Washington — The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is offering greater than $41 million in grants for hazardous supplies safety applications and hazmat training for firefighters.
According to a Department of Transportation press launch, the grants are being awarded to states, nonprofit organizations, territories, tribes and unions to assist improve 11 completely different hazardous supplies safety applications.
Among them:
In addition to its hazardous supplies grants, PHMSA additionally introduced greater than $9.2 million in grant funding for 5 completely different pipeline safety grant applications.
That funding contains $2.4 million in Pipeline Emergency Response grants to assist incident response actions associated to the transportation of gasoline or hazardous liquids by pipelines, together with the training of emergency responders on how to reply to pipeline incidents.
“These funds are focused on supporting the people and organizations that keep us safe from pipeline and hazardous material accidents,” PHMSA Deputy Administrator Tristan Brown mentioned within the launch. “Whether it’s training firefighters on how to deal with hazardous materials emergencies or encouraging the use of calling 811 to prevent injuries from encounters with underground infrastructure, these grants are essential for equipping communities and everyday citizens with the necessary tools to protect themselves from potentially dangerous accidents.”
