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		<title>Michigan &#8211; Weight Restrictions</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2012/02/10/michigan-weight-restrictions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Updated Spring Weight Restrictions Bulletin List: See the attached for MDOT Sping Weight Restriction Bulletin #1 Information. Currently, there are no spring weight restrictions active for state trunkline highways. However, the Michigan Department of Transportation has initiated efforts to begin monitoring spring frost. Please take the necessary precautions to ensure your transporting operations are accomplished [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERAP &#8211; When?</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2012/01/26/erap-when/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the conundrums of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG) is the requirement to have an ERAP for a UN number that is not listed in Schedule 1 of TDG. The problem we run into is that Schedule 1 is only up to the 11th Edition of the UN Recommendations on the Safe Transport [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DGTA</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/12/02/dgta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the United Nations, the Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (TDG) have unanimously granted observer status to the Dangerous Goods Trainers Association (DGTA). This means, that as a non-governmental agency (NGO), DGTA will be able to contribute and comment on proposals and changes to the model regulations. Members of DGTA will be able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TDG &#8211; What&#8217;s Coming</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/12/01/tdg-whats-coming/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/12/01/tdg-whats-coming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ground regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[placards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TDG]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, what&#8217;s going to be coming in TDG in the next year? Well, let&#8217;s start with an Equivalency Certificate for limited quantities.  Members of the Canadian Paint and Coatings Association have an Equivalency Certificate (http://www.tc.gc.ca/tdg/permits/htm/10832-eng.htm) for the use of the new limited quantity mark. If Transport Canada is not going to have this in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DGIS IV (Part II)</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/10/14/dgis-iv-part-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/10/14/dgis-iv-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am beginning to feel like Peter Mackay of Hazardous Cargo Bulletin (HCB) &#8211; doing this in two parts. Cheers Peter! The Thursday session continued with Richard Bornhorst, USCG, on Amendment 35 of the IMDG Code. This amendment is at the 16th Edition of the UN model regulations, but does not include the revised EHS/GHS criteria. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DGIS VI (Part I)</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/10/10/dgis-vi-part-i/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/10/10/dgis-vi-part-i/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I attended the sixth Dangerous Goods Instructor Symposium (DGIS VI) hosted by LabelMaster in Memphis TN last week. Things started on Tuesday evening with the Dangerous Goods Trainers Association (DGTA) meeting. The changes concerning NESHTA, BCSP, IHMM and others were discussed. Bob Richard has suggested the DGTA make application at the UN for consultative status. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shipping Limited Quantities by Air</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/09/07/shipping-limited-quantities-by-air/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/09/07/shipping-limited-quantities-by-air/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[limited quantities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[limited quantity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[package]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/?p=888</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When shipping limited quantities (LQ), you do not need to use a UN specification package. But what specs should the package you want to use meet? IATA section 2.7.6 states that the shipper must do a series of drop tests and a 24 hour stacking load test before using the package. Does this then mean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safety Marks</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/08/29/safety-marks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/08/29/safety-marks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bags]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[labels]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/?p=875</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that if you are shipping your dangerous goods in bags or sacks, you may not be compliant with TDG Regulations? In Part 4 of TDG, section 4.10(3) states that a label must be displayed on any side of the means of containment other than the side on which it is to rest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regulatory news</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/07/11/regulatory-news/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/07/11/regulatory-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some topics that were discussed at the last Regulatory Affairs Committee meeting of the Canadian Association of Chemical Distributors (CACD www.cacd.ca). The CACD board of directors has approved a new standing committee &#8211; Health and Safety; there will be more news about this committee as it comes together CACD has re-branded and launched its new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERAPs???</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/06/29/eraps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/06/29/eraps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears that the Auditor General will be conducting an audit of the Emergency Response Assistance Plan (ERAP) programme of Transport Canada. The goal of the audit is to see if the programme has value to Canadians. There appears to be a general consensus within the chemical industry that the ERAP programme is not working [...]]]></description>
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