UN packagings are fabricated and tested to specific levels of performance. These tests allow a manufacturer to mark the packaging with the appropriate testing criteria …
Take A Holiday From Our Obsession With Thin
With Thanksgiving only 2 weeks away, I know that this is one day when I won’t have to suffer the consequence of thinness. Faced with …
Salvage Drum CFR Definition Modified
Last month, the Final Rule for HM-189Y included a number of editorial and error corrections. Included in these was the addition of two semi-colons and …
PHSMA States Position On Closure Instructions For Returnables
In accordance with 49CFR 178.2(c), closure instructions are required to be supplied by manufacturers and distributors of all UN certified packagings. Responding to an inquiry …
Skolnik Products Exceed Industry Standards
Recently, I spoke to a customer about some of the specialized uses for our Carbon and Stainless Steel Drums. He was surprised to hear that …
Keep Up To Date On Trucking Issues Due To Katrina
ATA, The American Trucking Association, and the entire trucking industry, is assessing the impact of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina on Gulf Coast states. …