HMR

Sweeping up

US PHMSA’s recent miscellaneous NPRM looks innocuous on the surface, but peer below and there are several proposals that will impact shippers and carriers.

The time is 215

US PHMSA’s biennial regulatory update proposals have been published and time is tight to get the changes into the rulebooks before the January deadline, so pay attention

PHMSA gets to work on permits

As had previously been announced, the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is making some significant changes to the way it deals with special permits and approvals.

American pie

CONFERENCE REPORT Domestic shippers are looking at some difficult times coming up, following a change of direction at PHMSA and the prospect of more intense enforcement.

Permission granted

US A new broom is making a clean sweep of the US hazmat regulations. PHMSA’s latest final rule hoovers up 44 special permits into 49 CFR, promising to reduce the paperwork burden. It should be the first of many similar rulemakings

Compatibility in composites tanks

The US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a safety advisory notice this past March 3, drawing attention to the testing of composite cargo tanks manufactured under Department of Transportation (DOT) Special Permits.

PHMSA looks at combustibles

The US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) this past April 5 issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) under docket HM-242

Pandora's packaging

Packaging As ever, the devil is in the details and this month’s final rule from PHMSA that aims to make compliance with the packaging requirements simpler will undoubtedly bring in its own set of difficulties

PHMSA to fold in permits

The US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) this past December 22, setting out its intention to incorporate 44 special permits into the US Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR).

Labelmaster’s early bird

For those who cannot wait for the next fully revised edition of the US Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to be published, Labelmaster has issued its ‘Early 49 CFR’. The book is a fully revised version of HMR, incorporating all the changes agreed thus far. It also includes some features to facilitate its use, notably cross-references, a tabbing system and a ‘how to’ guide to the Regulations.

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