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Passengers will no longer be able to pack loose lithium batteries in checked luggage beginning January 1, 2008, once new federal safety rules take effect. The new regulation, designed to reduce the risk of lithium battery fires, will continue to allow lithium batteries in checked baggage...
Travelers can minimize the fire safety hazards posed by aerosols, ammunition, lighters, lighter fluid, matches, and fireworks by reading the tips on the expanded ¿SafeTravel¿ website of the U.S. Department of Transportation¿s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today announced a $250,000 federal grant to the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) to provide training resources for instructors who conduct hazardous materials response training programs. The grant, issued as part of the Pipeline and...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today announced grants to 12 American Indian tribes totaling more than $372,000 for planning and training to improve tribal response capabilities to hazardous materials transportation incidents.
The Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (...
DOT Grants $12.8 Million to First Responders and Emergency Workers to Improve Hazardous Materials Planning and Training
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today announced grants to states, territories and Native American tribes totaling $12.8 million for planning and training to...
Cargo shipments of certain types of lithium batteries will remain banned from passenger aircraft under a final rule issued today by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
The rule amends the Hazardous Materials Regulations by adopting a limited ban on primary,...
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the State of Alaska today announced an agreement to provide stronger oversight over oil and natural gas production and transportation facilities located within the State's borders.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced it will hold a meeting of the pipeline safety Voluntary Information-Sharing System (VIS) Working Group on December 19, 2016 in the Washington, D...
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) that solicits public comment on petitions for rulemaking related to the marking of ID numbers on cargo tanks transporting petroleum distillate fuels. This ANPRM is...
Air travelers flying with the kinds of batteries used in many cell phones, laptops, cameras and other portable electronic devices should take precautions to reduce the risk of fires on aircraft, according to a new safety advisory released by the U.S. Department of Transportations Pipeline and...