HAZMAT Information

Online Resource Helps Business Cope with Complex Hazmat Shipping Regulations and Avoid Costly Penalties

Shipping hazardous materials is a risky, but necessary activity for many businesses. The hazmat regulations are complex and the costs of mistakes are substantial. Out post 9/11 world makes this regulatory maze even more confusing and expensive; in the last year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) hazmat enforcement investigations have increased 300 percent. Compounding the government's more aggressive enforcement posture is a wide-ranging increase in new hazmat shipping regulations. The variety of products that qualify as hazmat - from chemicals and fuels to certain engines, pharmaceuticals and basic consumer commodities, like perfume, makes things even more complicated.

With the launch of HazmatLaw.com, an online guide to the U.S. hazardous materials transportation regulations, the business community now has a transparent and timely resource on this critical issue.

HazmatLaw.com provides a big-picture explanation of the U.S. HAZMAT regulations from the business person's perspective. Updated daily, the website includes headlines and links to hazmat news stories and a section devoted to regulatory developments. The website addresses all major regulatory responsibilities faced by businesses that ship hazmat items, from the basics on classification and packing group designation to advanced topics such as regulatory exemptions and government enforcement.