The second full week of April fins the nation sliding into the full bloom of Spring—hopefully your local garden is beginning to blossom as well! It was a fairly routine week in the regulatory world after last week’s big release of the HM-215N. Here’s a few of the highlights: EPA The Trump administration moved forward…
DG Digest: FMCSA pulls revised carrier safety fitness determination and EPA cuts could portend the end of the Chemical Safety Board
As March Madness approaches its climax with the selection of the “Final Four,” Dangerous Goods’ own version of this Spring’s guessing game goes on as well. The elusive USDOT/PHMSA HM-215N UN Harmonization remains unpublished as of this morning, and the rumors that had its release “imminent” seem to have ebbed as well. For now, patience…
DG Digest: OSHA delays beryllium final rule and Trump issues E.O. on Waters of the United States Rule
The beginning of March continues to be slow with regulatory news as the “regulatory freeze” is still in effect in the United States. Reliable sources continue to tell us the release of the USDOT/PHMSA HM-215N UN Harmonization should be any day now….stay tuned! Here’s a summary of other industry news from last week: OSHA On…
DG Digest: HM-215N Limbo and the EPA Releases (Draft) Greenhouse Gas Emissions — 1990-2015
Today marks the beginning of the second month of the “regulatory freeze” order by the new Trump Administration. Action in the field remains at a low level as the often brand-new leadership in the various federal agencies goes about reviewing the current status of their respective departments’ projects. On the DOT front, speculation continues over…
DG Digest: PHMSA Harmonization, DOT Updates Drug-Test Program, and the EPA Modernizes Risk Management Plan
The week kicks off with the new Trump administration in place in Washington placing a “moratorium” on new rulemaking on the federal level. Rulemakings already in the pipeline will potentially be delayed as well. At press time the exact impact of the action is still somewhat cloudy. Be sure to see next week’s blog for…
DG Digest: Marking Our One Year Anniversary with an Issue Packed-Full of DG News!
Happy Martin Luther King Day, everyone! I hope that this Civil Rights pioneer’s great legacy will help to positively inform your week. It’s also the first anniversary of this blog—the DG Digest is a year old today! I enjoy bringing you the latest and greatest from the world of DG Transport, Environmental, and HS&E regulations…
DG Digest: FDA Actions on Lithium Batteries, EPA on Subsurface Intrusion, and Brazil to Adopt UMR
Greetings, everyone. The first complete new week of the New Year was categorized by relatively limited regulatory action, perhaps as everyone got back from the holiday and prepared to launch into the swing of things. Nevertheless, here are the items of note: FDA Lithium batteries continue their long reach into the affairs of the regulatory…
DG Digest: EPA Updates RMP to Reduce Accidents and Updates on Drug & Alcohol Testing from FRA/FMCSA
Happy New Year! I’m sure I speak for the entire Labelmaster family when I express our hope that you will enjoy a safe, happy, and prosperous 2017. Today’s digest covers the last two weeks of the year just concluded. Although activity was minimal, a number of issues worth noting occurred over the holiday period, so…
DG Digest: EPA on e-Manifests for Haz Waste, Also Proposes Ban on TCE, and a BIG FMCSA Overhaul
It’s the last full week of autumn on the calendar, even though winter has made itself known across most of the country. Things slowed a little on the regulatory front, but still important news to think about. Let’s take a look: EPA One big change on the horizon is the coming use of electronic manifests…
DG Digest: FMCSA’s Clearinghouse Database, FRA Issues Safety Advisory, and PHMSA Seeks Feedback on HMR Harmonization
Welcome to December! The last month of the year finds us launching into busy holiday preparations and also finds an extra busy past week when it comes to regulatory activity. Let’s see what happened out there: FMCSA The agency announced its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to extend an existing…