Company news, upcoming speaking engagements, media appearances, and selected regulatory, enforcement, and safety developments that matter to hazardous materials operations.
Join STARS President and CEO Wendy Buckley at upcoming industry meetings focused on practical hazardous materials compliance, operational risk, and lessons learned from the field.
Wendy Buckley will present “The Most Dangerous Changes Are the Ones Nobody Notices” at the Alliance for Chemical Distribution Responsible Distribution Workshop on August 11 in Atlanta.
Wendy Buckley will present “From Paper Compliance to Real-World Failure” at the CHEMTREC International Hazmat Summit on September 21 in Nashville.
Wendy Buckley will present “Beyond Compliance: Designing Hazmat Operations That Actually Work” at the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals’ 2026 EHS HazMat Summit on September 30 in New Orleans.
New resources, services, milestones, and company developments from STARS HazMat Consulting.
STARS has introduced four industry-focused monthly HazMat Compliance Kits designed to turn regulatory requirements into practical tools, training, and operational improvements.
Interviews, investigative features, and media commentary featuring STARS hazardous materials expertise.
Wendy Buckley contributed expert perspective to The New York Times coverage of the BioLab chemical plant fire and chlorine release in Conyers, Georgia.
Wendy Buckley contributed expert rail and hazardous-materials perspective to The New York Times coverage of the 2023 Yellowstone River train derailment.
Wendy Buckley contributed expert rail and hazardous-materials perspective to The New York Times coverage of the 2021 Sibley, Iowa train derailment and evacuation.
Selected regulatory developments, enforcement actions, incident findings, and agency guidance with practical implications for hazardous materials operations.
The CSB found that a corroded sprinkler component allowed water to contact reactive pool-treatment chemicals, triggering the catastrophic Bio-Lab fire and toxic gas release.
OSHA has proposed more than $3.5 million in penalties following a major sulfuric acid release, citing alleged failures involving training, respiratory protection, worker safeguards, and emergency-response planning.
PHMSA will continue using its 2025 civil-penalty amounts in 2026 because the government shutdown prevented production of the inflation data required to calculate the annual adjustment.