Does your freight require hazmat packaging services if classified within a hazardous class? When shipping dangerous goods, your company can’t afford to take any risks. How do we prevent accidents from happening during transit or lessen their severity? When working with Airpack, you may rest easy knowing a competent hazmat shipping company manages your shipping. Each chemical substance presents compatibility challenges for hazmat packaging, but our logistics specialists can help you ensure effectiveness and regulatory compliance. Call Airpack today at 410-768-8155 to discuss your HAZMAT packaging needs and how we can assist.
Why Does Hazmat Packaging Matter?
Proper hazmat packaging is vital for ensuring the safe transport of dangerous goods. Selecting the wrong packaging can result in serious consequences, including fines, customer dissatisfaction, shipment rejections, and even hazardous incidents, like chemical spills, fires, leaks, and explosions.
What is Considered as Dangerous Goods?
A dangerous good (also known as a hazmat or hazardous material) is any substance or material capable of presenting an irrational risk to health, safety, and property during commerce transit. Identifying the dangerous goods and conducting proper communication, packaging, handling, and stowage can reduce the risks posed by the product (s) during transit.
A starting point for determining if your item is considered dangerous is to retrieve a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) from the product’s manufacturer and review the “Transportation Information.” This information may contain valuable details regarding the transport risks associated with your materials or substances.
What are the Risks of Transporting Dangerous Goods?
Shipping dangerous goods is a complicated process that brings risks, such as:
- Combustible gases and liquids – May cause explosion and ignition, especially without proper ventilation.
- Explosives – Come with a high risk of detonation and immense destruction without excellent hazmat packaging techniques.
- Corrosive materials or substances—Contacting corrosive substances can result in severe skin burns and environmental damage from chemical spills.
- Toxic substances – Harm our bodies through ingestion, inhalation, or skin contact.
- Radioactive materials – Ability to cause radiation exposure, leading to long-term health repercussions.
- Infectious substances – Capable of spreading disease through contamination.
Adequate hazmat packaging is the foundation of safe and compliant hazardous material shipping. Mistakes may happen without the proper knowledge and technique and lead to serious safety risks.
Choose Airpack as Your Go-To Logistics Specialists
As of 2025, Airpack will have 39 years of industry experience working as Logistics Specialists. From working with warehouse personnel to the regulators themselves, our well-trained warehouse team can step in and take care of the things you may not be sure of. We bring our knowledge, experience, dedication, commitment, and exceptional customer service to many organizations and agencies within Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., and the rest of the country. For more information about how Airpack can serve you, please contact us at 410-768-8155 today!