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PHMSA Enforcement Policy Notice Regarding Hazardous Materials Training

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

PHMSA continues to monitor the effects the COVID-19 outbreak is having on regulated hazardous materials entities.  As a result, PHMSA decided to temporarily halt enforcement actions against shippers and carriers that are unable to comply with training requirements included in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR).  The Notice is limited to recurrent training requirements and does not apply to all other HMR obligations or applicable laws for hazardous materials offers and carriers. 

For more details, download the Enforcement Policy Notice Regarding Training Requirements in the related documents section on this page.