HAZMAT transport Articles
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Sustainability framework for hazardous materials transport route planning
Hazardous materials (HAZMAT) transport is a vital logistic activity from the supply of raw materials to production units. However, there are risks associated with trucks being involved in accidents during HAZMAT shipment. It is essential that all criteria and factors involved need to be considered prior to HAZMAT transport decision making. The main purpose of this paper is to present a HAZMAT ...
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New Security Requirements for HazMat Transportation
Every day 800,000 hazardous material shipments take place in the United States. The vast majority of these shipments are carried by truck and include fuels, medicines, and agricultural fertilizers. There are 85,000 trucks need for the transportation of gasoline and propane alone. High-volume shipments of flamable fuels could be used as a weapon of catastrophic proportions if in the wrong ...
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The end of an Era?
The U.S. Department of Transportation begins the phase out of the exception for Other Regulated Materials-Domestic. In last month's column, we outlined a series of proposed regulatory revisions that, upon promulgation, will have sweeping impact on organizations that manufacture, distribute, use or transport hazardous materials. This month, the focus will be on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ...
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DOT eases requirements for security plans
On March 9, 2010, the Department of Transportation"s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) narrowed its list of hazardous materials, or hazmats, that require security plans when transported in commerce. The new rule is effective on Oct. 1, 2010. Currently, persons offering certain hazmats for transport in commerce must develop and implement security plans. PHMSA revised ...
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When do you need a CDL for Towing a Trailer?
While requirements for obtaining a commercial driver’s license (CDL) may vary slightly from state to state, the federal regulations are universal covering interstate transportation of cargo. This includes cargo that originates or terminates out of state even if you pick up and or deliver it in your state. Here are a few of the basic CDL license requirements for towing a trailer, as well as ...
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Significant Changes in DOT Regulations On The Horizon
Since 9/11, 2001 the Department of Transportation has dramatically increased enforcement and monitoring of hazardous materials shipments and hazmat compliance. Each day, thousands of pounds of hazardous materials are transported on America’s highways, railways, airways and waterways. Everything from Sparklers (the little “toys” our kids waive on Independence Day) to explosive weapons used in ...
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America West Airlines On Board with 3E Compliance Management Services
Background In a time when most airlines are struggling with the sluggish economy and decreased passenger demand, America West has seen steady growth. With operational hubs in Phoenix and Las Vegas, the airline has expanded its route system to 93 destinations, including four in Canada and 12 in Mexico, and has become the second largest low-fare carrier in the U.S. America West has more than ...
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Transportation revisions are coming down the pipeline
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently signaled interest in revising the hazardous materials regulations (HMR) governing transportation of combustible materials. PHMSA seeks to harmonize domestic and international regulations applicable to transportation of combustible liquids. How It All Began PHMSA on April 5 issued an ...
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Transportation Revisions Are Coming Down the Pipeline
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently signaled interest in revising the hazardous materials regulations (HMR) governing transportation of combustible materials. PHMSA seeks to harmonize domestic and international regulations applicable to transportation of combustible ...
By Acta Group
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How Digital HAZMAT Compliance Can Save Time & Money
Digital HAZMAT compliance can save companies both time, money, and lives. The digital transformation of verbose and complicated regulations (IATA, IMDG, TDG, 49 CFR and ADR) into actionable web-based user friendly tool, makes it a must have for logistic departments. Applicable to manufacturers, distributors, 3PL’s and carriers, involved in the transportation of HAZMAT/DG tools, effortless ...
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Southwest Airlines’ Compliance Management Soars with 3E
Southwest Airlines aims to use its 436 (and growing) colorful planes to safely move over 70 million Customers and 288 million pounds of cargo annually. That cargo and Customer baggage can contain all types of materials in them including clothing, paperwork, birthday presents, food stuffs and many other commercial products. Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) are not allowed on Southwest Airlines (with ...
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What Are Hazmat Training Requirements?
Chemicals play a crucial role in various aspects of our lives, from purifying water and powering vehicles to constructing structures, fertilizing crops, producing medicines, manufacturing garments, and many more. Nonetheless, the transportation of chemicals and such hazardous materials inherently poses certain risks to people, the environment, and structures, thus requiring proper management. For ...
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How can detergent production flow more smoothly? - Case Study
Farabi, Saudi Arabia, Petrochemicals Did you know: ANDRITZ is the only supplier who could design and install a complete dewatering and drying production line for a petrochemical manufacturer in Saudia Arabia, guaranteeing a safe and seamless solution for production of a new Linear Alkyl Benzene product for detergent manufacturing. When it comes to producing detergent chemicals, ...
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Quantification of the number of injured people due to hazardous material accidents
Accidents with hazardous materials may threaten the lives of people living in the direct environment of the transportation infrastructure. In many countries, fire brigades play a major role in advising the authorities when they are dealing with issues where hazardous materials are involved. Since emergency responders have to deal with injured persons, information concerning the number of injured ...
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Managing compliance: Understanding the basics of chemical emergency response management
A stellar record of safety and compliance in demanding fields such as chemical emergency response is not easily obtained or managed. Successful programs are strategically developed, well defined, data-driven, process oriented, tactically deployed, implemented at all levels of the organization, well funded, routinely audited and revised and facilitated by experienced and dedicated professionals. ...
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An evolving paradigm for managing hazardous materials transportation risk
The advent of terrorist activity has taught us that managing hazardous materials transportation risk must be performed with a different lens to accommodate terrorism scenarios that may not have previously warranted such formal attention. Given these circumstances, a new paradigm must emerge for managing the risks associated with transport of Hazardous Materials (HM), one that explicitly considers ...
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U.S. adopts global transportation standards
New proposed shipping rules that harmonize with international standards will require some study. On Aug. 24, 2010, the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) proposed to harmonize the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) with international standards – 75 Fed. Reg. 52069. The proposed rule revises several proper shipping names, hazard ...
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Walk-Through Metal Detectors in Transportation Hubs: Ensuring Passenger Safety
Walk-Through Metal Detectors in Transportation Hubs: Ensuring Passenger Safety Transportation hubs, such as airports, train stations, and bus terminals, are bustling centers of activity where thousands of passengers embark on journeys every day. The safety and security of passengers within these hubs are of paramount importance to transportation authorities and government agencies. This article ...
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Integrated risk assessment in Pasig, Laguna de Bay area, Philippines: a case study
In the Philippines, formal quantitative risk assessment is relatively undeveloped. There has been no consistent and objective approach to assessing risks, and emergency planning by industries is not based on objective assessment of their risks. It was in this context that a study was undertaken under the aegis of the IAEA/UNEP/WHO/UNIDO Inter-Agency project. From the data collected in ...
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PHMSA Study Will Assess Aligning U.S. and International Regulations for Aerosol Containers
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) routinely reviews and amends the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to harmonize the HMR with international regulations and standards. In February 2019, PHMSA’s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) contracted with the Cambridge Systematics (CS) Team to conduct a risk ...
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