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 …
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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 …
RIPA Promotes Closure Notice Verification As Code Of Practice
In a recent DOT enforcement action, a packaging manufacturer was held accountable for having to prove that Closure Notifications were given to their customers. During …
Haz-mat Incident Reporting Is Getting In Touch With Reality
On July 3, DOT‘s Research and Special Projects Administration (RSPA) published a rule proposing revisions to the current incident reporting requirements of the HMR and …
Is It Paint?!
Oddly enough, the definition of PAINT, is key to qualifying compliant shipments of dangerous goods. While PAINT does lean towards being liquid, it also has …
And Speaking Of Definitions, How About A Shot Of Ethyl Alcohol?
In another interpretation published by the DOT, a shipper asked whether a shipment of Tequila could be transported under the shipping name of "Ethyl Alcohol …