Here is a useful array of website links to organizations, associations and agencies with an active interest in industrial packaging and hazardous materials safety.
US Government Sites
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
Enforcement: Tobyhanna Package Compliance Testing Results
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Government Printing Office / Superintendent of Documents
THOMAS – Legislative Information from the Library of Congress
U.S. Small Business Administration
Association Sites
Industrial Packaging Alliance of North America (IPANA)
Steel Shipping Container Institute (SSCI)
Rigid Intermediate Bulk Container Association of North America (RIBCA)
American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (AMERIPEN)
Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)
Chemical Packaging Committee (CPC)
American Iron and Steel Institute
American National Standards Institute
American Society for Testing and Materials
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
National Association of Chemical Distributors
American Trucking Associations
Safety Organizations
International Association of Fire Chiefs
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Dangerous Goods Advisory Council (DGAC)
Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA)
International Sites
European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Confederation for Drum Manufacturers (ICDM)
Association of Asia-Oceanic Steel Drum Manufacturers (AOSD)
Syndicat European de l’Industrie des Futs en Acier (SEFA)
Japan Steel Drum Association (JDRA)
(German) Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)