Even though you may be purchasing a drum that meets the United Nations criteria for shipping hazardous materials, proper closure of the drum is the final and most important part of regulatory compliance. In fact, the US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR 178.2(c)) requires that UN packaging manufacturers give current written instruction to the fillers [...] Read Full Story
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is inviting interested persons to participate in a series of public meetings that will address new hazardous materials transportation enforcement authority contained in the Hazardous Materials Safety and Security Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Title VII of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for [...] Read Full Story
Of all the items ever published in this Newsletter, I am repeatedly asked to reprint this passage. I hope you will appreciate the sentiment. “If you can start the day without caffeine, If you can get going without pep pills, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat [...] Read Full Story