This list, compiled by the Compliance Branch of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, shows in descending order the ten violations found most frequently at Indiana facilities in calendar year 1989. (Old, I know, but I think it represents the…
(July 22, 2015) I received an email from someone who had read an earlier blog article on Packaging Wet Batteries for Transportation: Is there a certain height maximum that wet batteries (UN2794) can be loaded for highway transportation? I believe…
Be sure to check out what’s new from the US Environmental Protection Agency (proposed new rules for hazardous waste generators, this is big!), Federal Aviation Administration (preparation for the big ICAO conference), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (changes to the…
The proper use of HazMat labels on a package of a hazardous material offered for transportation will rely largely on compliance with two sections of the USDOT/PHMSA Hazardous Material Regulations in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations: §172.406 Placement…
On its website the US Government Printing Office makes a wealth of Federal publications available for review and download; one of these is the Federal Register. Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the…
The transportation by air of hazardous materials – dangerous goods in the parlance of most of the international community – will likely require compliance with the Dangerous Goods Regulations of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The term “Shipper” is…
If you ship HazMat/dangerous goods by air, you are likely familiar – or should be – with the Dangerous Goods Regulations of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Though not officially recognized by PHMSA/USDOT, its basis on the International Civil Aviation…
Here’s an email I received through the CONTACT ME page of my website on May 22nd (a Friday afternoon!): How long must we retain shipping papers for non regulated material such as dry bulk cement? A good question. Requiring a…
May 21, 2015. From the CONTACT ME page of MY WEBSITE: Would a 10 cc syringe filled with 65% Oxygen/35% Carbon Dioxide at Atmospheric pressure be categorized as a hazardous material from a DOT perspective? I was out of the…
See below for a brief summary of announcements in the Federal Register by the US EPA on the subject of Hazardous Waste and the Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA),…
