Introduced and adopted at the United Nations, Salvage Drums (defined as Salvage Packagings) are to be used when a shipping container has been damaged, is leaking, or is packaged in a manner which is non-compliant with regulatory specifications. Until 2002, damaged or leaking packagings were the only authorized use for Salvage Packagings, but as a [...] Read Full Story
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is cracking down on illegal shipments of hazardous cargo that officials say could lead to accidents, or be used by terrorists. More than 1.5 billion tons of hazardous cargos are shipped nationwide each year by air, rail, sea and land. These include flammable liquids, pressurized gases, explosives, poisons and [...] Read Full Story
The U.S. DOT‘s Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) has made funds available under the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grants Program.A total of $12.8 million in grants to states, territories and Native American tribes was set aside for planning and training for improved response to hazardous materials incidents. The six largest grants were awarded [...] Read Full Story