The Bullet: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $120,000 civil penalty against UPS, Inc., of Atlanta, GA, for allegedly violating the Hazardous Materials Regulations. The FAA alleges that UPS, performing a shipper function, knowingly offered

From a USEPA guidance document (EPA OSWER Directive 9523.00-10), the following are examples of items that can be considered for inclusion in a typical tank inspection checklist or record: Appropriate tank and piping labeling / marking. Leaks from tanks, pumps,

Introduction: In my experience most shippers of a hazardous material (HazMat) will use a packaging only once. After that initial use the packaging is either disposed of, recycled, or sent for reconditioning. All of these options are subject to USEPA,

The Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) of the USDOT/PHMSA require most packagings used for the transport in commerce of a hazardous material (HazMat) to meet a DOT specification or a UN standard.  Some HazMat are subject to a packaging exception and

The Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) of USDOT/PHMSA require certain packagings (mostly single and composite packagings intended for the transport of liquid hazardous materials) to undergo a leakproofness test prior to use or reuse. The requirements for the leakproofness test are

A question from a recent customer (June 06, 2018): Daniel, Hope this finds you well. I am the warehouse manager at <<Company>>. I was wondering if you can clear something up for us. When placarding trucks if we have multiple

Sent May 05, 2018, all in uppercase so I knew he was serious. TUESDAY I HAVE TO PICK UP 9,000 LBS OF CLASS 8 MATERIALS IN 200 BOXES ON 10 PALLETS PLUS 50 BAGS ON 2 PALLETS AT 1500 LBS

This e-mail was sent from a contact form on Daniels Training Services (https://danielstraining.com) on December 05, 2019 Hello, I am trying to name a chemical for transport. It has a flashpoint of 81 C. It is not a US DOT

The Bullet: Electro-Plating Services Inc. (EPS), located in Madison Heights, Michigan, was sentenced in federal court in Detroit on November 6, 2019 to five years of probation, and was ordered to pay restitution of $1,449,963.94 joint and several with Gary

Date: May 10, 2018 Subject: Corrosive example for placarding on the website Message Body: UN 3264, Waste Corrosive Liquid, Acidic, Inorganic, n.o.s  (Hydrochloric Acid, Hydrogen Peroxide), 8, II – 6 x 55 gallon drums @ 600 lb/drum = 3,600 lbs