PHMSA Safety Advisory Notice: Railroad Emergency Preparedness

This Safety Advisory alerts those engaged in the rail transportation of hazardous materials of their obligation to appropriately plan for emergencies and share information about available emergency response resources, as well as urges actions to ensure emergency responders are adequately...

Safety Advisory Notice: Railroad Emergency Preparedness

This Safety Advisory alerts those engaged in the rail transportation of hazardous materials of their obligation to appropriately plan for emergencies and share information about available emergency response resources, as well as urges actions to ensure emergency responders are adequately...

Safety Advisory Notice: Tank Cars Equipped with Aluminum Manway Covers

This Safety Advisory alerts hazardous materials tank car owners and offerors of the potential harm to certain manway assemblies with aluminum protective housing covers when exposed to extreme heat. See Safety Advisory for more details.

PHMSA Safety Advisory Notice: Tank Cars Equipped with Aluminum Manway Covers

This Safety Advisory alerts hazardous materials tank car owners and offerors of the potential harm to certain manway assemblies with aluminum protective housing covers when exposed to extreme heat. See Safety Advisory for more details.

PHMSA Presentation on ORNL Report for New York Community Members

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Updated Pipeline Safety Review of Indian Point Site

At the request of PHMSA, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted an independent review of a report issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Expert Evaluation Team and other relevant documents to identify potential hazards to the ongoing decommissioning activities at the Indian Point...

Report to Congress - National Center of Excellence for LNG Safety

New HAZMAT Research Reports

PHMSA’s Hazardous Materials Research, Development and Technology team recently completed two new reports analyzing the potential safety impacts associated with changing the concentration of fine grain metal powders used in pyrotechnics and the risks associated transporting aerosols.  ...

PHMSA Notice of Limited Enforcement Discretion for Existing Onshore Gas Transmission Pipelines

In relation to its final rulemaking entitled “Pipeline Safety:  Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: Repair Criteria, Integrity Management Improvements, Cathodic Protection, Management of Change, and Other Related Amendments,” PHMSA is providing notice that it will exercise regulatory...

Notice of Limited Enforcement Discretion for Existing Onshore Gas Transmission Pipelines

In relation to its final rulemaking entitled “Pipeline Safety:  Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: Repair Criteria, Integrity Management Improvements, Cathodic Protection, Management of Change, and Other Related Amendments,” PHMSA is providing notice that it will exercise regulatory...