The CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) is the Hazardous Materials shipping bible. In Title 49, there are definitions, classifications, regulations and a host of specific …
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Wikipedia Offers An Edited Definition Of A Salvage Drum
Proving to be a definitive source for just about anything, Wikipedia now contains a publicly edited definition of a Salvage Drum. It’s well worded and …
Cosmetics Manufacturer fined a whopping $350,000 for HazMat Violation
The penalties for negligence when shipping hazardous materials by air were emphasized recently when Benefits Cosmetics, a San Francisco based beauty retailer, admitted to breaking …
If You Think You Have a Safety Culture – You Probably Do Not!
At a recent workshop hosted by the Department of Transportation, Vice Chairman Robert Sumwalt, of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), challenged all participants to …
World Quality “Every” Day is celebrated at SKOLNIK
Whenever a new employee joins the Skolnik staff, they are surprised that a steel drum can require exacting detail in the specifying, manufacturing and shipping …
EPA Proposes Expansion of Universal Waste for Pharmaceuticals
In the December 2nd, 2008 Federal Register, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed an amendment to the Universal Waste Rule which would add hazardous pharmaceutical …