Scratch the moderating weather I talked about last week—the nation continues in the grip of unseasonal winter weather. Is your company still on guard for slips and falls on ice and snow? Hopefully it will all be over soon, but don’t forget to protect those employees from the winter that won’t go home! Here’s the…
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Want more large-format lithium battery packaging options? We’ve got good news.
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Gear Up for Change: The 2024 ERG Arrives in May
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With the growing proliferation of lithium batteries, here’s how we’ve got safe shipping covered
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Faster than coffee: Automating hazmat shipping with DGIS software
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Why lithium battery shippers must examine insurance costs and coverage
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CHEMTREC and Labelmaster team up for one reason: safety.
Last month, Labelmaster and CHEMTREC announced a new partnership that makes Labelmaster the exclusive label manufacturer and distributor for CHEMTREC. Now, all Dangerous Goods labels printed with CHEMTREC information will come from Labelmaster. But this partnership isn’t really about labels. It’s about safety. CHEMTREC chief executive John Modine explains, “Having Labelmaster as our exclusive label…
DG Digest: The TSA is updating penalties for cargo screeners & IATA issues guidance on ‘label border’ issue
April is here and along with moderating weather brings with it a few new items for our blog, although in general regulatory activity remains limited. Here are the latest relevant releases: DOL/OSHA OSHA and the Department of Labor are planning a renewed ICR dealing with their Respiratory Protection Standard. This set of regulations sets the…
Industrial Pack 2018 preview: a new chance to discover Obexion
Next week, vendors and buyers from every segment of the packaging industry will meet up at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta for the first annual Industrial Pack 2018. Of course, Labelmaster will be there! The organizers of Industrial Pack describe it as “North America’s FIRST and ONLY free-to-attend trade event dedicated to … bring…
11 questions every e-commerce device maker must ask about lithium batteries
Say you’ve invented a robot that doesn’t just vacuum floors, but cleans all the grime off your showers, sinks and toilets, too. (Let’s call it the “Bathroomba.”) If an informal poll here at Labelmaster is any indication, your brainchild will command a premium price and sell a million units by next Wednesday. There’s only one…
DG Digest: FRA & PHMSA seek info on fully-automated transport systems
Spring has arrived—I hope it is starting to bloom in your hometown! Remember to be careful when getting those outdoor spaces back into service after their winter shutdown. It’s easy to injure muscles that may not have seen much use since last October! Regulatory activity this last week focused on the US government’s efforts to…
DG Digest: Will the EPA ease burden on small waste generators by adding aerosol cans to Universal Waste Program?
The last full week of winter featured St. Patrick’s Day, always a busy event in most American municipalities. Hopefully everyone had a nice time, practiced safely! The end of winter found regulatory activity continuing its relatively slow pace, though things were a little busier than has been the recent case, and EPA published a proposal…
As blockchain gets bigger, will hazmat transport get linked up?
Almost a year ago, we asked why no one was talking about blockchain in hazmat shipping. As far as we know, we’re still the only ones asking. There have been no significant developments in the application of blockchain technology to Dangerous Goods transport. Yet, as blockchain continues to grow more important to worldwide logistics, it…
What do hazardous waste labels say about your DG partner?
In the world of Dangerous Goods transport, a few millimeters can send otherwise calm logistics professionals scrambling for that extra bottle of Tums. That’s what happened in January 2017, when an update to the 49 CFR (section 172.301, for you regulation geeks) went into effect mandating that, for all hazmat or hazardous waste packages larger…
DG Digest: FRA has a new admin and EPA announces new 5-part Haz Waste Manifest
March roars in like a lion and minces out like a lamb—so the old chestnut goes. In regulatory terms, however, March seems lamb-like from the get-go, continuing the recent trend of minimal activity. A revised hazardous waste manifest form livens things up a bit, however, if you are a CERCLA waste generator. Here’s all the…
