By Andy Altemos, Senior Technical Advisor    September, 2007

Closing of Hazardous Materials Packages

Sections 173.22 and 178.2;
letter dated July 8 2007,
to Ms. Randylynn Bourassa,
Dupont Automotive Systems

To put this DOT letter in context, it is noted that in the question posed to DOT the questioner advised that removable (open) head drums are received from the drum manufacturer, but are filled with liquids by removing only the “small bung” in the top head of the drum. As stated in the letter, the question was asked whether it is necessary to remove the top heads from the drum, which are “installed and torqued by the manufacturer”, and to reclose them in accordance with the manufacturer’s closure notification provided with the drums.

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