How to Document Weights on DG/HazMat Transport Paperwork
IATA, IMO, 49 CFR, & TDG Documentation No one wants to talk about their weight. Ever. In the world of transport though, you have no choice. You are required to list on your transport paperwork some...
View ArticleRegulatory Helpdesk: April 2
This is post 26 of 26 in the series “Regulatory Helpdesk” How to determine if a product is regulated, SAPT on a SDS, Shipping a done, and using a UN package Welcome back to the Regulatory Helpdesk...
View ArticleHow to Ship Damaged or Defective Lithium Batteries
Regular Damaged or Defective or Dangerous Damaged or Defective? There is a fair amount of interest in the topic of preparing Damaged or Defective (DoD) lithium batteries for transport and how to make a...
View ArticleRegulatory Helpdesk: June 4
This is post 32 of 32 in the series “Regulatory Helpdesk” Variation packaging cushioning material, excepted quantity packaging, UN packaging testing, distributor deadlines WHMIS 2015, Mexico GHS, and...
View ArticleDetained Battery Shipment – Fixed!
This is post 17 of 17 in the series “Adventures in Repacking” What Happens When Watt-Hour is not Marked on Each Battery? Well a few things – beginning with the shipment being stopped until the error is...
View ArticleInner quantities on the IMO declaration…do you need to add it?
This is post 22 of 23 in the series “Adventures in Repacking” For many of us who have been preparing international ocean shipments for sometime now we know that the requirements of what needs to be...
View ArticleLooking Forward to 2019
At the start of each new year lots of things are said about changes to make in order for the next year to be better. Many make resolutions about losing weight or getting healthy. Others decide to be...
View ArticleNational Poison Prevention Week
The main part of my job is to train companies, workers, handlers, and the like on how to manage hazardous materials or hazardous chemicals safely. This can be done under the umbrella of the transport...
View Article2018 United Nations Regulatory Updates
What’s New at the UN for Transport? At this time of year all the regulatory updates start. Every time a notation comes across my desk or email I can’t help but think about a famous line in the movie...
View ArticleTDG “INTERNATIONAL HARMONIZATION UPDATE” (IHU) CONSULTATION
IHU 2019 Proposed Amendment: Pre-Gazette I Consultation In late March, Transport Canada posted a notice on their public website regarding a pre-Gazette I consultation on proposed amendments to the...
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