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Jamie Todd

I found the training to be very informative. It helped clarify a few things for me when shipping a product.

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Ralph Giammarco

The training is complete, concise, easy to follow, and Dan’s style kept everyone engaged.

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Paul Ellis

Confusing subject made very understandable with the training.

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Morris Grubbs

You should not be shipping any HazMat without taking this class. With Daniel that is!

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Matthew Scott

“I really enjoyed the presentation! As an intern this is definitely something that I will be able to apply while moving forward in my career.”

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Video From IATA: What are the Dangerous Goods Regulations?

Video From IATA: What are the Dangerous Goods Regulations?

Here is a short video produced by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) that succinctly describes IATA and its Dangerous Goods Regulations for the transport of dangerous goods by air.

I couldn’t say it any better myself!

Contact me with any questions you may have about the transportation of hazardous materials by…

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Overview of the RCRA Permit Program in 40 CFR 270

Overview of the RCRA Permit Program in 40 CFR 270

Persons who are a generator, transporter, or Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (TSDF) for a hazardous waste  must notify the USEPA of their activity within 90 days of becoming subject to the regulations and receive a RCRA permit within 6 months of that date.  A regulated facility may not generate, transport, treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste without a RCRA Permit.

The USEPA…

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Section 14 of the Safety Data Sheet - Can it help your HazMat classification?

Section 14 of the Safety Data Sheet – Can it help your HazMat classification?

Many times when classifying a hazardous material for transportation a shipper may rely upon Section 14 of the Safety Data Sheet (SDS), (formerly the Material Safety Data Sheet  or MSDS), for classification information.  After all, it’s entitled “Transport Information” and frequently contains classification information pertaining to all transportation regulatory agencies:

The Pipeline and…

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FAQs: Is it OK to identify an article or substance as a hazardous material when it is not?

FAQs: Is it OK to identify an article or substance as a hazardous material when it is not?

Common Scenario:

This had better be a Class 8 Corrosive!

ompany A has a product X they wish to ship.  Product X does not meet the definition of a hazardous material but for various reasons (e.g. Company B ships a similar product and they classify it as HazMat, product X looks like it may be a HazMat, customer of Company A thinks product X is HazMat, Company A prefers to play it safe and ship…

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Articles or Substances that do not Require a Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods

Articles or Substances that do not Require a Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods

The Dangerous Goods Regulations of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) are recognized by most of the world’s airlines as the standard for the transportation of dangerous goods by air.  In practice, anyone offering a dangerous good for transport by air must comply with the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations as it will be required by the operator (aka: the air carrier) as a condition…

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Q&A: Stool Samples in Ethanol

Q&A: Stool Samples in Ethanol

Most of the questions I receive come from industry.  A few from government.  And a few like this one on July 28, 2016:

Hi Daniel,

I am working on a small study and we will be collecting stool samples from subjects. Subjects will receive directly at their home  the  kit which includes  a small tube pre-filled with 5mL of ethanol. They will be asked to add sample to the pre-filled tube, put it back…

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Q&A: Transport of Used Medical Devices

Q&A: Transport of Used Medical Devices

People find me in google searches – it happens! – and when they do they fire away with questions.  Like this one August 5, 2016:

I saw your web page and the invite to contact you with questions about the transportation of hazardous materials. My questions involve the shipping of used medical devices.

Example 1. A used biopsy sampling gun from a hospital being returned to the manufacturer for…

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Q&A: How do I Ship Hazardous Waste Generated by Homeowners?

Q&A: How do I Ship Hazardous Waste Generated by Homeowners?

Here is a question I received almost a year ago on December 17, 2015 from a person who found me while searching the internet for an answer to his questions:

Daniel, hope this finds you well.  Could you give me your opinion on waste disposal companies using ORM-D for Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) shipping names (e.g. flammable paint, cleaners that may have low or high pH and others that may fit…

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The Classification of Alcohol Wipes

The Classification of Alcohol Wipes

In the front office, break room, shop floor, and the back of the glove compartment in your car, you’re sure to find those neat individual packets of alcohol wipes. Small towelettes soaked in alcohol – usually isopropanol or ethanol – they’re handy to have around for small clean-ups. But how are they transported? The purpose of this article is to provide guidance in the classification of alcohol…

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The Regulations of the e-Manifest System

The Regulations of the e-Manifest System

The e-Manifest System is designed and almost entirely – not quite, still waiting on another piece of legislation and regulation that will determine how to pay for it – created by EPA to replace the current paper-b0und system.  It’s run into a few snags, missed a few deadlines, and is currently scheduled for implementation in Spring of 2018.  But honestly, given the recent presidential election,…

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Q&A: Hazardous Waste Determination for Lab Waste

Q&A: Hazardous Waste Determination for Lab Waste

A question from a former customer of mine on June 14, 2016:

Hello again Dan,

I’m sorry to bother you with another question but I’m having trouble deciphering this information.  I’m looking to do some lab tests.  I was first reviewing the SDS for the reagents involved and two include hazardous waste disposal.

The  Peroxydisulfuric Acid, Dipotassium Salt in the Metals Prep set Reagent B  and…

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Q&A: How do I Determine If I Have a Class 8 Corrosive per USDOT/PHMSA Regulations?

Q&A: How do I Determine If I Have a Class 8 Corrosive per USDOT/PHMSA Regulations?

This conversation started with a phone call in late May 2016:

In sum, a business was trying to determine the information necessary in order to classify a substance as a Class 8 Corrosive for transportation in commerce.  He had been told that the classification is based on the pH of the substance.  I told him that I was almost certain that pH was not a factor in this classification but instead was…

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