Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019 – What You Need to Know
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, including Section 901 entitled the “Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019,” was signed into law in 2021 with an upcoming expected implementation date in Q3 of 2023. The Act required the Consumer Product Safety Commission to implement a final rule requiring flame mitigation…
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C.L. Smith was thrilled to have our very own Director of Operations for HAZPlus, Patrick Edwards be a guest speaker at the St. Louis Paint and Coating Society’s technical dinner yesterday. Pat did a great job presenting on various topics, such as packaging requirements, hazardous material types, package design & testing and…
READ MOREPHMSA Final Rule HM-215P
On July 26, 2022, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published the final ruling on Hazardous Materials: Harmonization with International Standards rulemaking, HM-215P. This memo provides a high-level overview of the changes. Also published was an article related to the PHMSA Final Rule HM-215P which can be found…
READ MOREShipping Lithium-Ion Battery Updates
Did you know there is a change coming for battery shipping? Check out the details below regarding shipping lithium-ion battery updates. As of April 1, 2022, lithium-ion and lithium metal batteries or cells shipped separately will no longer be accepted for air transportation when prepared under Section II of the relevant IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) Packing Instruction. This…
READ MORESt. Louis Paint & Coatings Society Guest Speaker
C.L. Smith is pleased to announce that we are the guest speaker at the St. Louis Paint & Coatings Society Technical Dinner this month. This presentation rises to the level of a CE credit for Environmental Sciences for those in attendance. Presenting on behalf of CLS is Patrick Edwards, the…
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