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Back in the day the international standard for classifying a marine pollutant was the one percent, 10 percent rule. There were / are two types of marine pollutants; A severe marine pollutant and … read more

The Department of Transportation calls them civil penalties. We call them fines. The end result is the same. They hurt.In 2013, hundreds of violations totaling more than 1.8 million dollars in fines … read more

What is the Global Harmonization System? From this point forward called GHS, where did it come from? And what does it have to do with transportation?I’m afraid I have to go deep here to provide a … read more

Here in America, the transportation of Hazardous Materials are governed by Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, commonly referred to as, 49CFR. This is our American law to which we must comply.4 … read more

Exceptions to the Rules – Do you know what they are? And how to use them? Consumer Commodity, ORM-D, Limited Quantity, (LTD QTY), Excepted Quantity, Small Quantity Exception, Deminimis, and M … read more