HMEP Grant Action Plan

Hazardous Materials Safety Enhancement Program Overview

PHMSA instituted the Hazardous Materials Safety Enhancement Program in an effort to initiate an office-wide enhancement and modernization effort through the development and implementation of plans and solutions to increase the accountability, operations and...

Transporting Infectious Substances Safely

This brochure describes the revised USDOT regulations for the classification criteria and packaging requirements for the transportation of infectious substances, adopted into 49 CFR, Parts 171-180, revised June 10, 2022.

Safety Advisory: Packaging and Handling Ebola Virus Contaminated Infectious Waste for Transportation to Disposal Sites

Guidance: Packaging and Handling Ebola Virus Contaminated Infectious Waste for Transportation to Disposal Sites

This Safety Advisory provides guidance on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 C.F.R., Parts 171-180) to persons who...

Ebola Contaminated Waste for Transportation Poster

Planning Guidance for Handling Category A Solid Waste

Infectious Substance Special Permits

A special permit from the U.S. DOT can authorize alternative transportation methods, subject to operational controls, when a person is unable to comply with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171-180) as...

DOT Special Permit 16279

Transporting Infectious Substances Overview

Emergency Response and Training

PHMSA is taking a focused approach to increase community awareness and preparedness for response to bulk transportation incidents involving energy products such as crude oil, ethanol, and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Specific efforts are underway to collect lessons learned by the response...