Multiple US locations - FedEx Ground provides a responsible shipping solution for customers moving hazardous materials throughout the contiguous 48 states. In an effort to enhance their environmental health and safety program and measure the compliance of their hub and terminal shipping centers with hazmat regulations and standards, FedEx Ground turned to SAKO.

SAKO safety management consultants teamed with Rolf Jensen & Associates fire protection engineers to thoroughly review existing FedEx Ground procedures and practices regarding the temporary storage and transportation of hazardous materials. Phase I involved a review of applicable building codes, beginning with the International Building Code (IBC).

Phase II measured FedEx Ground’s existing approach against the regulations and standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR – Safe Shipment of Hazardous Materials) and the Department of Transportation (DOT). Phase III established specifications – physical layout and list of equipment – for a special area within each FedEx Ground facility to protect, separate and properly handle damaged hazardous materials containers.