From the contact form on my website on December 9, 2016: We have a trailer with two Deck Engines w/ a 400 Gal. Diesel Tank that supply’s Fuel to both engines. Question 1. Do we have to Placard the on…
Q&A: Do I Describe the Inner Receptacle of a Combination Packaging on the Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods?
A question from an attendee of my Onsite Training (12.01.16): Hello Daniel,The question is: On the DGD is it proper to put the outer packaging in the Quantity and type of packaging column. (This is how we have been filling…
Top Ten Best Practices For Rail Shippers
If you ship hazardous materials by rail there are a lot of things you have to take into consideration in addition to the standard requirements of all HazMat shippers. These include: The requirements and limitations on the use of tank…
PHMSA Releases Mobile App for Online CFR
The Bullet: PHMSA has developed and released a mobile app to allow for access to the Hazardous Materials Regulations online. Who: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). What: It is a simplified version of…
Quick Take: Modal-Specific Training Requirements of the Hazardous Material Regulations
The requirement for initial and triennial training of HazMat Employees can be found within the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) at 49 CFR 172, subpart H. Requirements include: Provide initial training within ninety (90) days of employment as a HazMat Employee…
Proposed Revisions to USPS Mailing Standards for the Transport of Lithium Batteries
If you are a shipper lithium cells or batteries in commerce you are likely aware of the current regulations applicable to their transport in commerce: Transportation solely within the U.S. (domestic) by all modes (highway, rail, vessel, & air) subject…
Quick Take: Determination of Packing Group for a Class 8 Corrosive
Whether shipping a hazardous material or dangerous good by highway, air, rail or vessel; whether transported internationally or within the U.S.; the shipper of a hazardous material is responsible for its classification. This includes – among other things – determining…
Q&A: Lab Packs and Satellite Accumulation Areas for Hazardous Waste
(12.12.16) From a customer who had just completed one of my RCRA Training Webinars: Hi Daniel, Thanks for the training today. I am working on completing the evaluation and will get that to you soon. I have a couple of…
Quick Take: Number of Regulatory Requirements by Generator Status
If you generate a hazardous waste you are subject to the hazardous waste generator regulations of the USEPA – and your state – for its cradle-to-grave management. Your regulatory responsibilities are relative to the amount of hazardous waste you generate;…
TCEQ Pollution Prevention Waste Management Workshop – Registration Now Open!
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) requires Pollution Prevention plans for the following facilities in Texas: Large Quantity Generator of hazardous waste. Small Quantity Generator of hazardous waste. Facility that submits the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Form R Report.…