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05/08/2013 - Terrorism Gap Amendment Filed to Immigration Legislation
05/08/2013 - IME Opposed Proposed "User Fees" for Special Permits and Approvals
05/05/2013 - IME Endorses Legislation to Close the
04/30/2013 - Rahall to Run for Re-election in the House
04/11/2013 - FY 2014 Budget Request – ATF
04/11/2013 - FY 2014 Budget Request – DHS
04/11/2013 - FY 2014 Budget Request – PHMSA
03/31/2013 - Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal of NO2 Standard
03/29/2013 - IME Remembers Dave Lilly
03/25/2013 - SAFEX Issues 1st Quarter 2013 Newsletter
03/21/2013 - FMCSA Assessment of the Hazardous Materials Safety Permit Kicks Off
03/21/2013 - Busy Week for Chemical Security
03/21/2013 - Congress Closes Out FY 2013 Appropriations
03/18/2013 - EPA Delays Perchlorate Rule
03/14/2013 - Congress Gets an Update on CFATS Implementation
03/14/2013 - HMSP Reforms – Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) Raises the “ALSR” Issue
03/11/2013 - Senate Appropriations Reports Funding Measure for the Remainder of FY 2013
03/05/2013 - House Appropriations Committee Reports FY13 Continuing Resolution
03/05/2013 - FMCSA Changes CSA HM BASIC Guidance Per IME Request
03/04/2013 - IME Supports Legislation to Disqualify Individuals Names on the TSDB from Possessing Explosives
03/03/2013 - PHMSA Promptly Addresses Engine Requirment for MBT Loading and Unloading Operations
03/03/2013 - McCarty Nominated to Head EPA
03/03/2013 - White House to Nominate McCarthy as New EPA Chief
02/28/2013 - Legislation to Clarify EPA's General Duty Clause Reintroduced in Congress with Industry Support
02/28/2013 - Wicsonsin Senate Narrowly Approves
01/28/2013 - U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces That He Will Not Serve for a Second Term
01/23/2013 - Lautenberg Reintroduces Legislation to Bar Terrorists from Obtaining Explosives Licenses or Permits
01/23/2013 - DC Circuit Declines to Rehear CASPR Suit
01/17/2013 - President Obama to Nominate B. Todd Jones as Permanent Director of ATF
01/15/2013 - CSB to Hold Webcast on 2011 Fireworks Incident
01/14/2013 - HazMat Transportation Safety Symposium
01/10/2013 - Rockerfeller to Retire
01/09/2013 - Magdy El-Sibaie Returns to PHMSA
01/09/2013 - PHMSA's 2013 HazMat Regulatory Priorities
01/08/2013 - House E&E Subcommittee to Split Environmental and Energy Roles
01/06/2013 - PHMSA Names Rick Kowalewski Acting Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety
01/06/2013 - PHMSA Publishes Final Harmonization Rules
01/03/2013 - CIE Calls for Papers for 2013 Conference
01/03/2013 - 2012 Regulatory Agenda Released
12/27/2012 - East/Gulf Coast Port Strike Deadline Extention - Update
12/27/2012 - Lisa Jackson to Leave EPA - Statement
12/26/2012 - Jackson Leaving EPA
12/26/2012 - IME Files Comments on PHMSA Incident Data Collection, Analysis, and Use
12/20/2012 - AEISG Sponsors QRA/IMESAFR Seminar and Training
12/20/2012 - EPA Finalizes Boiler Rule
12/19/2012 - Mikulski to Head Senate Appropriations Committee
12/19/2012 - TRB Recognizes IMESAFR in Report on Research Needs
12/19/2012 - Rogers to Leave House Homeland Security Committee
12/18/2012 - Conferees reject Akin Standard for Motor Carrier Safety & Security
12/17/2012 - SAFEX Issues 4th Quarter 2012 Newsletter
12/17/2012 - IAFC Reminds Members of Proper Response to Explosives Incidents
12/17/2012 - Leahy to Take Appropriations Gavel
12/13/2012 - Patterns of Safety Violations
12/12/2012 - IME Safety Library Videos Now Streaming On-Line
12/11/2012 - SAFEX Briefs SA Navy on QRA and IMESAFR V2.0
12/06/2012 - IME Briefs USCG on Potential Use of QRA
12/06/2012 - Senate Blunts Akin Standard for Motor Carrier Safety & Security
11/29/2012 - HazMat Endorsement (HME) -- Information Collection Request (ICR) Comments
11/27/2012 - Changes in House Committee Chairmen for the 113th Congress
11/10/2012 - IMESAFR V2.0 Training Session Scheduled for ISEE Conference
11/08/2012 - IME Remembers Former Canadian Regulator, Constatin Matusoff
11/07/2012 - IME Announces Information about the 2013 EPP and CIE Meetings
11/06/2012 - IME Submits INF Papers to 42nd Session of the UN TDG Sub-committee
11/04/2012 - IME Hits the CA Airwaves
10/30/2012 - IME Supports PhD in Explosives Engineering at MS&T
10/29/2012 - IME Turns the Tide on EU Track and Trace Directive
10/03/2012 - IME and FEEM Give EC Draft Guidance on Track and Trace Directive
10/01/2012 - SAFEX Issues 3rd Quarter 2012 Newsletter
09/27/2012 - FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro to Consider Request to Provide an Alternative to Prove "Fitness" Under the HMSP Program
09/21/2012 - Electronic Hazardous Waste Manifest
09/21/2012 - Stop the War on Coal Act
09/18/2012 - IME Recommends Update of ATF Ruling 77-24
09/18/2012 - ATF Announces Explosives Industry Meeting October 25 and 26, 2012
09/17/2012 - WVDEP Study Finds No Harm from Blasting Fumes
09/12/2012 - Rep. Tim Holden Brings HMSP Reform to CSA Hearing
09/10/2012 - HMSP Reform -- Rep. Nick Rahall Weighs in for Industry
09/05/2012 - Canadian Government Announces new GHG rules for Coal-Fired Plants
08/27/2012 - ATF Guidance for Natural Disasters
08/26/2012 - South African Navy Requests Briefing on QRA
08/21/2012 - IME Meets with US Trade Rep on EU Track and Trace Directive
08/21/2012 - DC Circuit Rejects EPA Transport Rule
08/20/2012 - Lead Dinitrate on REACH List of Potential Banned Substances
08/07/2012 - TSA Finalizes Adoption of HM-232F for HSSM List
08/05/2012 - Fuel Leak Reported with 2011 Dodge 5500 Diesel Truck
08/05/2012 - Legislation Introduced to Limit EPA Regulation of Chemical Facilities
07/30/2012 - ATF Issues Ruling Allowing Wood Floors in Type IV Magazines
07/29/2012 - Department of Energy Reports 27 Gigawatts of Coal-Fired Capacity to Retire in the Next Five Years
07/25/2012 - Bipartisan TSCA Reform Falls Apart
07/23/2012 - CFATS Personnel Surety Proposal Withdrawn
07/17/2012 - DC Circuit Hands EPA Victory on NO2 NAAQS
07/17/2012 - NFPA Issues 9th Edition of the Fire and Life Safety Inspection Manual
07/16/2012 - ATF Schedules Conference with Regulated Industry October 25th and 26th
07/12/2012 - Patriot Coal Files for Bankruptcy
07/12/2012 - House Passes HR 4402, Legislation to Aid Rare Earth Mineral Mining
07/09/2012 - MSHA and Industry Blamed for Dramatic Rise in Black Lung Disease in Miners
07/04/2012 - Chris Watson Retires from NRCan
07/02/2012 - EPA Retains Current Threshold for Tailoring Rule Applicability
07/02/2012 - Legislation Amending the TWIC Program Advances
07/02/2012 - PHMSA Publishes Revised Policy on Fitness Determinations for Classification Approvals
06/28/2012 - SAFEX Issues 2nd Quarter 2012 Newsletter
06/28/2012 - Appeals Court Severs Utility MACT Lawsuit
06/27/2012 - STR Conference Agreement
06/25/2012 - FMCSA Fixes HMSP Rates
06/25/2012 - Appeals Court Upholds GHG Rules
06/24/2012 - MSHA Clarifies Fall Protection Standard -- Sort Of
06/24/2012 - June 2012 Short-Term Energy Outlook Released
06/20/2012 - Senate Republicans Fail to Sink Utility MACT
06/20/2012 - IME Supports DGAC Petition to Remove PG from Explosives in Hazmat Table
06/19/2012 - Lightning Implicated in Indian Quarry Fatalities
06/19/2012 - House Appropriations Committee Rejects DOT's Special Permit and Approvals User Fee
06/17/2012 - IME Contacts USTR over Emerging Barriers to Trade with EU
06/17/2012 - EPA Releases Draft IRIS Assessment for Ammonia
06/14/2012 - New News
06/12/2012 - IME Issues White Paper on Security for Bulk Truck Access Points
06/12/2012 - Utility Files Suit on EPA Proposed NSPS for Power Plants
06/11/2012 - EPA Extends CDR Deadline
06/07/2012 - IMESAFR Training Scheduled for 7-9 August 2012
06/07/2012 - ATF Posts Explosives Industry Newsletter
05/31/2012 - DOT Releases New Emergency Response Guidebook
05/29/2012 - IME Submits Comments to NRCan on Explosives Regulatory Revision
05/23/2012 - FY 2013 DHS Appropriation -- Rep. Charlie Dent Carries the Day for Industry
05/23/2012 - UN Activities Update
05/17/2012 - Pennsylvania Delegation Endorses IME HazMat Priorities
05/13/2012 - Commercial Explosives Exports Continue a Net Positive Gain for U.S. Trade
05/13/2012 - Commercial Explosives Shipments Continue to Post Superior Safety Statistics
05/13/2012 - Industry Weighs in on Reauthorization of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA)
05/13/2012 - Representative Sam Graves Supports Industry HazMat Priorities
05/10/2012 - MSHA Consolidates Blasting Contractor's ID Numbers
05/10/2012 - FY 2013 -- ATF Appropriations
05/09/2012 - STR Conferees Begin Talks
05/01/2012 - CFATS Top Screen - Don't Forget Heel and Preloads
04/29/2012 - FMCSA Publishes Final Rule on "Reincarnated" Motor Carriers
04/29/2012 - FY 2013 Appropriations -- House Appropriations Committee Reports ATF Funding Legislation
04/24/2012 - West Virginia Fire Marshal Offers Online License Renewals
04/23/2012 - PHMSA Revises Class 1 Inspector Checklist -- Necessary Detail Still Missing
04/22/2012 - FY 2013 Appropriations -- House Subcommittee Matches Senate Mark for ATF
04/18/2012 - FY 2013 Appropriations -- The Program Grows Despite Tough Budget Times
04/18/2012 - FY 2013 PHMSA Appropriations -- A Defeat for User Fees
04/17/2012 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Reform -- Politics Over Policy
04/17/2012 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization (STR) Reform -- Update
04/09/2012 - PHMSA Pulls Inspector Checklist from Website
04/09/2012 - MSHA Bans Cameras Near Explosives
04/05/2012 - FMCSA Acts to Limit Distribution of PHMSA Inspector’s Guide
04/04/2012 - PHMSA Issues Incorrect Checklist to Inspectors
03/27/2012 - PHMSA Envisions Paperless Hazmat Shipping
03/27/2012 - SAFEX Issues 1st Quarter Newsletter
03/25/2012 - NRCan Issues Proposed Overhaul of Explosives Regulations
03/25/2012 - OSHA Publishes Final GHS Rule
03/25/2012 - Federal Court Invalidates EPA's Veto of Mountaintop Mining Permit
03/15/2012 - FY 13 PHMSA Budget Request
03/13/2012 - EU Traceability Directive Delayed One Year
03/07/2012 - EPA Offers Flexibility in Applying Boiler Rules
03/07/2012 - FY 13 Budget Hearing -- Hazardous Materials Safety Permit
03/06/2012 - IME Releases Revised SLP-20
03/06/2012 - IME Remembers Floyd Clark
03/01/2012 - MD Bill Would Make Binaries Explosives
02/23/2012 - House Republicans to Rework Surface Transportation Bill
02/23/2012 - HME/TWIC Comparability
02/22/2012 - UN Agenda Identifies Explosives Topics for Discussion at 41st Session of the TDG Sub-committee
02/14/2012 - CIE Meeting -- Call for Papers
02/13/2012 - The President's FY 2013 Budget Requests Special Permit and Approval User Fees Again
02/12/2012 - IME is #1 at UN this coming June (Updated 2/22/2012)
02/12/2012 - Special Permit and Approval User Fees Again
02/12/2012 - Bob Filer - In Memorium
02/11/2012 - IME adds UN web pages to IME website
02/07/2012 - Surface Transportation Reauthorization Update
02/02/2012 - HMTA Reauthorization Reported from the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
01/31/2012 - IME Submits Comments on DoC Regulatory Review
01/30/2012 - IME Corrects Typographical Error in SLP-4
01/30/2012 - Surface Transportation and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA) Reauthorization
01/25/2012 - HMSP Disqualification Rate to be Recalculated
01/23/2012 - ACUS Recommends Federal Agencies Adopt Industry Standards
01/17/2012 - EPA Settlement Would Allow RICE Exception
01/17/2012 - PHMSA Honors Dr. Charles Ke with National Resource Award
01/16/2012 - NACOSH Gives I2P2 and Silica Rules Top Billing
01/15/2012 - IME Submits Comments on FMCSA's Proposed Rule on Reincarnated Carriers
01/10/2012 - EPA Releases GHG Emissions Data
01/10/2012 - OSHA Releases White Paper on I2P2
01/05/2012 - Little Noticed FMCSA Change to Definition of Tank Vehicle May Impact Carriers
01/04/2012 - CSB Releases New Safety Video on Flash Fires
01/03/2012 - Rep. Graves to Admin. Ferro on FMCSA's HazMat Safety Permit
01/02/2012 - ATF Publishes Explosives Industry Newsletter
12/27/2011 - FMSCA Publishes Final Rule on Hours of Service
12/27/2011 - PHMSA Issues RIN for Bulk Truck Rulemaking
12/21/2011 - SAFEX Adds Column on QRA to Its Newsletter
12/21/2011 - EPA Issues Mercury Standards for Coal-Fired Plants
12/19/2011 - IGUS to Celebrate 50 yrs of Service in Berlin
12/18/2011 - Administrative Glitch Threatens Delay of Implementation of EU Traceability Directive
12/18/2011 - FMCSA Proposes Rules to Crack-Down on "Reincarnated" Motor Carriers
12/12/2011 - New Appointments in the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, DOT
12/07/2011 - Wells Fargo Study Questions Key Assumptions of FMCSA's CSA System
12/07/2011 - Senate Introduces its Version of HMTA Reauthorization Legislation
12/07/2011 - Senate Bill Reauthorizes Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
12/06/2011 - EPA to Allow Internet Access to Non-Off-Site RMP Data
12/04/2011 - SBA Comments on DHS AN Security Proposal
12/04/2011 - Regulatory Accountability Act Passes the House
12/04/2011 - NRCan Issues Updated Requirements for Bulk Mobile Process Units
12/01/2011 - DOT Bans Handheld Mobile Phone Use While Operating a CMV
11/30/2011 - Ammonium Nitrate Comments Filed
11/30/2011 - IME Supports the Regulatory Accountability Act
11/21/2011 - IMESAFR Training Available at the 2012 ISEE Conference Venue
11/21/2011 - FMCSA Accepts Industry Petition for Rulemaking on the Hazardous Materials Safety Permit
11/20/2011 - American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act
11/17/2011 - Canada Amends Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations
11/16/2011 - Conference of Chief Inspectors of Explosives Issues Call for Papers
11/14/2011 - FY 2012 Appropriations -- PHMSA
11/13/2011 - APT Presents Paper Describing IMESAFR Version 2.0 at PARARI
11/09/2011 - IME Approves Updates to SLP-2, SLP-17, SLP-22, and SLP-23; Adopts New Policy on X-Rays
11/03/2011 - EPA Reinstates TRI Reporting for Hydrogen Sulfide
11/02/2011 - IME Participates in Penn State Blasting Conference
11/01/2011 - ANSI Highlights A10.7 Explosives Standard
10/28/2011 - Queensland Issues Alert on Controlling NOx Fumes in Large Blasts
10/27/2011 - Interior Department Plans to Merge OSM with BLM
10/19/2011 - CSB Releases Investigation Report on 2010 Texas Tech Explosives Accident
10/14/2011 - Video of Controlled Blasting on Elwha Dam, WA
10/12/2011 - OMB Upholds White House Ban on Lobbyists from Federal Advisory Committees
10/11/2011 - Public Meetings on DHS' Proposed AN Security Rule Begin
10/05/2011 - USCG in SEAK Recognizes IMESAFR as Alternative to Q/D
10/04/2011 - IME and APT Co-Author Paper Describing IMESAFR Version 2.0
10/02/2011 - SAFEX Newsletter Addresses Shock Tube Snap, Slap, and Shoots
09/29/2011 - OSHA Extends Comment Period on Injury & Illness Revisions
09/29/2011 - IME Issues Guidance on Response to Latest PHMSA Show Cause Letters
09/28/2011 - DHS Announces Public Meetings for AN Rule
09/21/2011 - IME Participates in FBI Chemical Industry Security Outreach Program
09/20/2011 - Next IMESAFR Training Session Set for November 1-3 in Huntsville, AL
09/19/2011 - IME Member Tread Corp Plans $5M Expansion
09/19/2011 - PHMSA Goes After Remaining Special Permits for Bulk
09/09/2011 - ATF Issues Advisory to Explosives Licensees and Permitees
09/05/2011 - Proposal to EU ADR Would Allow Bulk ANFO
09/01/2011 - IME Participates in Project to Improve UN Test Series 8
09/01/2011 - IME Member Reports Suspicious Transportation Incident
08/31/2011 - NFPA Publishes Ballots on Proposals to 495 and 498
08/21/2011 - ASSE Releases Updated Standard for Handling Explosives in Construction, Demolition Operations
08/19/2011 - Scrap Metal Worker Killed by Explosion
08/08/2011 - IME Meets with TSA on their 23 SAIs
11/07/2010 - Explosives Used to Reduce Hiker Risk
08/24/2010 - MSHA To Address Citation Backlog
07/28/2010 - IME Announces Plans for Release of IMESAFR V1.2 in Early 2011
07/25/2010 - PHMSA Provides Background on High Center of Gravity Estimate
07/18/2010 - Next IMESAFR Training Aug. 24-26 Huntsville, AL
07/11/2010 - PHMSA Still Unable to Support Claims that Bulk Trucks Are Unstable
06/29/2010 - AU Explosive Manufacturer Found Negligent in Fatal Event
06/21/2010 - Deadline Looms on Comments to PHMSA’s ANPRM on Harmonizing “Combustible” Liquids with the UN Recommendations
06/17/2010 - ATF Offers a Reward of $5,000.00 for Information Regarding Explosives Theft
06/14/2010 - NYS Finalizes Blaster's Licensing Reform
04/27/2010 - NHDES Finalizes Blasting Guidance
03/31/2010 - EPA Issues Mountaintop Mining Guidance
03/30/2010 - Verdict against DEP employees' actions stirs fears
03/14/2010 - IMESAFR Training April 26-28 in the Netherlands
02/02/2010 - Blasting Contractors Getting Squeezed
12/10/2009 - MSHA Withdraws Plans to Issue ANPRM on Explosives Regulations
10/07/2009 - PHMSA Issues Modifications to Terms of Special Permits Used to Transport Bulk Materials for Blasting
09/09/2009 - IME Testifies at House T&I Committee Hearing on PHMSA Oversight
08/13/2009 - IME Issues Guidance to Recipients of PHMSA “Show Cause” Letters Dated 8/14/09
08/03/2009 - OSHA Puts Explosives Manufacturing into Nation Emphasis Program
02/03/2009 - ATF Issues Guidance on Original Signatures
11/29/2008 - MSHA Opens Docket on Reform of Explosives Regulations
09/25/2008 - House Small Business Subcommittee Urges MSHA to Updates Its Explosives Regulations
09/23/2008 - DHS Revises Guidance on Handling CVI
09/21/2008 - EPA Declines to Regulate Perchlorate
09/03/2008 - IME Provides Guidance on RF Hazards Relative to Mine Communication Systems
07/30/2008 - IME Testifies at House Hearing on MSHA Explosives Regulations
07/02/2008 - Happy 100th Birthday HazMat Regs -- July 1, 1908 -2008
06/22/2008 - CFATS Tiering Letters Going Out this Week
04/28/2008 - IME Offering Free Seminar on Quantitative Risk Assessment for Government Employees
02/27/2008 - SBA Selects IME’s Nomination of MSHA’s Explosives Regulations for r3 Regulatory Reform Initiative
02/26/2008 - New National Emphasis Program Launched on Crystalline Silica
02/13/2008 - MSHA Increases Civil Penalties
01/31/2008 - NYDOL Announces Stakeholder Forums
01/16/2008 - DHS Posts Q&A Clarifying Status of ANFO in Regards to Appendix A
01/04/2008 - New York Embarks on Cooperatively Developed Enhanced Explosives Security Regulations
12/16/2007 - Serious Potential Hazard with the Wizard DSL Galvanometer
12/12/2007 - IME Joins the United Nations Subcommittee on the Globally Harmonized System
12/11/2007 - Common Questions on CFATS Appendix A for Blasting Companies and IME’s Interpretations - UPDATED 12/14/07
12/06/2007 - IME Joins the United Nations Subcommittee on Transport of Dangerous Goods
12/05/2007 - ATF Posts New "Orange Book" On-line
11/29/2007 - MSHA Determines Storage of Division 1.4 Detonators in ATF Type 4 Magazines is Illegal
11/19/2007 - DHS Publishes Final "Appendix A" in Federal Register; 60-Day Clock Starts
10/08/2007 - NRCanada Accepts IMESAFR as Alternative to Quantity/Distance Criteria
09/30/2007 - IME Adopts Standard for Accountability and Security of Bulk Materials
09/23/2007 - Forest Crew Uses Explosives in Wilderness Area
09/23/2007 - California Sets Final Standard for Perchlorate
09/18/2007 - MSHA Announces Changes to Civil Penalty Process
08/08/2007 - IME Pursues Relief from FMCSA Safety Permit
07/12/2007 - Compliance Checklist and Q&As on the DHS Chemical Security Rules
06/27/2007 - Austin Powder Posts Helpful Compliance Information on New DHS Chemical Security Regulations
06/24/2007 - FMCSA to Provide Some Relief on Safety Permit in Response to IME Petition
05/01/2007 - ATF Releases Explosives Security Handbook
04/12/2007 - OSHA Publishes Long-Awaited Proposed Revision of 29 CFR 1910.109
04/01/2007 - DHS Releases Comprehensive Regulations for Securing High Risk Chemical Facilities
03/19/2007 - IME’s Risk Assessment Software Now Available
01/21/2007 - ATF Issues Ruling on Computer Records
01/09/2007 - Senate To Consider New Perchlorate Bills
01/03/2007 - DHS Issues Chemical Facility Security ANPRM
12/18/2006 - EPA Completes TRI Streamlining Rule
12/17/2006 - European Parliament Approves REACH
12/12/2006 - CPSC Publishes Notice of IME Petition in Federal Register
12/10/2006 - Explosives Industry Supports Crazy Horse Memorial
11/13/2006 - 2007 ISEE Conference Line-Up a “Can’t Miss” Affair
11/06/2006 - MSHA Announces New "Flagrant Violations" Procedures
11/01/2006 - Explosives Stolen from Job Site but Quickly Recovered
10/26/2006 - ATF Issues Fall Newsletter to the Explosives Industry
09/10/2006 - CA Proposes Perchlorate Standard
08/30/2006 - Boston's US Attorney Named ATF Acting Director
08/09/2006 - MADEP Plans To Name Perchlorate Polluter
08/03/2006 - ATF Director Resigns
07/27/2006 - Explosives Dislodge Problem Logjam on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River
07/26/2006 - Explosives Used Fight Boundry Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Wildfire
07/09/2006 - National Infrastructure Protection Plan Completed by DHS
06/27/2006 - Explosives Tax Struck from House Appropriations Bill
06/26/2006 - House Rules Committee Exposes Explosives Tax
06/25/2006 - Explosives Tax Hinges on Point of Order
06/15/2006 - Explosives Tax Clears House Appropriations Committee
05/23/2006 - China Passes Additional Controls on Industrial Explosives
05/08/2006 - USCG CDC Rule has Significant Impact on AN Handlers
05/07/2006 - Bill McKenny to Retire from NRCan
04/11/2006 - FMCSA Posts Notice of IME's Exemption Request on HOS
04/10/2006 - ATF Offers Reward for Information About Explosives Theft
04/09/2006 - PHMSA Adding Expiration Dates to Approvals
02/12/2006 - IME Tests Explosives Risk Modeling Software
01/25/2006 - NFPA Issues Two New Security Standards
01/16/2006 - DHS Posts Civil Servant Questionnaire on Proposed Explosives Knowledge Center
01/10/2006 - ATF Issues Explosives Industry Newsletter
01/09/2006 - DoD Calls for Papers and Exhibitors at 32nd Explosives Safety Seminar
12/20/2005 - USCG Increases Security on AN
12/04/2005 - IME Petitions FMCSA for Rule Change on Safety Permit
11/30/2005 - ATF Provides Interpretation for “Inhabited Building”
11/20/2005 - PHMSA Proposal on In-transit Storage References SLP-27
10/30/2005 - Explosives Tax is Dropped by Senate Judiciary Committee
10/30/2005 - PADEP Forms Alternatives Committee
10/07/2005 - PADEP Backs Out of Agreement on Alternatives Committee
10/06/2005 - IME and PADEP Agree to Process for Alternatives Committee
10/04/2005 - Explosives Tax Loses Momentum
10/03/2005 - IME and DEP Agree to Stay in Legal Proceedings
09/20/2005 - ATF Issues Special Notice Relative to "Katrina"
09/13/2005 - ATF Adds Clarity to Definition of Highway
09/05/2005 - PA Court Grants IME Hearing for Injunctive Relief
08/25/2005 - IME Files Legal Challenge in PA
08/24/2005 - USGS Posts 2004 U.S. Explosives Consumption Report
08/21/2005 - FMCSA Issues Drivers Hours of Service Rule
08/21/2005 - DOJ Submits Explosives User Fee Legislation to Hill
08/16/2005 - IME Meets with PHMSA to Discuss the Requirement for NEW on Class 1 Shipping Papers
08/14/2005 - MADEP Publishes Draft Report on the Occurrence & Sources of Perchlorate in MA on Agency's Website - See EAC Perchlorate Update pages for information
08/10/2005 - Detonation of Explosives Shipment in Utah
08/01/2005 - NIOSH Closing Explosives Research Program
07/28/2005 - HMTA Reauthorization Passes Congress After Years of Delay
07/20/2005 - IME Intends to File Legal Challenge to Pennsylvania Explosives Storage Regulations
07/07/2005 - UN Subcommittee of Experts on Dangerous Goods Meets in Geneva
06/22/2005 - New OMB Report on Perchlorate is available. See Members Only section for Environmental Affairs Committee
06/22/2005 - EPA Method 332.0 for Perchlorate is Available - EA Committee Pages
06/22/2005 - Senate Appropriations Committee Rejects Explosives User Taxes and Fees
06/15/2005 - IME Partners with TSA and ATA to Help Secure the Nation’s Highways
06/15/2005 - PA Security Regulations Effective this Saturday, June 18th
06/15/2005 - House Rejects Explosives User Taxes and Fees
06/14/2005 - IME has published two new policy papers: (i) Perchlorate White Paper, and (ii) Blasting; Best Practices
06/09/2005 - House Appropriations Committee Rejects Explosives User Taxes and Fees
05/26/2005 - ATF Publishes Final Rule Requiring Marking of Imported Explosives
05/04/2005 - IME and ISEE Update Guidance on Passing Through Airport Security Checkpoints for Commercial Explosive Professionals
04/25/2005 - EQB Approves PADEP Revised Explosives Security Regulation; Legislature Unwilling to Act
04/11/2005 - DoD Seeks Comment on Revision of Contractor Safety Manual 6055.9
04/06/2005 - Draft of Canadian Clear Language Revision of Explosives Regulations Available
04/05/2005 - PADEP Resubmits Proposed Regulation; Makes Nominal Changes, Exempts Fireworks Industry
04/03/2005 - California EPA Has Decided to Retain its 6ppb Public Health Goal for Perchlorate. Please see EAC pages (perchlorate updates) for details.
04/03/2005 - DOJ OIG Releases Inspection Report on ATF Implementation of the Safe Explosives Act
03/24/2005 - PADEP Meets Separately with Industry Segments
03/09/2005 - IRRC Rejects PADEP's Proposed Explosives Security Regulation
02/28/2005 - MADEP Publishes Memo to blasting contractors re Perchlorate Contamination -- See the EAC page for a copy of the memo
02/24/2005 - EPA Sets New RfD for Perchlorate
02/21/2005 - Explosives Regulation User Fees
02/19/2005 - Guidance for Licensees Under ATF Inspection
02/15/2005 - IRRC Schedules Hearing on PADEP Proposals for March 10, 2005
02/10/2005 - Two new Perchlorate reports are available - Check EAC Perchlorate Updates
01/31/2005 - MADEP to Release Blasting Fact Sheet
01/31/2005 - Nitromethane is Suspected Human Carcinogen
01/31/2005 - EPA Signs Final Manifest Rule
01/26/2005 - Check for New LR's from EPA, RSPA, TSA
01/24/2005 - Explosives Industry Stakeholders Meet with IRRC and PA Administration
01/19/2005 - EQB Approves PADEP's Explosives Security Regulations
01/12/2005 - Meeting Scheduled with PA Gov. Rendell and Industry Stakeholders
01/12/2005 - PA Senate Seeks Change from PADEP
01/11/2005 - NAS Perchlorate Press Release
01/11/2005 - Industry SSAFE Coalition Reactivated; Meets with ATF
01/11/2005 - Perchlorate Bills in Congress
01/10/2005 - IME Board of Governors Approves SLP-27; Security in Commercial Explosives Operations
01/05/2005 - IME Submits Comments to PA EQB
01/03/2005 - PA EQB Makes Public Their Intent to Approve PADEP Regulations
01/02/2005 - Prescott Opens ANSI A10.7
12/21/2004 - PA Charging Ahead with Stringent Security Regulations
12/19/2004 - PA Security Regulations
12/15/2004 - 2004 Emergency Response Guide
12/04/2004 - IME Tests Explosives Risk Modeling Software
12/04/2004 - CA Proposes Perchlorate Standard
12/04/2004 - MSHA Annoucement on Civil Penalties
12/31/1969 - DC Circuit Rejects EPA's Transport Rule