DOT requires that all hazmat employees performing regulated functions and/or who directly affect hazardous materials transport receive initial and recurrent training. Initial training must be completed before being allowed to work. This, followed up with recurrent training, at least once every three years will insure retention of skills and knowledge. Training is also needed when [...] Read Full Story
Every day thousands of cargo transport units carrying dangerous goods are carried on ships. These consignments are potentially a major hazard if the dangerous goods inside have not been properly identified to the shipping line. Furthermore, they need to be packed and secured to make them safe against the predictable stresses that the load will [...] Read Full Story
We recently had a customer request the manufacture of a UN Certified container with a “36 inch inside height.” The order was received without a detailed illustration indicating where and how the measurement was to be taken. In order to indicate the necessity of specification drawings, we asked the entire SKOLNIK staff to illustrate where [...] Read Full Story