PHMSA Publishes HM-215P September 6, 2022

On July 26, 2022, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published their harmonization amendment HM-215P [Docket No. PHSMA-2019-0030…

Shipping Laptops to Australia January 9, 2022

This post was originally published in January 2018 and has been updated in January 2022 for accuracy. Shipping Laptops Means…

Lithium Batteries, IATA, Regulations, Dangerous Goods, Shipping, HazMat, Safety, Hazardous Materials

Outdated Checklists August 4, 2021

See if this makes sense to you.   A shipment was prepared that has a lithium metal battery inside a piece…

Looking ahead to IATA 2021 September 9, 2020

It’s that time of year, and I am not talking about enjoying your favorite pumpkin spice latte! The IATA Dangerous…

Eureka Moment with Batteries July 25, 2019

Every year when teaching the concept of density to high schoolers, I would use the story of Archimedes and the…