At the July 2001 UN Subcommittee of Experts meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, a paper on steel drum chemistry was considered along with several other issues …
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 …
Pre-transportation Responsibilities Elevated With Hm-223
HM-223 is the newly proposed regulation that determines pre-transportation functions. While nothing has changed in terms of what shippers are required to do, there has …
Woodpacking Materials Under Enforcement In Europe
The Commission of the European Communities has adopted emergency measures requiring the treatment and marking of all new and used coniferous (e.g. pine, spruce, fir) …
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 …