Re: and the Winners of DOT Packaging for Beers Contest are ......

[rsoinc@juno.com]

Pete,

Sorry to hear of your loss. Hope to see you at the finish line in Philly!
What are you real;ly up`to these days and what happened with the waste
setup and training? Philotech???

Dan Caulk, Retired

On Mon, 7 Dec 1998 14:48:41 -0600 (CST) "Peter Collopy"
<pcollopy@mjwcorp.com> writes:
>Sorry for the delay in posting the summary but my father after an 
>extended illness just passed away (he drank a lot of beer but I 
>think as any good Irishmen will tell you it kept him alive longer) 
>and I needed to take care of mom and other items.
>
>Pete C.
>
>pcollopy@mjwcorp.com
>MJW Corporation
>338 Harris Hill Road
>Suite 208
>Williamsville, NY 14221
>716-631-8291 x3120
>716-631-5631 (FAX)
>________________________________________________________________________
____
>
>There is no "certification" for DOT 7A packages.  The primary 
>requirements
>are:
>
>(1) The package meet the design requirements - 173.24, 173.410, 
>173.412.
>
>(2) The package must pass the specified tests - 173.461-466.
>
>(3) The package must be marked, "USA DOT 7A Type A" and "Radioactive
>Material", per 178.350.
>
>(4) "Each offerer of a Specification 7A package must maintain on file 
>for at
>least one year after the latest shipment, and shall provide to DOT on
>request, complete documentation of tests and an engineering evaluation 
>or
>comparative data showing that the construction methods, packaging 
>design,
>and materials
>of construction comply with that specification." per 173.415
>
>Item (4) is generally referred to as the "certification".  There are
>published test results available.  Data is available at the Hanford 
>Web
>site:
>
>http://www.hanford.gov/pss/t&p/dot7a/pdot7a.htm
>
>If your package meets the specs of a tested package, you can then use 
>the
>published data in lieu of performing your own tests.  Two things to 
>keep in
>mind:
>
>(1) The "package" includes both the packaging and the contents.  You 
>have to
>make sure that the contents tested are valid for your contents; eg., 
>if the
>package was tested with feathers, it may not pass if the contents are 
>lead
>shot. Packages tested with solids may not be valid for liquids.
>
>(2) The shipper is required to have all of the data on file, not just 
>a
>"certification" letter.  I've run into problems on this with vendors, 
>who
>will try to get me to accept just a letter stating that the package 
>passed
>all of the tests. This is NOT enough.
>
>
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