With all the heated issues emanating from the office of the US DOT, there has been a non-critical technical issue under consideration that could have disqualified stencils as an approved UN marking method in accordance with CFR 178.503(11)(e). In 2002, Sandia National Labs asked DOT for approval on a UN mark in which, due to [...] Read Full Story
While all persons offering hazardous materials for transportation are responsible for compliance with the HMR, each person is responsible only for the specific regulated functions performed. Penalties of the HMR are assessed on a case-by-case basis which depend upon a number of factors including the nature, circumstances, extent and magnitude of the violation (spill). A [...] Read Full Story
Have you ever opened a fashion magazine and found a sealed insert containing a perfume sample? Knowing that the contents of perfume, in sufficient quantities, are classified as a dangerous good, one company chose to ask DOT for an interpretation regarding their magazine distribution quantities. Each vacuum-sealed packet in each magazine would contain 0.3 ml [...] Read Full Story