"LET US TAKE YOU THERE"

“LET US TAKE YOU THERE”

Several years ago I attended a conference at a luxury hotel that had a complicated layout. On my first day I was unable to find the lecture room, and I asked a hotel employee for directions. He offered “to take me there.” The following day, again, I could not find the meeting room and again, I asked another employee for directions. She, too, offered to “take me there.” I realized that their kind offer was also the result of customer service training and when I returned to Chicago, shared my experience with the Skolnik staff. As a result, it’s our pleasure to help you navigate the many regulations that govern the products that we sell. We can’t tell you which steel drum to use, but we can show you where to go to find your classification answers. If you have special requirements or seek unusual options, our Engineering and Sales staff has a huge knowledgebase of available products and services. As for on-line support, our web site (www.skolnik.com) is the most highly used steel drum resource in the industry. Whether it’s our web site, design options or regulatory questions, “let us take you there” to find the right answers. (Howard Skolnik)

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UN-SYMBOL FONT STILL UNCLEAR

UN-SYMBOL FONT STILL UNCLEAR

For more the 5 years, questions relating to the font requirements of the UN symbol, marked on hazmat packagings, continues to elude shippers. As early as 2002, a Department of Energy laboratory noted that in CFR 178.503(e)(1), the illustrated mark indicated that a lower case (Helvetica?) “u” and “n” is used, stacked vertically. Since there is no actual description of the font requirement, DOT has made several interpretations noting that per 178.503(a)(1) and 178.503(a)(10), for a bottom embossed marking on a steel drum greater then 100 liters (26 US gallons), the upper case “UN” can be used in place of the symbol, but not in the symbol. On the other hand, per 178.503(a)(1), the durable side mark must be the UN symbol as noted in 178.503(e)(1) with no upper case option. If you are asking yourself why DOT believes this to be critical, the design of the UN symbol is distinctive and allows it to be read the same regardless of the orientation (upside down or right side up). Of course, though the symbol can be read in both orientations, the remaining marking sequence is only required to have one readable orientation. You can read more about the marking requirements at: http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=7af91f46f1589effce2e2246c022c87a&rgn=div8&view=text&node=49:2.1.1.3.13.9.39.3&idno=49 . (Howard Skolnik)

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TIME YOUR WINE BARRELS RIGHT FOR HARVEST

TIME YOUR WINE BARRELS RIGHT FOR HARVEST

The wine harvest is almost here and if your harvest is scheduled to begin at the end of July, now is the best time to order the wine barrels that you will be using for processing. Normally, our lead-time for all sizes of these barrels is approximately 7 to 10 working days plus you should allow about 3 to 5 days for domestic shipping time. Of course, overseas shipments depend on the transport option. Another reason to get your orders in soon is that we are anticipating a stainless steel price increase within the next 2 months. Your price is locked when your order is confirmed. From 5 to 55 US Gallon capacities, our stainless steel wine barrels continue to resolve problems associated with conventional oak barrel processing. (Jason Snow)

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