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10/10/2024

2025 IATA DGR Available Now

The 2025 IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) manual (perfect bound) is now available at Lion.com/Books. Revised regulations take effect on January 1, 2025.

8/20/2024

Next 3-Day E-Manifest Meeting Kicks Off 9/17

Update: EPA will host a three-day online public meeting with the Hazardous Waste E-Manifest Advisory Board from September 17—19 to hear from the regulated community and discuss e-Manifest user fees for 2026–27.

8/9/2024

Updated: 2 Hazmat "Rules of the Future" Revealed

Update 08/08/24: PHMSA and FAA will host a public web conference on August 22, 2024 and accept public input on development of regulation for hazardous materials transported by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or "drones."

6/28/2024

Celebrating with Class 1 Explosives

Trained safety professionals have to handle these hazardous materials up close for the show to go on.

6/13/2024

30 Questions Hazmat Investigators Want to Ask

PHMSA recently shared a list of “general investigative questions" that could be used during safety investigations to gather facts from hazmat shippers, transporters, or other stakeholders.

6/5/2024

PHMSA Proposes Increasing Hazmat Registration Fees to Maximum

PHMSA proposed to increase the registration fees for shippers and carriers who offer and/or transport certain categories and quantities of hazardous materials.

4/29/2024

Your Hazmat Route Goes Out of Service. What Now?

Shippers of hazardous materials play an important role in ensuring hazmat is transported safely. When a hazmat route goes out of service, life gets harder.

4/1/2024

How to Find Watt-hour Rating of Lithium-ion Batteries

Updated: April 1, 2024. For lithium-ion batteries, energy density is measured in Watt-hour rating or Wh rating. The greater the energy density, the greater the potential hazard in transportation. This blog and video cover how to calculate or find the Watt-hour rating.

3/14/2024

PHMSA Answers 19 Questions About Hazmat Training

PHMSA released a third set of FAQs meant to increase the understanding and awareness of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). This is part of an effort that was announced almost two years ago.

2/26/2024

Hazmat Safety Advisory: Nurse Tank Launched 300 Feet

A US DOT Safety Advisory warns hazardous materials stakeholders about potential "catastrophic failure" of a hazmat packaging known as nurse tanks made by one manufacturer during a five-year time window.

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Marc Bugg

Hazardous Waste Professional

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Timothy Mertes

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John Gratacos

Logistics Manager

The instructor was very engaging and helped less experienced people understand the concepts.

Steve Gall

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The instructor was energetic and made learning fun compared to dry instructors from other training providers.

Andy D’Amato

International Trade Compliance Manager

Lion is my preferred trainer for hazmat and DOT.

Jim Jani

Environmental Coordinator

Excellent class, super instructor, very easy to follow. No rushing through material. Would like to take his class again.

Lawrence Patterson

EH&S Facility Maintenance & Security Manager

More thorough than a class I attended last year through another company.

Troy Yonkers

HSES Representative

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Gary Hartzell

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The workshop covered a lot of information without being too overwhelming. Lion is much better, more comprehensive than other training providers.

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