Avoid Questionable Salvage Drums When Shipping Outside The Us

Salvage Drums have long been used for quick, easy and cost efficient remediation of damaged, leaking or non-compliant drums. Originally designed to be greater than, or equal to, the construction specifics of the inner container, the POPS requirement was that the drum be at least a ‘Z’ (Packing Group III) solids container. Convinced that this was not an acceptable test for a Salvage Drum, on January 1st, 1998, the ’T’ Salvage Drum (1A2T) became the UN recommended salvage packaging for international shipments. The US-DOT also recognizes the ’T’ Salvage Drum for shipments within the US. Unlike the POPS Salvage Drum requirement, the ’T’ Salvage Drum is generally an 85 US gallon capacity steel drum that when filled with water, can be dropped 4 feet on its‘ most critical orientation, and not leak. This test is very severe for a steel container, but it illustrates the capabilities of the ’T’ Salvage Drum to be used for recovery missions. To find out more about ’T’ Salvage Drums, contact me or one of the Skolnik sales staff. We are fully trained in the aspects of these extraordinary drums.