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The Hidden Risks Businesses Face with Hazardous Materials
Discover the hidden compliance risks of hazardous materials, why most failures aren’t negligence, and how evolving regulations can impact business growth and safety.
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The Role of Regulatory Bodies in Ensuring Safety
Discover how global regulators shape lithium battery safety rules and how manufacturers can turn compliance into a strategic advantage.
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The Top HazMat Violations that Could Cost Your Company Thousands
Article Summary The Cost of Complacency If you’re running a business that ships hazardous materials and you’re not obsessing over compliance, you’re playing Russian roulette with your company’s future. It’s not a matter of if you’ll get caught, it’s when. And when that happens, it’s not just being on the Department of Transportation’s radar. You’re…
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Trade Organization and Association Support
Advancing Safe, Practical Regulation Across Industries HazMat Safety Consulting provides strategic leadership and administrative support to trade organizations and industry councils navigating complex hazardous materials and dangerous goods regulations. Drawing on extensive experience as former regulators and industry advisors, we help associations align diverse member interests, engage constructively with regulators, and influence policy in ways…
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Transportation Security and Chemical Data Protection
Focus on routing, security considerations, tunnel regulations, and risk analysis for transporting sensitive materials.
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Turning a Regulatory Scare into a Success Story for a Leading Chemicals Distributor
A leading chemicals distributor faced allegations of closure instruction violations during a PHMSA inspection and needed guidance on regulatory response. See how HSC turned the scare into a favorable outcome.
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What Happens When Close Trading Partners and Bosom Buddies Update Their GHS Classifications but Have Misaligned Transition Periods?
The U.S. and Canada enjoy the world’s most comprehensive trading relationship, which supports millions of jobs in each country. We are each other’s largest trade partners with nearly $3.6 billion (U.S.$2.7 billion) worth of goods and services crossing the border every day in 2023. (Sept 2024) In 2013 U.S. OSHA signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
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What to Do if USDOT Knocks on Your Door
Be prepared before the knock. Practical guidance on DOT inspections, documentation requirements, and managing regulatory visits. Speakers: Bob Richard (Former Deputy Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety, PHMSA) and Peg Carson (Veteran hazardous materials investigator, USDOT and Massachusetts DEC).
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When It All Goes Wrong: Incident Command Lessons from the Field
The decisions made in the first 10 minutes of a hazmat incident determine everything that follows. This webinar focuses on post-incident analysis of real Dangerous Goods emergencies—what command teams got right, what went wrong, and the leadership decisions that changed outcomes. The speakers bring regulatory expertise combined with frontline firefighter experience and specialized lithium battery…
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Who We Are — HazMat Safety Consulting
Meet the HSC team — former regulators and industry leaders providing expert regulatory guidance across dangerous goods transportation, storage, and compliance.
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Why Executives Should Be Aware of Hazmat Safety Compliance
Strong hazmat compliance protects CEOs from hidden risks. Learn why safety culture, liability awareness, and innovation start in the C-suite.
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Why Monitoring Hazmat Incidents Protects Your Business
Article Summary When it comes to hazardous materials transportation, ignorance is not bliss—it’s a compliance risk. Many shippers assume they’ll be informed if their shipment is involved in an incident, but that’s rarely the case. Most incident reports are filed by the carrier, and shippers may never hear about them unless they actively look. …
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Ryan Paquet
Ryan serves as President of HazMat Safety Consulting, bringing more than 20 years of leadership experience in hazardous materials transportation safety, regulatory policy, and international standards development. He provides clients with strategic insight grounded in firsthand government leadership—helping organizations navigate complex regulatory frameworks with clarity and confidence. Prior to joining HazMat Safety Consulting, Ryan served…
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Following the Breadcrumbs to Enhance Hazmat Safety
Article Summary Following the Breadcrumbs to Enhance Hazmat Safety Insights from Bob Richard, Vice President at HazMat Safety Consulting If you’ve ever read the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel, you’ll remember the children dropping breadcrumbs to find their way out of the forest. It’s a simple image—but one that stuck with me throughout my…
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Bob Richard
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Regulations on the Import and Export of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Article Summary When Borders Collide with Batteries Lithium-ion batteries have become the beating heart of modern commerce, powering everything from smartphones to electric vehicles. But shipping them across borders is not as simple as throwing them in a container and sending them off. These batteries are global cargo, but they are also global hazards. Regulators…