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Alert - URGENT - New Years Day Lithium Battery Rules!

Do you ship ANY kind of Lithium Metal, Lithium Alloy or Lithium Ion batteries? It doesn't matter even if they're the small "coin type" lithium metal batteries -- there are NEW IATA rules for these primary or secondary batteries.

Specifically, some "excepted" batteries must now be treated as "hazmat" by the airlines, if you have more than 2 batteries (or 8 cells) per package.

Click here for more information!

Valujet Audio tapes. A powerful reminder of the dangers of hazardous materials by air (undeclared & improperly packaged hazmat shipment that killed 110 people).

The Latest Hazmat Penalty News from the FAA and DOT

FAA Proposed Hazmat Penalty

(These are proposed hazardous materials violations penalties and are published by the FAA Hazardous Materials Office)

Sample Hazmat Fines

$60,000 Dreamworks SKG three butane lighters via FedEx

$70,000 Aveda, McLean VA, Consumer Commodities (5 oz and 2 oz bottles) via UPS

$220,000 Expert Med, Florida, 50 mL bottles of Flammable Liquid via UPS

$51,000 Nova, Monaca, PA Polymeric Beads via UPS

$51,000 Tristar San Antonio, Perfume via UPS

$59,500 Clarus, Seattle Diesel Fuel (1 gal)

$84,000 Honeywell, Phoenix, Fuel Control Unit via UPS

$53,550 Coty US NY two ounce bottles of perfume via FedEx

$59,500 Alden Rowing Shells, Eliot Maine, two 6 oz bottles of resin via UPS

$51,000 Duracoat , 16oz and 32 oz can flammable liquid via UPS

$70,000 Matarah Ind. Milwaukee, Insect Repellant via UPS)

$51,000 Penalty - Hornbeck, Chicago (1 quart of insecticide via UPS)

$52,500 Penalty - Malasian Company (1 quart of Adhesive via UPS)

$59,500 Penalty - Lawson Products (TX) (4 quarts of Galvanizing compound via UPS)

$59,500 Penalty - The Hopper Company (AZ ) (liquid hydrocarbons via UPS)

$59,500 Penalty - 1st Choice Bowling Supply Co (NY ) (32 & 4 oz bottles of alcohol via UPS)

$70,000 Penalty - Queen Nail and Beauty Products (PA ) (nail polish via UPS)

$84,000 Penalty - Road Runner Trailers (Texas ) (3 ounce bottles of paint + 2 pints via UPS)

$70,000 Penalty - Daimler Chrysler (tire cleaner via UPS)

$51,000 Penalty Against The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. for Hazmat Violations (Fuel Pump)

$70,000 Penalty Against American LaFrance for Hazmat Violations (Paint, via FedEx)

$60,000 Penalty Against California Company for Hazmat Violations

$84,000 Penalty Against West Virginia Corporation (Twinstate Beauty & Barber Supply Co) for Hazmat Violations (8 oz spray bottles, consumer commodity)

$59,500 Penalty Against Ohio Company for Hazmat Violations (Stamco/Monarch) Paint by UPS

$60,000 Penalty Against Washington D.C. Company (Ronco) for Hazmat Violations

$70,000 Penalty Against South Carolina Company (Pirelli Cable) for Hazmat Violations (gauges)

$52,500 Penalty Against Tampa Company (Misner Marine) for Hazmat Violations (fuel injector containing residue)

$52,500 Penalty Against Ohio Company for Hazmat Violations (1 Gallon Paint)

$52,500 Penalty Against Kentucky Company for Hazmat Violations (Batteries via UPS)

$51,000 Penalty Against Dad's Auto Dismantling for Hazmat Violations

$84,000 Penalty Against Pennsylvania Company for Hazmat Violations (Gallon Paint Cans)

$51,000 Penalty Against Superior Solvents, Inc. for Hazmat Violations

Barbados Company $96,250 Hazmat Penalty (Disinfectants and Corrosives)

Previously Posted

Malaysia Air $110,000

Hinan (China) $247,000

American Airlines $247,500

Envirosolve $275,000 (Paint related)

Wigington Fire Sprinkler $70,000 (Paint related)

Ecolab $63,000 (Paint related)

Aerobal SA, Mexico $95,000

Cummins, Canada $51,000 (Fuel pump)

Cummins, Ohio $59,500 (residual fuel)

Merial Select $165,000 (alcohol)

Eagle Aviation $192,500 (Oxy. Gen.)

American Eagle $900,000 (Oxy. Gen.)

Alpa Intl $72,000 (pint bottle distillates)

Sturdisteele $70,000 (Aerosols)

Eagle Foods $51,000 (Food Flavoring)

Aroma Trading Co. $59,500 (rosemary)

84 Lumber $59,500 (4 Gal of Paint)

MSC $51,000 (2 boxes of WD-40)

John Deere Company $72,000 (Battery)

Sun Country Airlines COMAT $68,750

Novel Trees Whsle $78,500 Lighters & fluid

Sikorsky, Fuel Control Unit, $50k

ohn Deere, $84k, Generator

Emco Chemicals, $60k, 8 oz Fl. Liquid

Denal Supply Co., $60k, 11 oz adhesive

Tech Support. Assc. 8 oz btl of ink-off $84k

Rex Peg Fabrics $52,500 qt btls of Fl Liq

Cummins Engine, $289,000!!! (fuel pumps, and parts)

Scottys $70k, Engine

Oil Equipment Supp. $70k

INX International Ink, $59,500

DTI $59,500 for Formaldehyde

Bindley Westerm $60k, Rubbing Alcohol

Nutrition For Life, $72,000 Alcohol

KLM $95,000 Aircraft Parts!

Transbrazil Airlines - $235,000

Aviation Mgmt - Oxy Generators $80,000

Atlantic SE Airlines - Fuel Pump $55,000

American Airlines (Eagle) $60k acft parts

Applied Industrial (spray paint) $60k

Home Depot $60,000 penalty

Little Rock Company $82,000 penalty

La Mirada CA Company $60,000 penalty

$50,000 Penalty Against Daimler Chrysler for Hazmat Violations (Aerosols)

Fedex $165,000 for Oxy Generator and Training Violations

Xerox $72,000 8oz of cleaner!

FAA Proposes $500,000 Hazardous Materials Fine Against Emery Worldwide Airlines, Inc

FAA Proposes $52,500 Civil Penalty Against Baker Petrolite, Inc. for Hazardous Material Violations

FAA Proposes $70,000 Penalty Against Kubota Tractor Corp. for Hazmat Violations (Battery)

FAA Proposes $84,000 Penalty Against Advance Automotive for Hazmat Violations (Airbags)

FAA Proposes $84,000 Penalty Against Division of Monsanto Corp. for Hazmat Violations (1 pt flammable liquid via UPS)

FAA Proposes $55,000 Civil Penalty Against Continental Airlines for Shipping Fuel Boost Pump Aboard Flight

FAA Proposes $84,000 Penalty Against World Courier, Inc., for Hazardous Materials Violations (Infectious)

FAA Proposes $50,000 Fine Against Irrifrance Industries for Hazardous Materials Violations (Paint)

Airline Passenger Charged with Illegally Importing CFCs

FAA Proposes $59,500 Penalty Against Sears, Roebuck & Co. for Hazmat Violations

FAA Proposes $54,000 Penalty Against Massachusetts Company for Hazmat Violations

FAA Proposes $50,000 Penalty Against Homero Prida Bravo for Hazmat Violations

FAA Proposes $82,500 Penalty Against French Company for Hazmat Violations

FAA Proposes $72,000 Penalty Against Luxembourg Company for Hazmat Violations

FAA Proposes $59,500 Penalty Against California Company for Hazmat Violations

FAA Proposes $59,500 Penalty Against Starwest Pharmaceuticals for Hazmat Violations

FAA Proposes $59,500 Penalty Against Environ Corp. for Hazmat Violation

FAA Proposes $50,000 Penalty Against Tampa Airlines for Hazmat Violations

FAA Proposes $55,000 Penalty Against CalAmerica for Hazmat Violations

FAA Proposes $84,000 Penalty Against Furniture Medic for Hazmat Violations

FAA Proposes $76,000 Penalty Against Walgreen Co. for Hazmat Violations

FAA Proposes $70,000 Fine Against US Airways for Hazardous Materials Violations

FAA Proposes $51,000 Fine Against Tandy Corporation for Hazardous Materials Violations

FAA Proposes $90,000 Fine Against Kalyna International Trading Corp.

FAA Proposes $80,000 Fine Against Northwest Airlines

FAA Proposes $60,000 Civil Penalty Against South Korean Chemical Firm for Shipping Hazardous Materials Aboard Passenger Aircraft

FAA Proposes $54,000 Penalty Against French Company for Hazmat Violations

FAA Proposes $52,500 Penalty Against Indianapolis Company for Hazmat Violations

FAA Proposes $80,000 Penalty Against Roy F. Weston, Inc. for Hazmat Violations

FAA Proposes $72,000 Penalty Against Xerox for Hazmat Violations

FAA Proposes $54,000 Penalty Against Minnesota Firm for Hazmat Violations

FAA Proposes $165,000 Penalty Against FedEx for Hazmat Violations

FAA Issues Correction on Hazmat Civil Penalty

Federal Aviation Administration Proposes $50,000 Hazmat Civil Penalty Against Montroy Supply

FAA Proposes $57,000 Penalty Against Jergens Company for Hazmat Violations

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-Proposed fines listings courtesy FAA Newsroom, D.O.T. Newsroom

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