Both truck and rail companies must follow regulations that require the proper classification, packaging and labeling of hazardous materials. The symbols on these labels let handlers and emergency ...

Hazmat packaging plays a vital role in the safe transport of dangerous goods—from corrosive chemicals to flammable liquids.

A comptroller’s audit, released Wednesday morning, found Orange County Utilities carelessly mishandled hazardous materials in its workplaces, posing potentially unsafe conditions for employees.

In that Feb. 3 incident, 38 cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials left the tracks, resulting in a spill of potentially health-harming vinyl chloride and other ...