As I try to conduct my days in a ‘business as usual’ format, I know that the plan of my future business and personal life …
Tire Troubles Give Way To Radio Frequency Tracking
Already proposed for the tracking of hazardous material shipments and disposal, Radio Frequency Identification tracking (RFID) is soon to be used by the major automobile …
Emergency Response Can Be Toll Free In The Us
In a recent inquiry to the US DOT, a shipper of hazardous materials asked if the Emergency Response telephone number (49CFR 171-180) required to accompany …
New Haz-mat Incident Reporting Adopted
Being the only country in the world that tracks hazardous material incidents, RSPA recently proposed under HM229, new incident reporting requirements and revisions to the …
A Shocking Story
In June 2001, a man was found by the Glasgow police, burned to death from a high voltage shock after trying to steal valuable copper …
Marking And Testing Clarifications
There has been some confusion about how packaging specification markings should appear. The examples given in the CFR illustrate one of several ways the markings …
