Glossary

FMCSAFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
MODEMode of transport. There are 4 regulated modes – Road, Rail, Vessel & Air. Horseback is not a regulated mode, e.g. if hauling detonators and boosters in the forest, it may be a good idea but one is not required by PHMSA to segregate these on different mules. :-))

 

1.4S Division 1.4 explosive, compatibility group S
ADR European Road Regulations
AIR The Air mode of transport, aka airplane
ANPRM Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
ATF Official acronym for the BATFE
BAM German acronym for the German federal technical laboratory which is their competent authority for explosives approvals
BATFE Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
CARACAL CARACAL is an expert group which advises the European Commission and ECHA on questions related to REACH and CLP. It was founded as “European Commission Working Group on the Practical Preparations for REACH” in May 2004. As of September 2007, it was re-named into “REACH Competent Authorities (REACH CA)” and, as of March 2009, into “Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP (CARACAL)”.
CEN Committee on European Normalization
CCSF Certified Cargo Screening Facility
CERL Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory, performs explosive classification testing
CFATS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CLP Classification, Labeling & Packaging (EU implementation of GHS)
COHMED Coop. HazMat Enforcement Develop. (fed outreach to state & local)
COSTHA Council on Safe Transport of Hazardous Articles
DG Dangerous Goods (called hazardous materials by US DOT)
DGAC Dangerous Goods Advisory Council (formerly HMAC)
DHS Department of Homeland Security
DOT US Department of Transportation
EC European Commission
ERD Explosives Regulatory Division, Canadian regulatory authority
ESSB Explosives Safety & Security Branch, NRCAN; comprised of ERD and CERL, controls explosives in Canada
EU

  • DG V
  • DG VII
  • DG XI
 European Union

  • Public Health and Safety At Work Directorate
  • Transport Directorate
  • – Environment, Nuclear Safety & Civil Protection Directorate
FOID State of Illinois Firearms Owner Identification Card (FOID), which may be required for drivers transporting ammo.
FR Federal Register
GROUND Road & Rail Modes
IAFC International Association of Fire Chiefs
GHS Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling
HM Hazardous Materials (called dangerous goods in Europe)
HMR Hazardous Materials Regulations – 49 CFR 100-185
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
ICAO

  • DGP
  • TI
 International Civil Aviation Organization

  • Dangerous Goods Panel
  • Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of DG by Air
ILO

  • Comms WG
 International Labour Organization

  • ILO Working Group on Chemical Hazard Communication
IMO

  • DSC
  • E&T
 International Maritime Organization (UN)

  • Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers
  • Editorial and Technical Group
IMDG International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (by the IMO)
IVODGA International Vessel Operators of Dangerous Goods Association
IWGDE Informal Working Group on Desensitized Explosives
LQ Unofficial acronym for Limited Quantity
LTD QTY Official abreviation for Limited Quantity on shipping papers where applicable
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NMFC National Motor Freight Classification
NAFTA

  •  LTSS
 North American Free Trade Agreement

  • Land Transportation Standards Subcommittee
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NRCAN Natural Resources Canada
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development
ORM-D Other Regulated Material, group D
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
REACH Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
RAIL The Rail mode of transport, aka railroad, train
RID European Rail Regulations
Road The Road mode of transport, aka truck, highway
SLARAC SAAMI Logistics & Regulatory Affairs Committee
SOLAS Safety of Life At Sea – international convention, among other things impacting fire fighting capability requirements for ships carrying dangerous goods unless as Limited Quantities
SURFACE Road, Rail & Water Modes (aka Vessel, Ocean)
TDG Transport of Dangerous Goods
UFC Uniform Fire Code
UN

  • ECOSOC
  • UNMR
  • UNSCETDG
  • UNSCEGHS
 United Nations

  • UN Economic and Social Council (umbrella for UNSCETDG & GHS)
  • UN Model Regulations (Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods)
  • UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
  • UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the GHS
VESSEL The Vessel mode of transport, aka ship, water, ocean. Vessel is another name for ship.
WHO World Health Organization