The General Requirements for Packagings and Packages at 49 CFR 173.24(c) of the PHMSA/USDOT Hazardous Material Regulations (HMR) require the shipper of a hazardous material to use only a packaging that is authorized for its use.  What’s known as “authorized

This is another article in a series regarding the 2015 Definition of Solid Waste Rule (2015 DSW) and its affect on the regulations of the USEPA, and state agenices.  The primary goal of the 2015 DSW was to improve the

All hazardous materials subject to the regulations of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) within the USDOT must be classified as one or more of the nine hazard classes - or a division of a hazard class - identified

Remember back in grade school when they told us that every other country in the world used the metric system and that America would be left behind if we didn't change, pronto? https://youtu.be/JUXutV6Vk6k Well, they were half right.  I still

December 8, 2015, not a customer but someone who needed help: We are in the state of ########.  We will be hauling asbestos for a company, does my drivers need hazmat on their cdl’s? I have read many conflicting items

A question from a customer of mine after I had provided them with training: Hi Daniel.  I just need clarification from what you had told us regarding reclassifying our product from Flammable to Combustible.  Do we need to change the

A question posted to a Yahoo! Group back in November 2015: Comparing notes. For shipments in the U.S. For shipments of hazardous materials that require placards of truck load of non-bulk packages, you are allowed to use the Dangerous placard in

The generator of a hazardous waste is responsible for the accurate - and legible - completion of the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest. This is true even if your hazardous waste transporter or Treatment Storage or Disposal Facility (TSDF) provides you

The generator of a hazardous waste has a cradle-to-grave responsibility for its management. This responsibility, as the term implies, extends through the hazardous waste’s off-site transportation to its final disposal. This responsibility makes it imperative for the generator to choose

Another month and another raft of regulatory agency publications in the Federal Register.  As an EHS Professional you may find it too much to stay on top of all these changes in the regulations.  That’s the reason for my monthly