Office of Hazardous Materials

Back KC, Thomas AA, MacEwen JD. 1972. Reclassification of materials listed as transportation health hazards. Washington DC Department of Transportation, Office of Hazardous Materials. NTIS No. PB-214270. 

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety U.S. Department of Transportation Washington, DC Larry Gephart... 

DOT 2000. 2000 Emergency Response Guidebook. Washington, D.C. U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration, Office of Hazardous Materials Initiatives and Training (DHM-50). RSPA P 5800.8. 

Back KC et al Reclassification of Materials Listed as Transportation Health Hazards, Report TSA-20-72-3, pp 24-25. A-264 to A-265. Washington DC, Department of Transportation, Office of Hazardous Materials, Office of Assistant Secretary for Safety and Consumer Affairs, 1972... 

All of the refs below are updated periodically, most of them annually. Refs A—F are from Expls Pyrots, G is an update of A, and H is an addnl ref. More detailed information can be obtd from Mr William Byrd, Deputy Director, Dept of Transportation, Office of Hazardous Materials, 400 6th St, SW, Washington, DC 20590... 

A useful source of data on the safety record of the transportation of expls is the Office of Hazardous Materials News, Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC. A European collection of data on industry connected accidents is said to have been collected by Dr Karl Trautzl (Ref 44). The Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board has issued two series of publications (Ref 26). The first are the proceedings of the Annual Explosives Safety Seminars. The second publication series are the abstracts of expl accidents. These reports are submitted voluntarily by both government and industry and are complete with descriptions of causes, damage and casualties. Incidents related to the Fireworks industry are reported annually in the Fire Journal (Ref 64)... 

Department of Transportation Office of Hazardous Materials 400 7th St. SW Washington DC, 20590 (800) 467-4922... 

Office of Hazardous Materials Transportation, U.S. Department ofTransportation, Emergency Response Guidebook. Available through the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) U.S. Government Bookstores. Updated every three years. 

The labels known today date back to April 1967 with the establishment of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and its Office of Hazardous Materials Operations as the regulator for the transportation of hazardous materials. 

Appendix A—Office of Hazardous Materials Regulation Color Tolerance Charts and Tables... 

The following are Munsell notations and Commission Internationale de L Eclariage (CIE) coordinates which describe the Office of Hazardous Materials Regulation Label and Placard Color Tolerance Charts in Tables 1 and 2, and the CIE coordinates for... 

A color on a placard, upon visual examination, must fall within the color tolerances displayed on the appropriate Office of Hazardous Materials Label and Placard Color Tolerance Chart (see 1 172.407(d)). 

A hazardous material is a material listed by DOT in the Hazardous Materials Table ( 172.101) by technical name, or, if not listed by technical name, a material that meets the specific criteria of a hazard class. A plus sign (+) on Column I of the Hazardous Materials Table fixes the hazard class and proper shipping name for that material without regard as to whether that material meets the definition of that hazard class. If petitioned, an alternate hazard class, in that case, may be authorized by the Associate Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Regulation, MTB ( 172.101(b)(l)). If a material listed by technical name on the Hazardous Materials Table meets the definition of a hazard class other than the class shown in association with the technical name, the material must be classified in accordance with the appropriate hazard class. It must then be described by the shipping name that best describes the material listed in association with the correct hazard classification. If the... 

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), is responsible for the safe and secure movement of hazardous materials by all transportation modes. The primary office within PHMSA responsible for transportation safety and security is the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety. In addition to PHMSA, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration within U.S. DOT are involved in transportation safety and security. 

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration Office of Hazardous Materials Safety http //www.dot.gov/ http //www.phmsa.dot.gov/ http //hazmat.dot.gov/... 

The Office of Hazardous Materials safety (HAZMAT) is a branch of the United States Department of Transportation. Their mission is to minimize the risks to life and property inherent in the commercial transportation of hazardous materials. To that end, HAZMAT sponsors a variety of training courses across the U.S. These include 1-2 day seminars and longer courses designed to certify technicians in a wide variety of areas. Online at http //hazmat.dot.gov/training/training.htm. 

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Summary of Incidents, http //hazmat.dot.gov/ files/summary/9899/brindex98.hlm. 

Hazardous Materials Shipments, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Research and Special Programs Administration, US Dept of Transportation (DOT), Washington, DC, Oct 1998. 

CFR 172, Appendix A — Office of Hazardous Materials Transportation color tolerance charts and tables. 

INSTRUCTIONS Submit this report to the Informatioo Systems Marrager, U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline arnl Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, DHM, Washington, D.C. 20590 0001. If space provided for any item is inadequate, use a separate sheet of paper, identifying the entry number being completed. Copies of this form and instructions can be obtained from the Office of Hazardous Materials Website at httpy/hazmat.dot.gov. If you haw any questions, you can contact the Hazardous Materials Information Center at 1-800-HMR-4922 (1-809467-4922) or online at http7/hazmat.dotgov. 

Department of Transportation Office of Hazardous Materials Safety... 

CDCIR, JRC, Ispra (I)—Tel +39-332-789244, Fax +39-332-789007, e-mail claudio.camevali jic.it. -U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, hazmatdotgov/spills.htm. 

Carhart, R. A., W. A. Freeman, and A. J. Policastro. 1996. Technical Report Documentation to Support the 1996 North American Emergency Response Guidebook. Part II. Toxic Gases Produced into Natural Waters in Table List of Dangerous Water-reactive Materials," Office of Hazardous Materials Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington DC, September. 

The Office of Hazards Materials Safety in the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in the U.S. Department of Transportation (2005), has issued Risk Management Definitions from which the following definition is taken. 

PHMSA is comprised of two divisions, the Office of Pipeline Safety and the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety. 

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