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Johnson Explosives

Company Name:
Johnson Explosives
Enforcement Order Type:
Orders of the Chief Counsel
Case Number:
15-0348-SH-WE
Report Date:

Docket Number: PHMSA-2020-0088

Respondent was assessed a civil penalty of $12,000 for four violations of the HMR when it offered for transportation, and transported, in commerce, a hazardous material: in a quantity requiring placarding of the transport motor vehicle without developing a written security plan; while failing to train its hazardous materials employees in the areas of general awareness/familiarization, function-specific, safety, and security awareness; while failing to provide a shipping paper including the proper shipping description; and in a quantity requiring placarding of the transport motor vehicle while failing to register as an offeror and carrier of hazardous materials.