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Government Authorities

http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat
US DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [PHMSA) – responsible for overseeing the administrative standards of the HM regulations (non-modal specific rules)

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/hazmat/complyhmregs.htm
US DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [FMCSA] HM web page for highway transport

FMCSA

http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ash/ash_programs/hazmat/regulation_policy/
US DOT’s Federal Aviation Administration’s [FAA] HM web page for air transport

FAA

http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg522/cg5223/default.asp
US DHS’ United States Coast Guard [USCG] who enforces the regulations for HM via ocean vessel and inland waterways

USCG

http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/337
US DOT’s Federal Rail Administration’s [FRA] HM web page for rail transport

FRA

http://www.ntsb.gov/
National Transportation Safety Board's web site.

NTSB

http://www.icao.int/anb/FLS/DangerousGoods/
The International Civil Aviation Authorities (ICAO) web page for Dangerous Goods

ICAO

http://www.imo.org/Safety/mainframe.asp?topic_id=158
The International Maritime Organizations web page for Dangerous Goods

IMO

http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/danger.htm
The UN Economic Commission for Europe’s web page or Dangerous Goods. The UNECE authors the UN Orange Book which sets the standards worldwide for governing bodies to implement their DG regulations.

http://www.tsa.gov/index.shtm
The Transportation Security Administration’s home web page.

TSA

http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/dangerous_goods/index.htm
The International Air Transport Associations web page for Dangerous Goods.

IATA

http://www.costha.com/
The Council on the Safe Transport of Hazardous Articles' (COSTHA) home web site. COSTHA is an industry focused membership based association that is multi modal faceted for any organization that is involved in the movement of Dangerous Goods in transportation.

COSTHA

http://www.dgtrainers.org/index.html
Dangerous Goods Trainers Association (DGTA). A self governing committee of DG instructors who have put together a certification program for instructors.

DGTA

Industry Links

http://www.dgln.net/index.html
The Dangerous Goods Logistics Network home page. A network of companies that are involved in the transport of DG’s. Provides shippers with references to organizations that work with DG’s.

DGLN

http://www.forwarders.com/
A web directory of Freight Forwarders

 

http://www.hazmatshippers.org/
Association of Hazmat Shippers, a trade association committed to serving the interests of companies involved in the domestic and international shipment of non-bulk and limited quantity sizes of regulated hazardous materials.

AHS