In response to discussions held during the Strategic Planning meetings, the Council on the Safe Transport of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA) members have asked to have …
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A Solution to HazMat Alphabet Soup!
Within the Dangerous Goods / Hazardous Materials community, there are hundreds of regulatory bodies, organizations, associations and topics. It’s easy to feel intimidated in a …
DGAC Creates Packaging Working Group
A working group has been established by the Dangerous Goods Advisory Council (DGAC) to examine packaging testing issues. The group is primarily concerned about container …
Don’t Cover up the UN Label!
US Pipeline of Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has kicked off a possible rulemaking on reverse logistics. Under the current HMR, consumer products that are …
Don’t Cover up the UN Label!
A customer informed us that a shipment of dangerous goods shipped in a Skolnik drum had been seized by Port Customs in a European country. …
Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) Revised for 2012
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) released the 2012 version of its Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) today, providing first …