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FAA Proposed Fines for Hazardous Material Violations
Article Summary The FAA has proposed civil penalties exceeding $50,000 against individuals and companies for offering lithium batteries in checked baggage for air transport, and this article uses a real case to illustrate just how costly that mistake can be — a company attempting to move 142 lithium metal batteries via checked baggage on a…
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Company Decision Makers Often Underestimate the Value of Investing in Safety and Compliance
Hazmat Safety Consulting Can Assist to Enhance Safety, Ease Compliance Challenges and Reduce Supply Chain Disruption Article Summary Written by Bob Richard, President of Hazmat Safety Consulting, as the first post launching the HazMat Safety Consulting blog series, this article takes on a common misconception among corporate leaders: that safety and compliance investments are pure…
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Aerosols: Why Further Regulatory Harmonization Is Needed
Article Summary Written by Bob Richard, this article examines a persistent mismatch between how the U.S. and international regulators define and regulate aerosols — and the compliance burden that mismatch creates for shippers. The U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) define an aerosol as a “non-refillable receptacle containing a gas compressed, liquefied or dissolved under pressure”…
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30% State of Charge
Limits the volume of flammable gases emitted by lithium ion cells propagated in a thermal runaway. • Results in a less energetic thermal runaway event if one should occur. • Reduces the likelihood of thermal propagation from cell to cell. • Harmonization facilitates international trade by minimizing the burden of complying with multiple or inconsistent…
