As an attendee to last month‘s annual Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles Conference (COSTHA) in Scottsdale, AZ, there were presentations focusing on the small but increasing number of battery-related hazardous materials incidents on board cargo and passenger aircraft. While not new to the HazMat community, the subject of these incidents was surprising. With [...] Read Full Story
What was once a common-sense 55 gallon steel drum art has now become a scientific process that is very difficult to define and repeat. Closure Instructions are required to accompany all sales of hazardous materials packagings and DOT expects the closure process be followed with exacting detail. Though some manufacturers are loath to write a [...] Read Full Story
Recently, one of our wine-manufacturing customers contacted us to inquire about the possibility of moving or reducing the number of rolling hoops in the side of our wine barrels. Skolnik manufacturers wine barrels from 5 to 55 US gallon capacities, but the 55 gallon is, by far, the most sought after. As the manufacturing process [...] Read Full Story