Nearly every community, large and small, has hazardous materials transported through it or around it. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) mandates the creation of ...

First responders should become familiar with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard classes for hazardous materials and the placards and labels used to identify those hazards. This ...

With rail companies often reluctant to talk about the dangerous cargo on their trains, safety placards can give the public some insight into what rail cars are carrying. The information is often ...