Hazardous Materials Transportation

1. Hazardous Materials Transportation

2. Overview • Who we are • What we do • Who our customers are • How we determine training needs and priorities • How we reach our customers

3. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) • Created under the Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act (P.L. 108-426) of 2004 • Established PHMSA for pipeline safety and hazardous materials transportation safety operations

4. Federal Hazmat Law – “protect against the risks to life, property, and the environment which are inherent in the transportation of hazardous materials in intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce.”

5. Responsibilities • PHMSA is responsible for formulating, issuing, enforcing, and revising hazardous materials regulations (HMR) and issuing exemptions and approvals under the Federal hazmat law • The HMR (49 CFR Parts 171-180) govern the packaging and safe transportation of hazardous materials by air, highway, rail, and water (except bulk transportation onboard vessels)

6. Responsibilities (cont’d) • PHMSA enforces regulations – emphasizing: • Packaging Manufacturers, Retesters and Reconditioners • Multimodal shippers of hazmat • Modal administrations (FAA, FMCSA, and FRA) enforce the regulations respective to their mode • U.S. Coast Guard (Department of Homeland Security) enforces the respective to maritime operations

7. PHMSA’s Office of Hazardous Materials Safety • Hazmat Standards • International and Interagency Coordination • Special Permits and Approvals • Inspection and Enforcement • Planning, Analysis and Technical Support • Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grants • Training and Information Dissemination

8. Who Are Our Customers? • Hazardous Materials Carriers • Hazardous Materials Shippers • Package Manufacturers, Retesters, and Reconditioners • State and Local Governments • Law Enforcement • Emergency Responders and Planners • The Public

9. Determining Training Needs and Priorities • Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety and Security Reauthorization Act 2005 a Legacy for Users (SAFTEA-LU) • Agriculture • HMR rule changes • Cylinder requalification • Infectious Substance • Wetlines • Safety advisories • E85

10. How We Reach our Customers

11. Training and Information Dissemination • Enhance hazardous materials transportation safety through the development and dissemination of instructional and education materials • Maintain liaisons with the hazmat transportation community • Provide outreach and technical assistance through Hazardous Materials Safety Assistance Team (HMSAT)

12. PHMSA Outreach for a Typical Year • Distribute over 2 million training and information publications • Receive and respond to more than 12,000 requests for assistance • Assist more than 31,000 callers requesting information, clarification, or interpretation of the regulations • Train more than 14,000 in the hazmat community

13. Hazardous Materials Safety Assistant Team (HMSAT)

14. Hazardous Materials Safety Assistance Team Offers . . . • Training, advice, recommendations to enhance safety compliance with the HMR and understanding of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) • Conduct and/or participate in seminars, workshops and meetings on hazmat transportation • Multimodal Seminars • One-day Hazmat Transportation Workshops • International Association of Fire Chiefs • Many more . . . • Aid in the development of compliance assistance materials

15. State and Local Education • An information and training resource for State and local government officials • Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) • State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) • Emergency Management and Response Community • Training Academies • Tribal Emergency Response Communities (TERC) • Cooperate with other Federal, State and local agencies to identify mutual concerns or related problems, and recommend solutions • Partner to host training workshops tailored for State and local needs

16. Presentations For the Regulated Community . . . • Overview of PHMSA’s hazmat program • Use of the HMR • Training Requirements • Package Selection, Marking and Labeling • Shipping Papers and Emergency Response Information • Placarding • Security Requirements

17. For the Emergency Response Community . . . • Overview of PHMSA’s hazmat program • How to Use the ERG • Hazard Communication Requirements – What an Emergency Responder Should Know from the HMR

18. FY 2007 Upcoming Events Information • Multimodal Hazmat Transportation Seminars • Workshops http://hazmat.dot.gov/training/training.htm

19. Training and Information Products • Training Modules on CD-ROM • General Hazmat • Security Awareness • Hazmat Marking, Labeling and Placarding Guide (Chart 12) • Training Videos • Materials of Trade • Responding to Incidents Involving Commercial Explosives

20. Emergency Response Guidebook • Provides emergency response guidance to first responders of incidents involving hazardous materials • Published every 3 – 4 years • In 2004, PHMSA produced and distributed more than 2.1 million copies at no cost to the nation’s first responders

21. Partnering for HAZMAT SAFETY • National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) • Hydrogen Executive Leadership Panel (HELP) • Firefighters for Advanced Communication Technologies (FACT) • International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) • Training Grants • Safety Alerts • Council on the Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA) • Identify solutions for workforce decline of HAZMAT professionals • Undeclared hazmat shipments • North American Automotive Hazmat Action Committee (HAAHAC) • National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) • Wetlines brochure

22. Hazardous Materials INFO-LINE 1-800-HMR49-22 (1-800-467-4922) Hours of Operation: 9 am – 5 pm EST • Obtain answers to HMR questions • Request copies of Federal Register, exemptions or training materials • Report HMR violations • Fax on Demand E-mail: infocntr@dot.gov

23. Informational Resources http://hazmat.dot.gov

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