U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Patrick Lease Investigator U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Ensuring the Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 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 U.S. Senate Photo 49 U.S.C. Section 5101 et seq.

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Our mission is to protect people and the environment from the risks inherent in transportation of hazardous materials by pipeline and other modes of transportation. 3 PHMSA’s Mission

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  Ensuring the Safety and Security of Hazardous Materials Transportation by All Modes Mitigating All Risk with Focus on Reducing High Consequence Incidents Full Partnership with Other DOT Modes and the Department of Homeland Security 4 PHMSA’s Hazmat Safety Mission

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHH What We are Trying to Prevent

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Field Operations  Nationwide Operations – Joint Strike Teams  Field Activities  Major Investigations  Systems Integrity Safety Program

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Nationwide operations included representation from 57 Federal, state, and local regulatory and law enforcement agencies

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Hazmat Shipments in the U.S.  Up to one million shipments daily  1.6 billion tons shipped annually by all modes  Over 34 million containers entering U.S. ports annually  Over 12 % of all freight tonnage shipped annually - 8 -

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration A Globally Harmonized System U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Hazardous Materials Regulations DOT’s HMR Govern the packaging and safe transportation of hazardous materials by air, highway, rail, and water (except bulk transportation onboard vessels).

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA Responsibilities Formulates, issues and revises, and enforces the HMR Issues special permits, approvals and interpretations under the Federal Hazmat Law Enforces regulations – emphasizing: – Packaging Manufacturers, Retesters and Reconditioners – Multimodal shippers of hazmat

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Responsibilities (cont’d) Modal administrations (FAA, FMCSA, and FRA) enforce the HMR respective to their mode U.S. Coast Guard (Department of Homeland Security) enforces the HMR respective to maritime operations

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Special Permits and Approvals Special Permits (SP)  Requirements for applying for a Special Permit are provided in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) - § Approvals  Requirements for applying for an Approval are provided in the HMR - §

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Classify the Risk - Hazard Classes ExplosivesGasesFlammable Liquids Flammable Solids Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides Poison and Infectious Substances RadioactiveCorrosiveMiscellaneous

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Contain the Risk - Packaging

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Communicate the Risk – Hazcom

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Hazardous Material Safety Assistance Team (HMSAT) Conducts outreach and training Provides publications for self training Conducts in-person training (free of cost) Liaison for government Answers questions

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Education and Compliance Assistance  We Set the Standard for all Hazmat Training Nationwide HM Industry Federal, State, and Local agencies First Responders  Tools Web-based training Videos Publications Exhibits Outreach Grants

U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration How You Reach Us Hazardous Materials INFO-LINE HMR49-22 ( ) Hours of Operation: 9 am – 5 pm ET –Obtain answers to HMR questions –Request copies of Federal Register, exemptions or training materials –Report HMR violations –Fax on Demand

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