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Old 06-29-2008, 05:58 PM   #81 (permalink)
SteveInMD
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Default Re: Is a Poly Drum legal for fuel?

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Originally Posted by SPYDERLK
As a fulfillment of responsibility by the station owner ALL of them should be oriented to the job with some key facts. Among them is that HDPE [High Density Poly Ethylene] is what the plastic fuel containers are made of. Next is that the container material is embossed on the bottom. Even minimum wage can understand same same. Requiring that the general purpose HDPE drum be marked with its contents, as mentioned, would be good.
larry
Maybe it would be good, but for standard end users (not businesses) it's not a legal requirement.

States are limited in their ability to impose regulations that are more strict then the feds on this issue. The feds have the last say since hazardous materials transportation is a matter of interstate commerce.
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