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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Jim's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dangerous goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emergency response]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emergency response plan]]></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>Hazardous Elements In Your Phone</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2012/01/10/hazardous-elements-in-your-phone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2012/01/10/hazardous-elements-in-your-phone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Levac</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Suzanne's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cell phone recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cell phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dangerous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hazardous phone metal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phone compounds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toxic phone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During the holiday season, we bought ourselves a new cell phone. Once back home, we wondered what to do with our old cell phone. We found out that mobile phones and accessories contain a variety of toxic materials including lead, nickel, mercury, manganese, lithium, zinc, arsenic, antimony, beryllium and copper. Most of these metals are highly toxic to humans and the environment. There are several metals and chemicals in cell phones that are very hazardous to health.]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Barbara's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1992]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auditor general]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commissioner]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scott Vaughn]]></category>
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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>Christmas Plants That Are Poisonous (toxic) to Pets and Small Children</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/12/19/christmas-plants-that-are-poisonous-toxic-to-pets-and-small-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/12/19/christmas-plants-that-are-poisonous-toxic-to-pets-and-small-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Levac</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas poison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christmas safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christmas tree]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hazards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[poinsetta]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/?p=1082</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Christmas time is almost upon us again. Many of us like to decorate our homes for the Christmas season with traditional plants and flowers. The poinsettia is always a big favorite; it&#8217;s bright red leaves just scream Christmas. We hang mistletoe so we can kiss our beloved. We like to decorate window sills and banisters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are My Christmas Tree Lights a Hazard?</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/12/16/are-my-christmas-tree-lights-a-hazard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/12/16/are-my-christmas-tree-lights-a-hazard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne Levac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Christmas enthusiast, I enjoy stringing Christmas lights around trees and small plants to give my home a warm glow for the holiday season. These lights mesmerize children and adults alike in a stunning display of twinkling color. But we forget the risks that Christmas tree lights pose when used inside the home. We [...]]]></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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/?p=1074</guid>
		<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[amendment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DG transport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ground regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[placards]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/?p=1065</guid>
		<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>Confessions of a Hazmat Nerd</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/11/21/confessions-of-a-hazmat-nerd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/11/21/confessions-of-a-hazmat-nerd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Walter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[49cfr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ERG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hazmat]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[icb's]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/?p=1047</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I admit it. I am a hazmat nerd. I’m not sure exactly when I realized it. Maybe it was the first time I recited a section of 49CFR from memory during a class. Maybe it was when I decided to keep a copy of the ERG in my car so I could identify the UN [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/11/14/icc-attends-33rd-annual-dgac-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Foster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barbara's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chemicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dangerous goods]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[packaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHMSA]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/?p=1040</guid>
		<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>What do you do for a living?</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/11/02/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2011/11/02/what-do-you-do-for-a-living/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Walter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emily's Blog]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dg training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hazmat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hazmat training]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always cringe when someone asks me what I do for work. Not because I dislike my job (in fact, I’m one of the few people I know who truly enjoys their work) but because it’s so complicated to explain what I do! Sure, I could simply say I’m a Regulatory Specialist and let them [...]]]></description>
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