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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>Transport by Air of Lithium Batteries</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2012/02/09/transport-by-air-of-lithium-batteries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2012/02/09/transport-by-air-of-lithium-batteries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Levac</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[batteries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithium batteries come in two types: lithium metal, which are single-use, and lithium-ion, which can be recharged. Both store energy that generates intense heat during a short circuit. A short can occur if metal touches both terminals or if internal seals fail. Lithium batteries have revolutionized electronics. Tiny cellphones equipped with cameras or music players [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ERAP &#8211; When?</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2012/01/26/erap-when/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2012/01/26/erap-when/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dangerous goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emergency response]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ERAP index]]></category>
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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>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>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/12/21/canadian-watchdog-raises-concern-regarding-transportation-of-dangerous-goods/#comments</comments>
		<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>DGTA</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/12/02/dgta/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/12/02/dgta/#comments</comments>
		<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[placards]]></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>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>GHS in the Workplace</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/10/07/ghs-in-the-workplace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/10/07/ghs-in-the-workplace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ICC The Compliance Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling (GHS) is now ready for worldwide implementation. Many countries have already adopted the GHS, while the USA and Canada are just beginning the task of harmonizing existing regulatory regimes within the GHS framework. Whereas the question on most people’s minds these days is “When will GHS [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Emily's Blog]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/09/23/phmsa-publishes-rulemakings/#comments</comments>
		<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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