When hazardous materials are offered for transport by a commercial carrier like FedEx or UPS, the shipment becomes regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) and/or international ...

DOT defines regulated medical waste, aka clinical waste, or bio medical waste as: Waste or reusable material derived from the medical treatment or biomedical research of an animal or human, Hazardous ...

When you pass by a tanker truck on a highway, sometimes diamond-shaped cards can be seen indicating what hazardous materials they are carrying. These are called hazmat cards, which are color-coded and ...

The ability to work well with a team is also important. Hazardous materials management chemists work on teams responsible for detecting and identifying chemical pollutants in the air, water, and soil.

U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) has reintroduced two bills stemming from the East Palestine derailment of 2023 — one broadening the definition of a “high-hazard flammable train” and setting reporting ...

Seven students were transported to the hospital after a hazardous materials incident at a local high school on Monday. The Taunton Fire Department responded to Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical ...

This directs EPA to complete its hazardous materials mission responding to the Los Angeles wildfires as soon as practical. EPA’s work removing hazardous materials is Phase 1 of the federal cleanup ...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a September 25th Interpretive Letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials ...