U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
COHMED 2009
Strategy for the Future
Ted Willke
Associate Administrator
Hazardous Materials Safety
U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration
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A Tough Job
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Undeclared Hazmat Incident
UPS delivery truck fire in Galesburg, IL (November 1, 2006)
Undeclared hazmat: 2 volt, non-spillable, lead acid batteries
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PHMSA Hazmat Priorities for 2009
• Safety and Compliance Challenges
• Enhanced Safety Through Risk Reduction
• 21st Century Solutions -Employing Technology
• Building Capability --Emergency
Response, Awareness & Compliance
• Model Agency -- Effectiveness & Efficiency
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2009 Priorities
And
Compliance
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Evolving Risks That Affect Communities
Fires Aboard
Aircraft
Tank Truck Rollovers
Loading & Unloading
Toxic Inhalation Hazards by Rail
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Tank Truck Risks
Every Day
Ethanol Fire
Tank Truck Rollovers
Growing
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Congestion and Crashes
Intermodal Shifts
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Loading/Unloading
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Undeclared Hazmat Shipments
Reverse Logistics
Web-Based Auctions
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Safety Administration
Discovery in the Hazmat Investigation
Into a Batteries Recycling Program
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Looking for Solutions
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Enhanced Safety Through
Risk Reduction
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Hazmat Incidents Involving Death or Injury
Can We Do Better?
Projection
Possible?
Annual Average: 15 Fatalities, 500 Serious Incidents
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Safety Administration
Stronger, More Consistent Enforcement
Enforcement Center of Excellence
Partnership with CVSA/COHMED
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Safety Administration
Risk-Based Enforcement
Systems Integrity Safety Program (SISP)
“Call Out” boxes summarize
data for Pin Points
Pin PointsMap address
data to
location
Pin Points are color coded –
Based on activity type
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Multimodal Hazmat
Intelligence Portal
U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Scorecard
Reports
Text
Search
Alerts
Calendar
Business
Intelligence
Mapping
HIP
HAZMAT DATA WAREHOUSE
Staging Area
U.S.DOT
PHMSA
OHMS/OPS
Other Agencies
FAA
FRA
FMCSA
TSA
More
CBp
(TDS)
USCG
External Data
Sources
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Safety Administration
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21
Century Solutions
Employing Technology
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Leveraging Electronic Technology
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
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Safety Administration
Wireless
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Electronic “Shipping Papers”
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Safety Administration
HM-ACCESS
Roadmap
For the Future
For Hazmat
Communications
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Building Capability:
Emergency Response
Awareness & Compliance
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Safety Administration
HMEP Grants to State and Tribes
Training of Firefighters
Local Emergency Planning Committees
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Safety Administration
Expanded Fire Fighter Training
International Association of Fire Fighters
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Safety Administration
Hazmat Employee Training (HMIT)
Union Workers in Air, Truck, Rail Modes
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Model Agency:
Effectiveness & Efficiency
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Enterprise Approach
“Pitch a Big Tent”
Broadening Public Participation
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Safety Administration
Our Core Values
• Honesty and Integrity
• Teamwork and Cooperative Efforts
• Initiative and Individual Contribution
Transparency
• Professional Approach to the Work
• Respect for the Individual
• Responsibility to the Mission of the Organization (and
the American People)
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Partnerships
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What Can Insurance Companies Do to
Raise Awareness of Tank Truck
Rollovers When Underwriting Policies?
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Proposed
COHMED/CVSA Partnership with PHMSA
• Hazardous Materials
Personnel Exchange Program
• Review of PHMSA’s Hazmat
Regulation Interpretations
• Education Program for Motor
Carriers and Shippers
• Explore Ways to Increase HM
Registration Compliance
• Identification of Shippers in
Roadside Citations of Carriers
• Help Focus Both Federal and
State Enforcement Efforts
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Safety Administration
Questions?
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Safety Administration
2009 Regulatory Priorities
• Rail Safety and Security (Rail Routing)
• Rail Tank Car Rule
• International Harmonization (Markings and
Batteries)
• Miscellaneous Changes Related to Cargo Tanks and
Cylinders
• Package Opening—Out-of-service Orders
• Loading-Unloading of Bulk Materials
• Security Plans (High-risk Security Materials)
• Registration Fees
• Air Packaging
• Emergency Response Telephone Number
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