The EPA – and most states with an authorized hazardous waste program – identify two types of hazardous waste: Listed: Hazardous waste from non-specific sources (F-codes). Hazardous waste from specific sources (K-codes). Discarded commercial chemical products, off-specification species, container residues,…
Authorized Packaging for HazMat and a PHMSA Video of Cargo Tank Explosion
The Hazardous Material Regulations of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA, an administration within the US DOT), require all hazardous materials to be transported in authorized packaging (49 CFR 173.24(c)). Authorized packaging can be determined in only one…
Use of Package Orientation Arrows in the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations
The 57th Edition of the Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) specifies the requirements for, and exclusions from use of, package orientation arrows on certain packages of dangerous goods when transported by air. The IATA…
Q&A: Placement of HazMat Labels and Markings on a Package
QUESTION FROM A HAZMAT EMPLOYER (NOT A CUSTOMER OF MINE, YET!) IN LATE OCTOBER 2015 VIA TELEPHONE (I DON’T RECORD MY TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS SO THIS IS JUST MY BEST RECOLLECTION): Is it OK for HazMat labels and markings to appear…
Go Glow Placards to Comply with 49 CFR 172.516 – Visibility and Display of Placards
The Hazardous Material Regulations at 49 CFR 172.516 require the following for the display of placards. On a motor vehicle or rail car a placard must be clearly visible from the direction it faces, except from the direction of another rail cargo…
What’s up? What’s new? What’s coming? January 2016 – Rules & Regulations, Proposed Rules, and Notices Regarding the Management of Hazardous Waste and the Transportation of Hazardous Materials
January 1, 2016 through January 31, 2016 USEPA – US Environmental Protection Agency: Publications not related to the management of hazardous waste, solid waste, universal waste, or used oil are not included here. Rules and Regulations: Arkansas: Final Authorization of…
One-Time Waste Shipment Program in Texas
The regulations of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) divide Texas waste generators into two categories: industrial and non-industrial. TCEQ regulates the hazardous waste generated by both industrial and non-industrial facilities and the non-hazardous waste generated by an industrial…
Q&A: Segregation of Limited Quantities
A question from a customer of my ONSITE TRAINING on October 15th, 2015: Hey Daniel, I just had a quick question regarding limited quantities. If I have 2 different hazmat items that normally could not be shipped together per the…
40 CFR 261.4(a)(23) The Generator-Controlled Exclusion
The 2015 Definition of Solid Waste Final Rule retained this conditional exclusion first created by the 2008 Definition of Solid Waste Rule. However, not satisfied with the level of environmental protection it provided EPA strengthened its provisions. In this presentation…
Q&A: Bulk Packaging for a Compressed Gas
Often I get questions from people who are not customers. Though perhaps they will be customers in the future. Hello I came across your website and found the content to be very informative. I do have 1 question about bulk…