Joint Meeting of the RID Safety Committee and the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods for the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) Inland Transport Committee.  To discuss amendments to the European agreements concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road, rail, and inland waterways.

PHMSA will represent the U.S. at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Inland Transport Committee's Joint Meeting of the RID Safety Committee and the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods held in Geneva, Switzerland. The Inland Transport Committee is responsible for establishing hazardous materials safety and security requirements for road, rail, and vessel transport within the ECE's 55 member countries. Participation in this meeting supports the
Department's strategic safety goal by promoting consistency between national and international hazardous materials requirements.