The debate over appropriate metal thickness for steel drums, appears to be turning a corner as a result of our increased concerns about reducing risks and increasing safety. Since the adoption of Performance Oriented Standards, it has been up to the drum manufacturer to establish their own guidelines for the metal thickness used in their [...] Read Full Story
In response to delays caused by recent terrorist events, the U. S. Department of Transportation‘s Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) has extended to Feb. 1, 2002, the comment period for its proposal on the applicability of its hazardous materials regulation to hazardous materials loading, unloading and storage. The initial closing date for submitting comments [...] Read Full Story
Recent testing of steel containers has been conducted to determine the integrity of the conventional test protocol. Specifically, a proposal was accepted by the UN requiring open head drums for liquids to be tested 24-hours after the closing of the drum. On a separate matter, testing was completed to determine whether the 4,6 or 8 [...] Read Full Story