DOT has issued an information paper on the Reported Damages versus Projected True Costs of Hazardous Materials Incidents from 1998 to 2000. During this period, there were about 800,000 daily hazmat shipments which resulted in 49,933 incidents of which 323 were ‘serious non-accident/derailment’ incidents. Of these, 138 involved damage by forklifts, general handling, dropping, improper [...] Read Full Story
"The time is right to seek greater Federal recognition of, and support for, increased use of reusable packagings," stated Paul Rankin, President of RIPA (The Reusable Industrial Packaging Association). The presentation was made at the Annual Meeting for the Reusable Pallet and Container Coalition. Rankin explained that recent studies indicate that using reusable packaging reduces [...] Read Full Story
By 2004, all employees pursuing US residency will be subject to new requirements by the US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). The new regulations will require that qualifying individuals holding student, visitor, and H-1B visa status augment their personal files with biometric data. This includes fingerprints, a retinal scan, and other specific information. Also, effective [...] Read Full Story