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The Bureau of Dangerous Goods is a Hazmat service company. They provide
solutions for the safe transportation of dangerous goods and hazardous material,
utilizing state of the art tools and services, such as Hazmat Software, Hazmat
Training and Hazmat Packaging in accordance with IATA, ICAO, IMDGR and 49CFR
regulations. They can help guide you through the regulations to produce the
shippers declaration form, packaging requirements and emergency response
information. www.bureaudg.com
Their other division, DG Supplies, offers Hazmat packaging solutions, such as,
UN certified fiberboard 4G and 4GV box shippers. They also have glass inner
packaging, infectious & diagnostic packaging, plus plastic and steel UN
certified drums and pails. Some of the supplies Dangerous Goods Supply carries
include: bottle-in-can Shippers, non-vermiculite shippers, plastic bottles and
caps, pails and drums, absorbents and spill kits as well as general shipping
Supplies. You can get from them labels, placard, and all necessary handling labels
for hazmat materials. www.dgsupplies.com
Shipping
Solutions--If you need help completing your export forms for Hazmat shipping, see Shipping
Solutions website. For about $500 they will help you quickly produce a dozen
standard export forms, file your Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED)
electronically through the Automated Export System (AES), and monitor all your
shipping expenses. Shipping Solutions can help you complete and obtain all of
the following forms and regulations: Air Waybill, Automated Export System (AES),
Bank Draft/Transmittal Letter, Canada Customs Invoice, Caribbean Commercial
Invoice (CARICOM), Certificate of Origin, Commercial Invoice Dock Receipt FAA
Security Endorsement, IATA Dangerous Goods Declaration, IMDG Dangerous Goods
Declaration, IMO Dangerous Goods Declaration, Inland Bill of Lading, Master
Waybill, NAFTA Certificate of Origin, Non-Dangerous Goods Declaration, Ocean
Bill of Lading, Packing List, Proforma Invoice, Shipper's Export Declaration (SED),
Shipper's Letter of Instruction (SLI) and correct Shipping Labels. You can
download or request a free demo version of their software.
www.shipsolutions.com
CARGO Pak may be a
good resource for you. They specialize in hazmat packaging that conform to
domestic and international regulations. Their packaging supplies include
infectious and diagnostic shippers, drums and pails, liners, molded insulated
containers, emergency spill kits, refrigerants, and many more.
They can help keep your compliance team up to date on latest regulations. They
offer an assortment of up to date guide books and CD-ROM's to help keep your
teams informed of any changes in regulations and other reference material. Their
website can also connect you to other links to help educate you in all areas of
hazmat regulations in the United States and internationally. www.cargopak.com
Inmark, Inc. is another possible source for hazardous materials packaging.
Located in Austell, GA they have a large variety of bottles, jugs, vials, and
drums. 2.5 gallon containers that require no vermiculite are available along
with other sizes of plastic bottles. Glass pint bottles and gallon containers
that are certified for packing groups II and III are available with no absorbent
material needed. Many sizes of wide neck kegs for packaging group I, II, and III
are available. Drums (metal and poly) and pails (bioharzard lifelatch, openhead
pails and lids, and tighthead pails) are just a few hazardous material packaging
supplies you may need that are available thru Inmark. www.inmarkinc.com
PackagingPrice calls itself "The Online Packaging Price
Leader". If your needs are simple and not too elaborate, they're confident you'll find them to be a faster, simpler and more intuitive approach to buying packaging supplies than other on-line or more traditional packaging sales channels. Easy access and a simple ordering process were two crucial elements to online customer satisfaction. Product cost is where you will find them to be an industry leader. PackagingPrice invites you to compare them with catalog and other online packaging suppliers; they are confident that you will find them to be your most cost effective supplier.
They call a large selection of corrugated boxes, corrugated mailers, cushioned & rigid mailers, tape, stretch & shrink
film, cellulose wadding, Total Foam, Foam-In-Place, Instapak Quick Foam, Foam Corners & Edge Protectors, Poly
Sheeting, Bags On A Roll, Pallet Covers, Anti-Static Poly Tubing, Static Shielding
packaging, ZipLock, Flat & Gusseted. Bag Tape & Tapers, PackagingPrice carries a huge assortment of
corrugated shipping boxes, including HazMat Hazardous Shipping Containers.
www.PackagingPrice.com
The Environmental Resource Center offers online sales of handbooks, caps, and
offers consulting services and holds classes throughout the USA. Environmental
consulting services are offered in the areas of hazardous waste management,
toxic substances, impact assessment, and compliance auditing. Their safety
consulting services include audits and the development of plant-specific
compliance programs. Environmental Resource Center consulting services cover the
following areas:
Environmental compliance audits, Environmental site assessments, Corporate
environmental policy programs, Federal, state and local permitting, Hazardous
waste management plans, Waste minimization plans, Compliance and contingency
plans, including Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) plans,
Emergency response plans, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP), Hazard
communication plans, Spill response plans, Integrated contingency Plans,
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (TSDF) and Part B permits, Materials
Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) development, SARA Title III compliance, including Tier
I reports & Tier II reports, Toxic chemical release inventory (Form R)
reports, Hazardous waste delisting petitions, Standard operating procedures,
Plant-specific environmental calendars, and Hazmat databases www.ercweb.com
HazMat Storage
If you have a need for a chemical storage facility for hazardous materials, you
may find Lab Safety Supply, Inc. a resource that is useful. They store drum
pumps, containers, safety cans, drums, safety cabinets, and more. They have a
large variety of products including labware, first aid and health care
materials, spill cleanup products, janitorial, and safety equipment just to name
a few of the products that are available to you thru Lab Safety Supply. www.labsafety.com
HazMat Identifiers
Smart-Strip is not an intelligent dancing woman taking her clothes off ! HazMat
Smart Strips are $20 strips of vinyl and paper about the size of a baseball
card, that changes color when exposed to hazardous chemicals such as chlorine,
fluoride, various nerve agents, oxidizers, arsenic, sulfides and cyanide in
liquid or aerosol form. Rescue workers who arrive at the scene of an emergency
can use this inexpensive device to check for hazardous materials. Smart-Strips
are are used by the U.S. Coast Guard and many fire departments, including
Miami-Dade County, Fort Lauderdale, Houston and New York City. They are also
used at events where security is important such as the Daytona 500 race car
series, the U.S. Open and the G8 summit meeting. HazMat Smart-Strip instantly
identifies nerve, cyanide, hydrogen sulfide, arsenic, acids/caustics, fluoride,
oxidizers, and chlorine. It has a 12 hour operational timeframe and a 2 year
shelf life. You can order online at their website.
Smart-Strip also developed a smaller version, according to the military's
specifications, that sells for $5.99. Smart M-8 Nerve Agent Detector instantly
identifies nerve (V, G, H) agents with the latest technology. Iy includes clip
and peel and stick back. It meets Mil Spec. www.smart-strip.com
HazMat Education & Help
Hazmat Transportation Safety Information Yahoo ! Group is free to join
and is an ongoing discussion of HazMat issues. By joining you will be receiving
member's emails of questions, the member's answers, and general discussion about
HazMat issues. When you join The Hazmat101 List, you will be able to share your
knowledge and experience with others. To subscribe just send a blank email to
hazmat101-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
The homepage of the HazMat discussion group is www.hazmat101.com
Online Hazmat School provides online hazardous waste, hazardous materials
and industrial safety training. Their courses comply with OSHA, DOT and AHERA
training requirements for all states. The current courses available cover
Hazardous Waste Operations (Hazwoper), Hazwoper Refreshers, DOT Hazmat,
Industrial & Construction Safety, and Emergency Response. They can provide
OSHA and DOT compliance certificates and continuing education units (CEUs)
authorized by the International Association for Continuing Education and
Training . Hazmat School offers group registration rates, online student
tracking for Training Directors, and record keeping. You only need a standard
computer with Internet access, a Netscape 4.x or 6.2 or IE 4.0-6.0 browser, and
the free Acrobat pdf reader plug-in from Adobe. All Hazmat course materials are
included in the fee and you may save and print the contents for off-line study.
Some courses have Flash animations for extra clarity. www.hazmatschool.com
For definitions of environmental terms including Abbreviations & Acronyms,
see the EPA site :
www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms
In Canada, see the official Transport Dangerous Goods webpage. It is in both
English and French. The Transport Dangerous Goods Directorate is the focal point
for the national program to promote public safety during the transportation of
dangerous goods. The TDG Directorate serves as the major source of regulatory
development, information and guidance on dangerous goods transport for the
public, industry and government employees. www.tc.gc.ca/tdg/menu.htm
In the UK, you will want to see the The National Chemical Emergency Centre
website for
Clear, impartial advice for chemical health-and-safety compliance and for
emergencies. It provides a 24 hour national advice service to the public
emergency services on dealing with chemical incidents and is a central part of
the Chemical Industries Associations CHEMSAFE scheme. www.the-ncec.com
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