Purpose and Advantage of Salvage Drum?

 

  • Hazardous Waste Handling: Salvage Drums are essential for safely collecting, storing, and transporting hazardous waste that cannot be disposed of through regular waste channels, ensures proper handling & compliance.
  • Heavy Duty Spill Kit Drum: The most efficient and durable Spill Kit solution for industries such as Chemicals, Defense, Aviation, Ships, Oil & Gas, etc., These Drums are known to last decades; replace the contents as needed without replacing the Drum !!!
  • Others: Salvage Drums are used for various other applications where you need a heavy-duty HDPE drum to meet your requirements, available in various sizes !!!  Looking for more details? Contact us !!!
  • Quality & Reliability: ENPAC Salvage Drums undergo rigorous tests to meet UN rating & DOT requirements, those are Leak Proof Test, Stack Test, Drop Test, Vibration Test etc.  Interested to know more? Click here.
  • Overpack or Salvage Drum?:  All Salvage Drums are Overpacks, but NOT all Overpacks are Salvage Drums !!!  Click here to know more.

A salvage drum is much more than your average drum or overpack. Designed specifically to prevent spills of hazardous materials during transport, a salvage drum must undergo rigorous testing to meet UN Ratings administered by the DOT. ENPAC Salvage drums are tested internally by a team of specialized engineers to simulate real-life scenarios to ensure complete compliance and protection.

 

Qualified to self-certify by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), ENPAC tests salvage drums to meet the following DOT standards:

 

Leakproofness Test (DOT 49 CFR 178.604)

Drums filled with compressed air must pass a specified pressure test for a minimum of five minutes with no leaks.

 

Stack Test (DOT 49 CFR 178.606)

The unit is required to be stacked 3 meters high with the rated load for 24 hours.

 

Drop Test (DOT 49 CFR 178.603)

Drums are required to be dropped from a height determined by the packing group without sustaining cracking or damage.

 

Vibration Test (DOT 49 CFR 178.608)

The packaging must withstand vibrations of a specified frequency for 60 minutes without ruptures or leaks. This test is required only for new designs or substantial modifications.

 

Once certified, each drum must be labeled with the term SALVAGE or SALVAGE DRUM and with the proper UN markings.  All these tests and certifications ensure that these drums are not only compliant but also reliable and safe for transporting hazardous materials.

 

Important Note:  All Salvage Drums are Overpacks, but NOT all Overpacks are Salvage Drums.

 

An Overpack drum is a secondary containment used to protect a container, usually a standard 200 liter steel drum, that has non-hazardous materials in it. ENPAC has Overpacks sizes ranging from 20-gallons (80 liters) up to 600-gallons (2271 liters)!  These are best for storage of all kinds of chemicals or small transformers. It’s important to note that if the intention is to transport anything inside the Overpack, then a Salvage Drum is the suitable option.

The U.N. rating on Salvage Drums indicates that they meet specific international standards for the safe transport of hazardous materials. These ratings are part of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, which are recognized worldwide, further details as follows.

Yes, we do stock all fast-moving sizes in UAE.