Protecting Your Community
In addition to ensuring essential products like oil and gas are transported safely through the nation's pipeline network, PHMSA helps to assure the safe and secure transportation of hazardous materials, including shipments of fuels such as propane, chemicals for water treatment and sanitation, oxygen in cylinders for health care facilities and home use, fire extinguishers, explosives and detonating materials, and materials that contain or are contaminated with infectious substances.