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		<title>It&#8217;s spring in Michigan!</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2010/03/04/its-spring-in-michigan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Spring Weight Load Restriction Bulletin #1
 Effective 8:00 AM, Monday, March 8, 2010 weight restrictions will be imposed and enforced on all state trunkline highways within the State of Michigan from the southern Michigan border, north to and including the Mackinac Bridge. State trunkline highways typically carry M, I, or US designations.
 In the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government of Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2010/01/05/government-of-canada/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canada Gazette, Part II, EXTRA Vol.143, No. 3 is the proclamation proroguing Parliament to March 3, 2010. As a result of this proclamation, the Government of Canada virtually comes to a standstill: Parliament does not meet, committees are suspended, etc. In other words, TDG Amendment 8 is delayed yet again.
I often get the impression the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IMDG Code Errata</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/12/28/imdg-code-errata/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An errata and corrigenda has been published by the IMO for the 2008 Edition of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code. This errata makes a number of changes to the Code:


reference changes
minor word changes, i.e. &#34;this data&#34; changes to &#34;these data&#34;
deletion of single words
punctuation corrections
the marine pollutant mark has changed (the fins on the fish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drinking and driving</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/12/24/drinking-and-driving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/12/24/drinking-and-driving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[breath test]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year again and WHAT THE HELL IS THE MATTER WITH PEOPLE OUT THERE??????
From the news yesterday morning: Toronto Police have stopped almost 7,000 more vehicles than at this time last year. They submitted over 1,200 drivers to the roadside breath test and have charged 84 this year versus 65 last year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you ship lithium batteries?</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/12/16/do-you-ship-lithium-batteries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/12/16/do-you-ship-lithium-batteries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Walter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[lithium batteries]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since lithium battery shipping is a hot topic these days, I ask this question a lot in my training classes. More often than not, the answer is a resounding &#34;no&#34;. That&#8217;s when I respond with &#34;Are you sure?&#34; Upon further discussion, many people realize that they do, in fact, ship lithium batteries.
So how could they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithium batteries by air</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/12/04/lithium-batteries-by-air/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/12/04/lithium-batteries-by-air/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shipping lithium batteries has become a confusing issue. Let&#8217;s start by asking &#34;what is a lithium battery?&#34;.  There are two types of lithium batteries &#8211; metal and ion (polymer). The lithium metal battery is also termed &#34;primary&#34; which means non-rechargeable. Typically you find these batteries in watches, calculators, cameras, etc. Lithium ion (and polymer) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inspections – Cargo Tanks</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/12/03/inspections-%e2%80%93-cargo-tanks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/12/03/inspections-%e2%80%93-cargo-tanks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[coupling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hose]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MoC]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tank]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CACD (Canadian Association of Chemical Distributors) office in Oakville received a telephone call from a dangerous goods inspector regarding cargo tanks. Two of the member companies had been inspected and the inspector indicated that for loading and unloading cargo tanks, the weakest link is the transfer hose.
Under the TDG Regulations in Part 5 Means [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CSA 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/12/02/csa2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/12/02/csa2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/?p=237</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is it? Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA 2010) is a program being rolled out by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to improve truck and bus safety. The aim is to reduce commercial vehicle incidents, injuries and fatalities.

FMCSA incorporates several key properties: 

Flexibility &#8211; recognizes changes in technology and the environment
Efficiency &#8211; improves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hands free</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/11/30/hands-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/11/30/hands-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Commissioner Julian Fantino was interviewed on the radio during the drive in this morning. The law banning the use of electronic handheld devices while driving came into force one month ago. The OPP have issued over 1,100 warnings to drivers who have used an electronic device while driving. Twenty-two (22) citations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Douglass Gives Keynote Address at DGAC Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/11/25/douglass-gives-keynote-address-at-dgac-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/11/25/douglass-gives-keynote-address-at-dgac-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cindy Douglass, the Assistant Administrator and Chief Safety officer of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), addressed concerns about the organization during her keynote address to the Dangerous Goods Advisory Council (DGAC) annual conference, held this year in San Antonio, Texas.

PHMSA has been embroiled in controversy recently, after being criticized in a report [...]]]></description>
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