Pursuant to 49 CFR 172, Subpart C, the shipper of a hazardous material (HazMat) is required to prepare a shipping paper that – unless specifically excepted by the Hazardous Material Regulations – includes the following information: The HazMat’s basic description…
Chapter 5.4 of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (2012 Edition) indicates the requirements of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the description of a dangerous good on a shipping paper (referred to in the IMDG Code as a dangerous goods…
The regulations of the the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) apply generally to any hazardous waste generated, transported, treated, stored, or disposed of within the US. But what of a hazardous waste generated in waters off the coast of…