Salvage Drums have long been used for quick, easy and cost efficient remediation of damaged, leaking (and now non-compliant) drums. Originally designed to be greater …
Gaskets Are A Critical Closure Component
We recently heard from a customer who claimed the gasket in an Open Head cover made his drum too hard to close…so he removed it …
A Money Saving Haz-mat Compliance Manual
Unsure whether you have properly classified your hazardous material? Have you packaged it properly? Are your shipping documents correct? So many questions arise when shipping …
Salvage Drum Definition To Be Revised To Include Non-conforming
The Research and Special Projects Administration (RSPA) of the DOT is expected to comply with a proposal to include "non-conforming" packagings within the definition of …
Five Hundred Years Of Service At Skolnik
Last week, a long time customer called to inquire about a regulatory interpretation dealing with hazardous materials packaging. Familiar to our staff, a discussion ensued, …
DOT Increases Limits On Haz-mat Non-compliance
The maximum and minimum civil penalties for a knowing violation of Federal hazardous materials transportation law or a regulation issued under that law are increasing …