From: ILPI Support <info**At_Symbol_Here**ILPI.COM>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Sodium Azide Incident on Listserve
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 12:57:25 -0400
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
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DOT penalties: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/107.329 

(a) A  person who knowingly violates a requirement of the  Federal hazardous material transportation law, an order issued thereunder, this subchapter, subchapter C of the chapter, or a  special permit or  approval issued under this subchapter applicable to the transportation of hazardous materials or the causing of them to be transported or shipped is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $78,376 for each violation, except the maximum civil penalty is $182,877 if the violation results in death, serious illness, or severe injury to any  person or substantial destruction of property. There is no minimum civil penalty, except for a minimum civil penalty of $471 for violations relating to training. When the violation is a continuing one, each day of the violation constitutes a separate offense.

The FAA has its own penalties. Some fairly recent ones:

FAA proposes $91,000 fine for Amazon over hazardous materials
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/314077-faa-proposes-91000-fine-for-amazon-over-hazardous-materials 

Amazon Is Fined Again For Shipping Hazardous Products
http://fortune.com/2016/06/22/amazon-fined-shipping-hazardous-products/ 

FAA Slaps Amazon With $350,000 Penalty for Shipping Violation
https://www.wsj.com/articles/faa-slaps-amazon-with-350-000-penalty-for-shipping-violation-1465847290 

FAA fines more shippers, FedEx for hazmat violations
https://www.americanshipper.com/Main/News/FAA_fines_more_shippers_FedEx_for_hazmat_violation_60398.aspx 

Amazon sellers discussion forum thread on this topic: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/t/how-to-report-shipping-violations/207011 

Rob Toreki

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On Oct 31, 2018, at 12:08 PM, Samuella Sigmann <sigmannsb**At_Symbol_Here**APPSTATE.EDU> wrote:

A fact that I pointed out to the USPI. :-)
S-

On 10/31/2018 11:18 AM, Jeffrey Lewin wrote:
Note that Sodium Azide is a "P" listed (highly toxic) waste...under our SQG license, we can only accumulate of 1 kg (total) P waste at any given time.



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