In 2005, PHMSA initiated a policy imposing a 5-year expiration date on fireworks classification approvals. This policy was initiated to ensure that background information supporting the approval is current and applicable, information is up-to-date and complete, obsolete approvals are eliminated from the PHMSA database, and approvals are amended with new requirements and/or methods as necessary. [...] Read Full Story
Filed under: DOT/UN, HazMat, Safety by Howard Skolnik
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Even though you may be purchasing a drum that meets the United Nations criteria for shipping hazardous materials, the proper closure of the drum is the final and most important part of the regulation. In fact, the US Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, paragraph 178.2(c), requires that packaging manufacturers give current written instruction to [...] Read Full Story
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SKOLNIK has had the honor of seeing our wine barrels used to craft some of the most prestigious wines in the world. Now, we are proud, and “blessed”, to add Holy Communion Wine to the list! In August we received an inquiry from the Order of the Magnificat Monastery in Quebec, Canada. The Order was [...] Read Full Story
Filed under: Wine by Dean Ricker
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