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 …
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DOT Enforcement Actions Grow Under PHMSA
Companies continue to be fined by PHMSA for failing to train their hazardous materials employees. In August 2005, fines to 26 companies totaled $146,761.00, many …
PHSMA Clarifies Training Requirements For Offeror
With further regards to haz-mat employee training requirements, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a Final Rule (July 2005) on the Applicability …
Undeclared Hazardous Materials And Incident Reporting
The US DOT is in the process of re-writing the Hazardous Materials Incident Report, DOT Form F 5800.1. If a hazardous material incident occurs while …
Haz-mat Training For Consumer Quantity Packaging?
According to CFR 49, 171.8, hazardous materials training is required for a person who is employed by a hazardous materials employer and who, in the …
Substitutions Invalidate UN Certification
When buying a UN certified drum, the design of the drum and its components (hering, gasket, bolt, nut, plugs) is defined by the test samples. …