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PHMSA HazMat Transportation Regulations

Q&A: What are the specifications for HazMat package orientation arrows?

Daniel Stoehr
March 19, 2019
Q&A: What are the specifications for HazMat package orientation arrows?

A question during the summer of 2018 (07.24.18): Daniel, I am emailing you in reference to your article from 2015 on Package Orientation Arrows on HazMat Packaging: https://danielstraining.com/package-orientation-arrows-on-hazmat-packaging/ Is there any instructions on the requirements for these arrows/labels? Meaning does this…

RCRA Hazardous Waste Regulations

The Hazardous Waste Determination Under the Generator Improvements Rule

Daniel Stoehr
March 16, 2019
The Hazardous Waste Determination Under the Generator Improvements Rule

A generator of hazardous waste must conduct a hazardous waste determination for all solid waste it generates.  This requirement is codified in federal regulations at 40 CFR 262.11.  A solid waste is defined and explained at 40 CFR 261.2, but…

RCRA Hazardous Waste Regulations

Comparison of Changes to the Hazardous Waste Determination Regulations Made by the Generator Improvements Rule

Daniel Stoehr
March 16, 2019

In another article I review in detail the federal USEPA regulations of 40 CFR 262.11 and its requirements to conduct a hazardous waste determination as those regulations were changed by the Generator Improvements Rule.  Read:  The Hazardous Waste Determination Under…

PHMSA HazMat Transportation Regulations

Q&A: Does the De Minimis exception apply to Division 6.1, Packing Group I Poisonous Materials?

Daniel Stoehr
March 13, 2019

Sometimes the questions I receive challenge me to re-visit older articles and dig deeper into the regulations.  Like this one from November 23 of 2017: Dear Mr. Stoehr, I saw the piece you wrote on applicability of  “De Minimis quantities”…

Other Regulations

Q&A: When does a spill or leak become ‘reportable’?

Daniel Stoehr
March 13, 2019

An interesting aspect of a business like mine is its international application.  This question came from a university professor in South America. Hi Daniel. In a group of Hazardous Materials from emergency services a friend ask this: “Seeking some guidance…

International Air Transportation Association (IATA), International Transportation of Dangerous Goods

Q&A: Do the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations allow for the display of “MISCELLANEOUS” on the Class 9 label?

Daniel Stoehr
February 20, 2019

A question from half a world away on November 11, 2017: Hi Daniels Training Services I’m <<Name>> from Vietnam. My company has used DG hazard label – class 9 Miscellaneous with word (there is word “Miscellaneous”) shipment of battery UN3480,…