#authorized packaging

Authorized Packaging for HazMat and a PHMSA Video of Cargo Tank Explosion

The Hazardous Material Regulations of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA, an administration within the US DOT), require all hazardous materials to be transported in authorized packaging (49 CFR 173.24(c)).  Authorized packaging can be determined in only one of two ways:

In columns 8A (packaging exceptions), 8B (non-bulk packaging), or 8C (bulk packaging) of the…

Authorized Packaging for HazMat and a PHMSA Video of Cargo Tank Explosion

The Hazardous Material Regulations of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA, an administration within the US DOT), require all hazardous materials to be transported in authorized packaging (49 CFR 173.24(c)).  Authorized packaging can be determined in only one of two ways:

In columns 8A (packaging exceptions), 8B (non-bulk packaging), or 8C (bulk packaging) of the…

UN Standards and DOT Specifications for HazMat Packagings

The Hazardous Material Regulations (HMR) of USDOT/PHMSA will always require the use of authorized packaging for the transportation in commerce of a hazardous material.  Specification packaging is usually – but not always – required for the transportation of those same hazardous materials.  “Not always” because the HMR contains various exceptions to full regulation that may except the HazMat from…