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Enforcement Decisions

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Pingxiang Fireworks & Firecrackers Industries Corporation

On March 31, 1997, the Office of the Chief Counsel issued an Order to Pingxiang Fireworks & Firecrackers Industries Corporation (Respondent), finding that Respondent had knowingly committed the following two violations of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), and assessing a penalty in the amount of $24,000, payable over 12 months: Violation 1. Offering for transportation in commerce a new explosive device which had not been examined and assigned a recommended shipping description and hazard class by Dr. W. S.

Gulf Wide Safety Systems, Inc.

On March 27, 1998, the Chief Counsel issued an Order to Gulf Wide Safety Systems, Inc. (Respondent) assessing a penalty in the amount of $11,000 for a violation of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The Order found that Respondent knowingly represented, marked, and certified DOT exemption cylinders as having been successfully retested in accordance with the HMR, when Respondent failed to retest the cylinders, did not hold a retester's identification number (RIN) issued by RSPA, and marked another company's RIN on the cylinders.

Skyline Beauty Supply Corporation

On May 14, 1998, the Chief Counsel issued an Order to Skyline Beauty Supply Corporation (Respondent) assessing a penalty in the amount of $15,975 for five violations of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). Respondent knowingly offered for transportation in commerce two different flammable liquids, acetone and isopropanol, in unauthorized nonspecification, nonstandard packagings (violation No. 1), that were not marked with the identification numbers for these materials and, in the case of the isopropanol, were not marked with the proper shipping name (violation No.

Safety and Health Associates, Inc. D/B/A Fire Boss

On June 18, 1998, the Chief Counsel issued an Order to Safety and Health Associates, Inc. D/B/A Fire Boss (Respondent) assessing a penalty in the amount of $6,300 for three violations of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The Order found that Respondent knowingly offered compressed gas in cylinders for transportation in commerce without providing the required training to its hazmat employees and without maintaining training records (violation No.

Demosha Chemicals Limited

On November 3, 1998, the Office of the Chief Counsel issued an Order to Demosha Chemicals Limited (Respondent) assessing a penalty in the amount of $3,000 and finding that Respondent had knowingly committed the following violation of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). Offering for transportation in commerce a hazardous material, sodium hydrosulfite, a spontaneously combustible material, in unauthorized nonspecification, nonstandard packagings.

Kesselring Gun Shop, Inc.

On May 29, 1998, the Office of the Chief Counsel issued an Order to Kesselring Gun Shop, Inc. (Respondent) finding that Respondent had knowingly committed the following two violations of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) and assessing a penalty in the amount of $11,550: Violation 1. Offering for transportation in commerce a hazardous material, Propellant, solid, as smokeless powder for small arms without using the proper shipping description, including the proper shipping name, class, classification code, UN number, and approval number.

John K. Dussia

On February 11, 1999, the Chief Counsel issued an Order to John K. Dussia (Respondent) assessing a penalty in the amount of $4,000 for two violations of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The Order, which is incorporated herein by reference, found that Respondent knowingly offered for transportation in commerce two DOT specification 4DS cylinders containing compressed gas (bromotrifluoromethane pressurized with nitrogen) without describing this material on a shipping paper (violation No. 1), and without properly marking the outer box containing the cylinders (violation No. 2).

In the Matter of Metroline Industries, Inc

On December 31, 1998, the Office of the Chief Counsel issued an Order to Metroline Industries, Inc. (Respondent) assessing a penalty in the amount of $15,000 and finding that Respondent had knowingly committed the following violations of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). Violation #1 - Offering for transportation in commerce compressed gas cylinders without preparing a shipping paper. Violation #2 - Offering for transportation in commerce compressed gas cylinders without providing the motor carrier with the required placards.

GLH Industries, Inc.

On September 7, 1999, the Chief Counsel issued an Order to GLH Industries, Inc. (Respondent) assessing a penalty in the amount of $4,950 for four violations of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The Order found that Respondent knowingly offered for transportation in commerce a corrosive liquid, acidic, inorganic, n.o.s. (containing hydrofluoric acid) in two different unauthorized non-bulk packagings (violation No. 1), one of which did not have the required "CORROSIVE" hazard warning labels (violation No.

Strem Chemicals, Inc.

On March 23, 2000, the Chief Counsel issued an Order to Strem Chemicals, Inc. (Respondent) assessing a penalty in the amount of $19,000 and finding that Respondent had knowingly committed the following violations of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR): Violation No. 1 - Offering for transportation in commerce hazardous materials, pyrophoric liquids, organic, n.o.s., and dimethylzinc, spontaneously combustible materials, in unauthorized non-UN standard packagings. Violation No.