The Office of Hazardous Materials Safety is the Federal safety authority for ensuring the safe transport of hazardous materials by air, rail, highway, and water. Menu look different?Check out the Menu Changes (DOC) to get oriented.
About Us
Information about PHMSA's Office of Hazardous Materials Safety.
Calendar
Planned events specific to Hazardous Materials general and specific topics.
Contact Us
How to connect with us for more information, requests, and questions.
Data & Statistics
Accidents and incidents as well as average, annual, and summary statistics.
Topics of interest such as information about Approvals and Special Permits and topics like: Your Special Permit - Have You Read It?; and Is Training Critical To Your Business?
Latest Events
The following are the next upcoming events focused on Hazardous Materials topics.
Aug 12, 2008 - Aug 13, 2008
- Multimodal Hazardous Materials Transportation Training seminar (2-day)
, Boston, Massachusetts
Sep 1, 2008
- Federal Holiday: Labor Day
Sep 15, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008
- Joint Meeting of the RID Safety Committee and the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.
, Geneva, Switzerland
Rulemaking Events
The following are related to Hazardous Materials regulatory activities. Note: At this time, these events are not reflected in the main PHMSA calendar.
Certain offerors and transporters of hazardous materials, including hazardous waste, are required to file an annual registration statement with the DOT and to pay a fee.
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