Hazardous Materials Transportation

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Hazardous Materials Transportation
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Overview

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

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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

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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.
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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)

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Responsibilities (contd)

• 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

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PHMSAs 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

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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

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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

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How We Reach our Customers
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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)

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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

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Hazardous Materials Safety Assistant Team (HMSAT)
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Hazardous Materials Safety Assistance Team Offers
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• 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

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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

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Presentations For the Regulated Community . . .

• Overview of PHMSAs hazmat program
• Use of the HMR
• Training Requirements
• Package Selection, Marking and Labeling
• Shipping Papers and Emergency Response
  Information
• Placarding
• Security Requirements

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For the Emergency Response Community . . .

• Overview of PHMSAs hazmat program
• How to Use the ERG
• Hazard Communication Requirements What an
  Emergency Responder Should Know from the HMR

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FY 2007 Upcoming Events Information

• Multimodal Hazmat Transportation Seminars
• Workshops

http//hazmat.dot.gov/training/training.htm
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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

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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 nations
  first responders

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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

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Hazardous Materials INFO-LINE 1-800-HMR49-22 (1-80
0-467-4922) 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_at_dot.gov
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Informational Resources
http//hazmat.dot.gov
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