Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda - April 20, 2023

ICAO Energy Storage Devices Working Group

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) created the Energy Storage Devices Working Group to ensure provisions related to the transport of lithium batteries or other energy storage devices and supporting guidance material enable an acceptable level of safety. The DGP assigned the working group a task to complete a safety risk assessment on lithium batteries packed with or contained in equipment. This analysis would identify hazards and existing mitigating measures.

PHMSA FY 2022 Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grants - Alabama and Louisiana

PHMSA FY 2022 Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grants - Massachusetts

Fireworks Certification Procedures Brochure

PHMSA's Quarterly Newsletter Hazardous Materials Safety April June 2023

The February 3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine, OH was a stark demonstration of the risks of hazardous materials in transportation and emphasized the importance of PHMSA’s safety mission. The Department...

Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory Committee October 20, 2022 Meeting Minutes

Resources

Understanding the Risks of Damaged, Defective, or Recalled (DDR) Lithium Batteries

Safety Advisory Notice: DOT-111 Tank Cars in Flammable Liquid Service

The safety advisory re-emphasizes concerns with the survivability of DOT-111 tank cars and encourages tank car owners and shippers of flammable liquids to voluntarily upgrade their tank car fleets to the DOT-117 specification tank car, the newest and safest available tank car design...