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Chemical Relocation and Laboratory Moves!

Chemical Relocation or Upgrading the Facility? Has your business or school location become outdated, too small, or expanding creating the need for a change in venue? Do you have chemicals to be packaged and transported to a new location or off site for storage during renovations? There is often hazardous waste found during a chemical relocation or renovation.

Transporting Hazardous Materials, Are You Qualified?

In day-to-day life, a person may have the opportunity to be transporting hazardous materials in their personal vehicle. This is okay only if it is household chemicals and not for commerce. There are special rules and regulations that need to be followed in order to ship in commerce.

Shipping Dangerous Goods By Air

Shipping hazardous materials and wastes come with their own sets of regulations that must be strictly adhered to, or your facility can risk many fines. In our blog, Top 7 Reasons Your Hazardous Waste Management is Out of Compliance, we discuss the many regulations that go into ground shipments.

7 Reasons To Go With A Hazardous Waste Management Pro

From a business standpoint, facilities are always looking for ways to cut costs. You may think, “if we got licensed we could transport hazardous materials ourselves and save on costs.” This leads to questions we often receive from hazardous waste generators, “What’s the big deal?” or “Why can’t anyone become licensed and transport wastes themselves?”.

FedEx Dangerous Goods (DG) Shipping- We Can Help

Got a unique solution or monolithic substance that is no longer virgin grade? Maybe you have a tote/drum of a material that has started to drip on a pallet of your storage room? Did you conduct a frequent survey of your storage rooms only to find the person responsible for a chemical is no longer employed? These factors make identification of a sample chemical a legal requirement.

DOT, CDL and Hazardous Materials Compliance

Commercial drivers that transport hazardous materials must do so in accordance with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations from the hazardous materials compliance handbook. The license they then hold is called a Commercial Drivers License (CDL). The level of CDL (A, B, or C) will determine the gross weight of the transporting vehicle.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: The High Hazard Enforcer of DOT

Most government bureaucracies start off with the benefit of the public’s safety in mind. Over time, they grow because concern for the public’s safety only grows, it never diminishes. The Department of Transportation (DOT) oversees the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).