HM-215M: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Harmonize Hazardous Materials Regulations with International Standards
PHMSA published the HM-215M Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on August 25th 2014. The NPRM proposes a number of amendments to align the Hazardous Materials Regulations; 49 CFR Parts 171-180 (HMR) with the latest editions of the United Nations Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (18th revised edition), the International Maritime Dangerous Goods…
US DOT/PHMSA Issues Interpretation Letter Regarding Class 9 Labels and Placards
In the July 20th, 2011 edition of the US Federal Register, the United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a final rule under [Docket No. PHMSA–2009–0151 (HM–218F)] under which the agency, among many other things, set forth new specifications and requirements governing the appearance of the Class 9…
USDOT/PHMSA Issues New Special Permit Actions
The United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today issued an end-of-the-fiscal-year listing of actions pertaining to Special Permits, including those applied for, those granted or withdrawn, and those modified. A variety of subjects are addressed, including issues affecting the transport of explosives, batteries, testing of UN Spec cylinders,…
Infographic | Unlocking the Mysteries of DG and the CFR
Dangerous Goods regulations can seem like an alphabet soup of acronyms. This infographic provides a bit of clarity. To learn more about these and other important DG topics Contact Labelmaster
49 Code of Federal Regulations: 1,200+ pages of ever-changing rules
If you ship Dangerous Goods in the US, you need to know Sections 100–185 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) inside and out. These 1,200+ pages of regulations define compliance, and they’re updated on a regular basis. In this video, Jeanne Zmich, Vice President of Regulatory Research, and Susan Knorr, Regulations Specialist, discuss…
The Sky is NOT The Limit When Shipping DG
It’s been a busy summer for our A.I.R. ShipperTM authoring team. Rolling in the large number of changes developed by ICAO, the UN and the IAEA was a challenge made more difficult with very late changes for lithium metal batteries. In case you hadn’t heard, these will be banned aboard passenger aircraft per the ICAO Technical…
USDOT/PHMSA Releases NPRM on Special Permit and Authority Approval Procedures for Fireworks Policies
In the September 24th 2014 edition of the US Federal Register, the United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published two clarifications of their fireworks policies under Docket #’s PHMSA-2013-0205; Notice No. 14-4 and 14-5 in which the agency sets forth acceptable criteria for defining for classification purposes both…
USDOT/PHMSA Releases NPRM on Special Permit and Authority Approval Procedures for Fireworks Policies
In the September 24th 2014 edition of the US Federal Register, the United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published two clarifications of their fireworks policies under Docket #’s PHMSA-2013-0205; Notice No. 14-4 and 14-5 in which the agency sets forth acceptable criteria for defining for classification purposes both…
Homeland Security Requests New Information for First Responder Community of Practice Program
The United States Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) has published an information collection request in today’s Federal Register (Docket No. DHS-2012-0013) pertaining to their First Responders Community of Practice program (FRCoP).
