On July 23, 204 the US Department of Transportation announced two new rulemaking proposals – and a Report – issued by the PHMSA (the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, one of many administrations/bureaus within the USDOT). It is meant…
Safety Alert From PHMSA – Operation Classification for Bakken Region Crude Oil
Recent derailments and resulting fires indicate that the type of crude oil being transported from the Bakken region may be more flammable than traditional heavy crude oil The above determination was made by the USDOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety…