Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

11.30.2012

IMPACT Magazine
10.02.2012

Stockton Man Fined $100,000 for Unlawful Refilling and Transporting of Compressed Natural Gas Cylinders
09.15.2012

Pennsylvania Company Makes Global Settlement to Resolve Criminal and Civil Hazmat Charges
07.19.2012

Former President of Texas Company Indicted for Employee Deaths and Environmental Violations
06.18.2012

Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operators' Integrity Management Programs Need More Rigorous PHMSA Oversight
05.24.2012

Virginia Man Sentenced for Faulty Inspections and Certifications of Cylinders Containing Hazardous Materials
05.21.2012

California Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Refilling and Transporting Uncertified Compressed Gas Cylinders
04.12.2012

Audit Initiated of PHMSA's Management and Oversight of the State Pipeline Safety Program
01.12.2012

PHMSA's Inadequate Management and Oversight of Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grants Limited the Program's Effectiveness
11.29.2011

Pittsburgh Company and Two Officials Charged With Illegal Hazmat Shipments
11.01.2011

Owner of San Francisco Export Company Charged with the Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
12.10.2010

Audit Initiated of PHMSA's Oversight of Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operator Integrity Management Programs
10.27.2010

Notification of Reviews of PHMSA’s Oversight of Pipeline Safety
10.01.2010

Audit Initiated on Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grants Program Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
09.29.2010

Woman Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Distributing Unregistered Pesticides
04.22.2010

Actions Taken and Needed To Improve Management and Oversight of PHMSA’s Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals Program
03.04.2010

New Approaches Needed In Managing PHMSA's Special Permits and Approvals Program
02.01.2010

Trucking Company President and Trucking Company Sentenced for PHMSA Related Scheme
09.10.2009

PHMSA's Process for Granting Special Permits and Approvals for Transporting Hazardous Materials Raises Safety Concerns
06.30.2008

Audit Initiated of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's Special Permits and Approvals Program
06.25.2008

Actions Needed To Enhance Pipeline Security
05.21.2008

Actions Needed to Enhance Pipeline Security
09.07.2007

Review of Congressional Earmarks Within Department of Transportation Programs
08.29.2007

More Incurred-Cost Audits of DOT Procurement Contracts Should Be Obtained
06.18.2007

Federal Jury Convicts Alaska Resident of Illegally Transporting Hazmat In Idaho
06.12.2007

Audit Initiated of Implementation of the Pipeline Security Annex Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
12.07.2006

California Man Jailed and Fined for Sale of Illegally Imported Freon
09.18.2006

Report on Integrity Threats to Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
08.29.2006

Audit Initiated of PHMSA's Special Permits and Approvals Program
07.27.2006

Two Former Employees Of A Seattle Fuel Delivery Company Plead Guilty In Case Involving Over $3.9 Million Of Stolen Motor Fuel
07.19.2006

Two Former Employees of a Seattle Fuel Delivery Company Plead Guilty In Case Involving Over $3.9 Million Of Stolen Motor Fuel
06.20.2006

Owner of Brooklyn, New York Oil Distribution Company Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced in Connection with a $784,000 Motor Fuel Excise Tax Evasion Scheme
05.18.2006

Owner of California Composites Manufacturing Company Sentenced for Unlawful Transportation and Distribution of Substandard Compressed Gas Cylinders
04.27.2006

Principal Assistant Inspector General for Auditing and Evaluation Testified On Pipeline Safety
03.16.2006

Pipeline Safety: Progress and Remaining Challenges
11.30.2005

Virginia Company and Employees Fined a Combined $163,500 in Hazmat Case
11.22.2005

Owner of Fire Safety Company Jailed and Ordered to Pay $11,000 for Fraudulently Certifying the Integrity of Compressed Gas Cylinders
10.20.2005

Actions Taken and Needed in Implementing Mandates and Recommendations Regarding Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
10.14.2005

Resident of Phoenix, AZ pleads guilty to environmental crimes at industrial facility
10.12.2005

Management Advisory: Accounting and Financial Reporting of Related Hurricane Costs
09.26.2005

Oklahoma State Contract Inspector Gets Jail Time for Accepting Bribes and Falsifying Documents in a Hazardous Materials Disposal Case
08.23.2005

Owner of Connecticut Company Pleads Guilty to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Violations
08.16.2005

Company Official Sentenced in a Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Disposal Case Involving Bribery
07.29.2005

Owner of Maine Fire Safety Company Pleads Guilty to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Violations
07.27.2005

Illinois Company Fined $130,000 and Executive Sentenced to Prison for Shipping Undeclared Hazardous Materials (HazMat) on Commercial Aircraft
07.26.2005

Virginia Fire Safety Company, Owner, and Manager Plead Guilty to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Violations
07.13.2005

Audit initiated on Integrity Threats to Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
06.20.2005

California Man Sentenced to Jail for Conspiracy to Illegally Transport Hazardous Materials (HazMat)
05.26.2005

Oklahoma State Contract Inspector Pleads Guilty in Hazardous Materials Disposal Case
05.11.2005

Background Checks For Holders of Commercial Drivers Licenses With Hazardous Materials Endorsements
05.11.2005

Laparkan Trading Ltd., Co. sentenced for violating federal regulations in connection with transporting hazardous materials
05.05.2005

Bridge Contractor and Company President Plead Guilty to Illegal Transportation and Disposal of Hazardous Waste
05.05.2005

Seaboard Marine sentenced for criminal violations
04.29.2005

Painting Company Executive Sentenced to Two Years in Prison, Ordered to Pay $100,000 For Illegal HazMat Disposal
04.22.2005

Bridge Contractor Employee Pleads Guilty to Delivering a Bribe in Oklahoma Hazmat Disposal Case
04.01.2005

Photo Refurbishing Company/Owner to Pay $500,000 for HazMat Violations
03.23.2005

Ohio Fire Safety Corporation and Owner to Pay $13,347 for Falsely Certifying the Integrity of Compressed Gas Cylinders
03.17.2005

Warehouse owner pleads guilty and is sentenced on charges of storing hazardous waste
03.10.2005

Former Paint Company Executive Gets Five-Month Jail Term in Hazardous Materials Case
01.05.2005

Ohio Fire Safety Corporation and Owner Plead Guilty to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Violations
12.21.2004

California Men Sentenced on Charges Related to the Transport and Sale of Illegally Imported Freon
12.17.2004

Former Technician Sentenced to Seven Years for Unlawfully Transporting Hazardous Waste
11.29.2004

Audit Announcement: Implementation of Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Mandates and Recommendations Research and Special Programs Administration
11.08.2004

Man Sentenced to Prison for Transporting Fireworks in Unmarked Vehicle across state lines
09.30.2004

Volpe's Project Management Controls
09.20.2004

Former Paint Company Employee Pleads Guilty in Hazardous Materials Case
09.20.2004

Company Fined and VP Gets Jail Time For Hazardous Materials Violations
09.10.2004

A Cuba, Missouri commercial trucking company, its owner and an employee have been sentenced on Department of Transportation and environmental violations
08.20.2004

Two Pyrotechnic Corporations And Three Company Officers Fined a Combined $88,000 in Fatal Plant Explosion Case
08.11.2004

Painting Company and Three Individuals Plead Guilty In Connection with Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Materials (Hazmat)
08.05.2004

Corporate President Sentenced for False Certification of Air Supply Cylinders for Firefighters
08.04.2004

Role and Functions of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
08.04.2004

Audit of Financial Controls for Cost Accounting and Billing Practices, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
07.29.2004

Two California Men Indicted for Conspiracy and Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
07.20.2004

Progress and Challenges in Improving Pipeline Safety
06.17.2004

Trucking Company and Owner Plead Guilty to Violating Hours of Service Regulations and Illegally Dumping Diesel Fuel
06.16.2004

Actions Taken and Actions Needed To Improve Pipeline Safety
06.15.2004

Actions Taken and Needed for Improving Pipeline Safety
06.15.2004

Actions Taken and Needed for Improving Pipeline Safety
05.17.2004

Final defendant involved in a June 2001 explosion at Pyro Products, Inc. and Next F/X. Inc. pleads guilty to making a false statement to investigators
05.14.2004

Former Jefferson County fireworks manufacturing company NEXT F/X, Incorporated pleads guilty to illegal transportation of hazardous materials
05.04.2004

Colonial Pipeline Company Fined $400,000 for Tennessee Pipeline Rupture
05.04.2004

Firm President Made False Statements About Retesting of 2,000 High-Pressure Cylinders
04.29.2004

Connecticut Man Sentenced to 46-Month Prison Term for Smuggling Hazmat on Commercial Aircraft
03.08.2004

Florida Man Sentenced for Illegally Shipping Motorcycle
01.30.2004

Hialeah, FL Man Guilty of Hazmat, Credit Card Crimes
01.21.2004

Former Company Vice President Fined for Illegally Shipping Hazmat
12.19.2003

Emery Worldwide Airlines Sentenced for Multiple Hazmat Violations
12.05.2003

Owner of Indirect Air Carrier Guilty of Making False Statements Regarding Hazmat
12.03.2003

Hazardous Waste Handler to Pay $1.29 Million for Violating Environmental Laws
10.28.2003

Medical Supplier Fined $3,000 for Shipping Unlabeled Hazmat
08.05.2003

Long Beach Man Receives $25,000 Fine & Two-Year Jail Term for Hazmat Dumping
08.01.2003

Company Manager Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Test Certifications on Fire Extinguishers
07.16.2003

Passenger Convicted of Illegally Transporting Ammonia on a Passenger Plane
07.10.2003

Audit Initiated of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
06.19.2003

Two Olympic Pipeline Executives Jailed in First-Ever Jail Terms in Pipeline Rupture Case
06.05.2003

Medical Supplier to Plead Guilty to Shipping Unlabeled HazMat
04.16.2003

Audit Initiated of RSPA’s Progress in Implementing Recommendations for Improving Pipeline Safety
10.29.2002

Former Security Guard Sentenced for Misusing DOT ID
01.18.2001

Surface Transportation Safety excerpt from the January 18, 2001 Top DOT Management Challenges report

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