The U.S. Department of Transportation will give $12.8 million to states, territories and Native American tribes for hazmat planning and training, the agency announced Oct. 1. The funds are being made ...

The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) reported reaching a milestone this month: More than 5,000 small-road employees and first responders have completed in-person hazardous materials (hazmat) ...

The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) has released two analyses of Hazardous Materials Training sessions held over a three-year period for short line railroad hazmat professionals, and the results ...

Maryland’s police and firefighters will continue to be among the best-prepared in the country to deal with hazardous materials incidents, thanks to a federal grant of more than $300,000 from the U.S.

The Department of Transportation announced this week it will award states grants to help them respond to crude oil railroad spills. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said states, U.S. territories ...

The U.S Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is considering revisions to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMRs) that would authorize the ...

Does your company manufacture, package, transport, store, use, and/or dispose of chemicals? If yes, this webcast applies to you! Chemicals play a vital role in the U.S. economy. However, some ...

According to a Monday morning news release, the funding is coming to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency ($332,009) through the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant Program. MEMA ...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration on Thursday, March 10, announced a proposed rule that would require additional training for employees and new safety requirements for motor ...