In our February 2010 Newsletter, we reported that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is amending packaging requirements in the Hazardous Materials Regulations …
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Europe Responds “No” to 100% In-bound Container Scanning
Since its adoption in 2007, the United States legislation mandating the scanning at foreign ports of all US bound maritime containers has triggered an international …
Closure Instruction Requirements Amended by PHMSA
A long time moving target of compliance, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is amending packaging requirements in the Hazardous Materials Regulations to …
Gasket Integrity Critical to Proper Closing of Open Heads
One of the most critical components of proper drum closure is the cover gasket. Since the adoption of Performance Oriented Packaging (POPS), new gasket styles, …
Skolnik Closure Instructions Get a Clean Up
Effective November 13th, 2009, we updated our Closing Instructions from Revision B to Revision C. There were no major changes, everything was clerical and does …
Why We Respect the Hazardous Materials Regulations
An offset to our industrial culture is that we live among hazardous materials. We need to protect ourselves, our families, our friends and the general …