Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act

To ensure tank car safety, the United States Department of Transportation and the industrial sector have taken various steps to enhance both the tank car and the environment in which it functions. In the 1990 Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act, the U.S. Congress called for the followings [21] ... 

Uniform Safety Act (HMTUSA), 25 338 Hazardous organic materials, transport of, 24 263... 

The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 1975 (HMTA) and the 1990 Hazardous Materials Uniform Safety Act were promulgated to protect the public from risks associated with the movement of potentially dangerous materials on roads, in the air, and on waterways. They do not pertain to the movement of materials within a facility. Anyone who transports or causes to be transported a hazardous material is subject to these regulations, as is anyone associated with the production or modification of containers for hazardous materials. Enforcement of the HMTA is delegated to the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railway Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, and Research and Special Programs Administration (for enforcement of packaging rules). 

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