Under HM-229, the Research and Special Projects Administration (RSPA) of DOT is revising the incident reporting requirements of the Hazardous Materials Regulations and the hazardous materials incident report form, DOT Form F 5800.1. The major changes adopted in this final rule include: Collecting more specific information on the incident reporting form; expanding reporting exceptions; expanding [...] Read Full Story
RSPA has clarified the applicability of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to specific functions and activities, including hazardous materials loading and unloading operations and storage of hazardous materials during transportation. Effective October 1st, 2004, the final rule under HM-223 includes a listing in the HMR defining the pre-transportation functions to which the HMR apply. Pre-transportation [...] Read Full Story
Side leverlocks for UN Certified steel drums are gaining popularity. Skolnik offers UN Leverlocks from 5 to 85 US gallon capacities. They are fast to install, easy to open and re-close, and able to be lock-sealed for permanent protection. Contact the sales or tech staff at Skolnik about the cost to convert to Leverlocks.