Hazardous materials are a common fixture in our modern lives and an essential ingredient in many of things we take for granted; like drinking carbonated soda from the fountain at our favorite restaurants. Well, the HazMat has to get to…
DOT’s Enhanced Enforcement Authority Procedures for Hazardous Material Transportation
In a Final Rule issued 3.2.11 and effective 5.2.11 the Department of Transportation (DOT) added a new part (49 CFR 109) to its existing enforcement procedures found in 49 CFR 107, Subpart D. This new part specifies the procedures DOT…
What is a HazMat Employee?
A HazMat Employee is a term used by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), one of several Administrations and Bureaus within the US Department of Transportation, to refer to any person involved in the transportation of hazardous materials…