A question posted to pcjr101@yahoo.com [hazmat101] hazmat101@yahoogroups.com on November 1, 2017: Is Stoddard Solvent a marine pollutant per DOT or IMDG Code? Under what scenarios? What about a mixture with it?  References to guidance documents are appreciated. Stoddard Solvent is

A person who offers a hazardous material (HazMat) for transport to, from, or through the U.S. must comply with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT/PHMSA).  If

A person who offers a hazardous material (HazMat) for transport to, from, or through the U.S. must comply with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT/PHMSA).  If

A question from somewhere in the U.S. (October 23, 2017): Hi my name is <<name>>. I drive a box truck for work. We have two facilities. I transport materials back and forth. I carry minimum hazmat from time to time.

Like any decent regulatory agency the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT/PHMSA) issues monetary penalties for violations of its Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). And wouldn't you know it, USDOT/PHMSA adjusts those penalties to

An email query on October 20, 2017: Hello, Just read your article “US DOT Exception for Combustible Liquid Hazardous Materials” and it was very helpful to my company. One question… can this combustible exemption be used when shipping to Canada?

A question from my website (October 10, 2017): Do i need to print the entire name of a waste receiving facility as permitted, or can I abbreviate it? My reply that same day: Thank you for contacting me. I will

The activation of the e-Manifest System by USEPA on June 30, 2018 caught some hazardous waste handlers by surprise.  Since the system's launch USEPA has worked diligently to fix its few small bugs, provide regulatory relief where it must, and

A question (09.22.17): if you are carrying 2 - totes of sulfuric acid on flatbed rail side truck and the totes are placarded correctly with the un# bulk placards. Does the truck also have to be placarded with the same

A substantial percentage of the questions I receive pertain to Class 9 Miscellaneous and its placarding requirements.  Here's one of them: If a container has a class 9 placards and an orange placard with 4 digit # does the driver