Determining that you have a hazardous material to ship is the first step of safe and compliant transportation. Many companies are unaware that items that …
Department of Transporation and the United Nations
DOT/UN
Why All The Talk About Lithium Batteries On Aircraft?
In my June 2007 Newsletter, I wrote about the DOT taking regulatory action to insure the safe transport of lithium batteries aboard aircraft. As a …
Reverse Logistics Requires Compliance To DOT Regulations
Most shippers recognize that when transporting a hazardous material (dangerous goods), there are regulatory requirements affecting the safe transport of the shipment. However, once the …
Markings On UN Packagings Must Be Ligible To Be Compliant
When shipping non-bulk drums that contain hazardous materials, it is the shippers responsibility, and liability, to confirm that the packaging is compliant with 49CFR 178.500 …
Incidents More Likely To Occur When Loading And Unloading
It‘s not news that, except at Skolnik, all forms of packaging have been on “diets” for the last 20 years. Less steel, less plastic, less …
UN-symbol Font Still Unclear
For more the 5 years, questions relating to the font requirements of the UN symbol, marked on hazmat packagings, continues to elude shippers. As early …