Within the US-DOT Performance Oriented Packaging Specifications, container manufacturers are required to issue container closure instructions to their customers. These instructions often require that containers …
Cruise Line Fined For Dumping Toxics
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. agreed to pay an $18-million criminal fine for routinely dumping waste oil from its fleet of cruise ships in US harbors …
Don‘t Toss Those Fluorescent Light Bulbs!
Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, non-functioning fluorescent light bulbs are classified as hazardous waste due to their mercury content. Effective in January 2000, …
Van Leer‘s Hardman Claims Thickness Does Matter!
In the July 1999 issue of Hazardous Cargo Bulletin ("Accidents waiting to happen!"), Ken Hardman of Van Leer states that there is a lack of …
Overpack Definition For Aircraft Oxidizers
The US DOT has published the Final Rule on "HM-224A — Chemical Oxidizers & Compressed Oxygen Aboard Aircraft" in the Federal Register, August 19, 1999. …
Airborne Has Haz-mat Leaks That Results In Customer Fines
Two customers of Airborne Express recently had to pay FAA fines as a result of improperly shipping hazardous goods. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been fined …