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Identifying Hazardous Materials in Your Community

Placards serve as an easily identifiable, visual source of information used by millions of workers in the transportation, public safety, and hazmat industries. Placards are diamond-shaped and when required, they must be placed on both ends and both sides of trucks, railcars, and intermodal...

Small LP Gas Operator Guide (April 2017)

The purpose of this guidance manual is to recognize jurisdictional systems requirements and what responsibilities are required of companies that install and service jurisdictional systems. The U.S. Department of Transportation has developed minimum pipeline safety regulations that are...

Small LP Gas Operator OQ Guide (August 2016)

These guidelines were prepared by a team of industry and Government pipeline safety and training experts to assist small LP operators and master meter operators to develop programs to ensure that individuals who operate and maintain these systems are qualified for the work they perform. LP...

Howard "Skip" Elliott Sworn in As PHMSA Administrator

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Contact:  pressoffice@dot.gov 

WASHINGTON – Howard “Skip” Elliott  was sworn in as Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) by Secretary Elaine L. Chao this week at U.S. Department of Transportation...