WHY DO I CARE ABOUT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS?

• Safety:
  • Your personal safety, your co-workers, and the public's safety. The ValuJet crash of 1996 that killed over 100 people was directly related to improperly prepared hazardous materials (oxygen generators).
• Reputation:
  • Personal, corporate and even industry reputations can be ruined.
• It's the Law:
  • The Department of Transportation has hundreds of inspectors dedicated to ensuring the safety of hazardous materials shipments. They take a very dim view of violations of the regulations. Civil fines can be as high as $100,000 per violation per day. Criminal penalties can include up to $250,000 per individual, up to $500,000 per corporation, and up to 10 years in prison. The FAA has announced fines of $275,000 for a shipment of paint related materials, $95,000 for a shipment of ethanol solutions, $51,000 for a fuel pump shipment, and $165,000 for a shipment of isopropyl alcohol solutions.