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		<title>Canadian Watchdog Raises Concern Regarding Transportation of Dangerous Goods</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/12/21/canadian-watchdog-raises-concern-regarding-transportation-of-dangerous-goods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Foster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Canadian Auditor General’s office has raised concerns about how dangerous goods are transported in Canada, in a report that may have far-reaching effects on Transport Canada, as well as the transportation and chemical industries. The conclusion in the report that “Transport Canada has not designed and implemented the management practices needed to effectively monitor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ICC Attends 33rd Annual DGAC Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/11/14/icc-attends-33rd-annual-dgac-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Foster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, ICC attended the 33rd Annual Conference and Exposition of the Dangerous Goods Advisory Committee (DGAC), one of the largest trade associations for organizations involved in dangerous goods. The conference, which was held in Tampa, Florida, was well attended by shippers and carriers, as well as companies providing services such as emergency response. ICC&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transport Canada Issues Amendment 10 to TDG</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/10/24/transport-canada-issues-amendment-10-to-tdg/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/10/24/transport-canada-issues-amendment-10-to-tdg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Foster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transport Canada has recently issued Amendment 10, an update to Canada’s Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. The text of this amendment can be found at http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2011/2011-10-12/html/sor-dors210-eng.html. This Amendment deals specifically with Emergency Response Assistance Plans (ERAPs), and compensation for situations where the government has invoked a plan in the event of a terrorist action. Costs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re Ready When OSHA Is!</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/10/01/were-ready-when-osha-is/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/10/01/were-ready-when-osha-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Walter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hazard communication]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/?p=947</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In January 2011, OSHA proposed that in August of this year, they would publish the final rule to align the current Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The more recent DOL Spring semi-annual regulatory agenda released in June revisits the scheduling of the release of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PHMSA Publishes Rulemakings</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/09/23/phmsa-publishes-rulemakings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Walter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 13, 2011, PHMSA published the current 180-day special permit application list in the Federal Register. Under 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), PHMSA is required to give notice to the public of Special Permit applications which have been under review for issuance or renewal for longer than 180 days. The list includes initial Special Permit applications [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Launch of a Voluntary Code for the Optimization of Containers</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/09/21/launch-of-a-voluntary-code-for-the-optimization-of-containers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/09/21/launch-of-a-voluntary-code-for-the-optimization-of-containers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Levac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a first in Canada. Montréal, September 15, 2011 – Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ) is pleased to announce the launch of the Voluntary Code for the Optimization of Containers, Packaging and Printed Matter intended for companies targeted by the curbside recycling compensation plan. Inspired from international experience, it is the Canadian industry&#8217;s first voluntary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fewer Boxes Are Lost at Sea Than Previously Thought</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/09/05/fewer-boxes-are-lost-at-sea-than-previously-thought/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/09/05/fewer-boxes-are-lost-at-sea-than-previously-thought/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Levac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WSC survey reveals losses are a fraction of estimates of 10,000 a year &#8216;bandied around the industry.&#8217; The number of containers lost at sea is a lot lower than past estimates, according to new research by the World Shipping Council (WSC). Carrier group the WSC, which claims its members operate 90% of global containership capacity, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4th Revised Edition of the ‘Purple Book’ (GHS) – What’s new</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/08/05/4th-revised-edition-of-the-%e2%80%98purple-book%e2%80%99-ghs-%e2%80%93-what%e2%80%99s-new/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toni-Ann McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In June of 2011, the fourth revised edition of the UN’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS, Rev.4) was issued.   The changes in the latest revision include two new hazard categories : chemically unstable gases and non-flammable aerosols.  These new categories account for hazards not previously addressed where special precautions are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada’s new Consumer Product Safety Act – The new ‘Law of the Land’</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/07/13/canada%e2%80%99s-new-consumer-product-safety-act-%e2%80%93-the-new-%e2%80%98law-of-the-land%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Toni-Ann McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year in Canada, there are thousands of emergency room visits which are a direct result of children, under the age of 10, being injured by consumer products found in and around the home. In an effort to improve the safety of the products that Canadians purchase, Canada&#8217;s Health Minister announced on June 20, 2011, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carbon Trading</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/07/11/carbon-trading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Levac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[¬Carbon Trading The dramatic imagery of global warming frightens people. Melting glaciers, fre¬ak storms and stranded polar bears &#8212; the mascots of climate change &#8212; show how quickly and drastically greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are changing our planet. Such examples, combined with the rising price of energy, drive people to want to reduce consumption and [...]]]></description>
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