The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed civil penalties exceeding $50,000 for alleged Hazardous Materials Violations involving persons and companies that have offered lithium batteries in checked baggage when in fact it should have been shipped as cargo.  These... Read More

Americase was recently granted a special permit (DOT-SP 20798) that authorizes the transport of low production and prototype lithium batteries aboard cargo aircraft in specially designed thermally insulated packaging manufactured and distributed by Americase.  Low production or prototype batteries are... Read More

By Bob Richard, President Hazmat Safety Compliance This is a first in a series of blogs that I hope to publish on our new website. I am very excited to have undertaken the next adventure in my hazmat career by... Read More

10 Ways to Boost Your Safety Culture with an Employee App Published by Frank Wolf in Employee App, Safety Culture, Employee Safety The Importance of Safety Workplace safety is of vital importance: it increases the efficiency of ongoing operations, manages... Read More

By: Bob Richard With so much focus over the years on harmonizing dangerous goods regulations, one commodity that can definitely benefit from a focused review is aerosols. This is particularly a concern relative to U.S. regulations, where the definition for... Read More