Many fire chiefs in the United States consider hazardous materials placards to be critical to their emergency response, according to a survey conducted by the International Association of Fire Chiefs.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 10,410,547 to J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc., provider of safety and regulatory compliance solutions. The patent, related to ...

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Department of Transportation will not stop requiring placards for hazardous material shipments, although the Department of Homeland Security wants to ...

We've all seen them, whether on a road trip, or just commuting to work. Semi-trucks and tankers are everywhere. Hundreds of those trucks are carrying hazardous materials -- like gasoline and other ...

After looking for alternative common sense said stick with placards. WASHINGTON - Speaking at the National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner last night, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael ...

The 2012 edition of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) has been released, featuring new information about gases, placarding and responses to incidents ...

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. literally sat in my chair and laughed after reading the story regarding potential changes to the current hazardous materials placards. My first thought was, ...

Labelmaster, a provider of products, services and technology for the safe and compliant transport of dangerous goods (DG) and hazardous materials (hazmat), recently released hazmat labels, placards ...

Labelmaster, a provider of products, services and technology for the safe and compliant transport of dangerous goods and hazardous materials, announced the release of hazmat labels, placards and marks ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, nearly 11 billion traffic accidents occur each year. This means that law enforcement professionals respond to a “routine traffic accident” on a nearly ...

When Russ Cramer hands new owner-operators the hazmat book, they sometimes act as if the book itself were toxic. “The look on their faces often says, ‘Oh, no,'” says Cramer, who supervised contractors ...

Ninety-eight percent of fire chiefs responding to the survey said they consider the placards to be essential, according to the Fairfax, Va.-based professional association, which has more than 12,000 ...