Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program

HM ACCESS Overview

The Paperless Hazard Communications Pilot Program, also known as HM-ACCESS (Hazardous Materials Automated Cargo Communications for Efficient and Safe Shipments), is a pilot program under Section 33005 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2012 (MAP-21)....

April 2013 Announcement: Defining the HM-ACCESS Pilot Tests

FAQs

September 30, 2014 Letter to Congress- HM ACCESS

HM ACCESS Federal Register Notices

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a 60-Day Federal Register Notice entitled "Paperless Hazard Communications Pilot Program," on July 19, 2013 [78 FR 43263] in support of...

Research and Development Branch

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) Research, Development & Technology (RD&T) Forum – November 2023

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials...

Engineering

The Engineering Branch provides technical leadership and knowledge which supports the Agency’s mission of promoting the safe transportation of hazardous materials.

The staff of the Engineering Branch has in-depth knowledge of hazardous materials...

Radioactive Materials

The RAM program area is a component of the Sciences Branch and provides scientific and radiological safety research, review, and analysis functions to develop regulatory documents on the packaging, hazard analysis, classification, and transportation of...

Sciences

The Sciences Branch provides scientific research, review, and analysis functions to develop regulatory documents on the packaging, hazard analysis, classification, and transportation of all hazardous materials.

The staff of the Sciences Branch performs a...