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		<title>Amendment [Z]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Transport Canada has published a consultation paper&#8212;Amendment [Z], and they are looking for your comments.
  Some of the things that proposed: 

under section 1.4:

add consignee
add overpack (this is a long time coming, everyone uses them but TDG did not address them)


section 1.39: adding dangerous goods safety marks before paragraph a), so that the 6.2 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2010/03/17/amendment-z/</link>
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		<title>Amendment 8 (again)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although Amendment 8 was published in Gazette I in May 2009, Transport Canada (Dangerous Goods Directorate) has made changes due to comments received since May 2009.
Some of the changes are:

Part 16 Inspectors is revoked
Part 7 Emergency Response Assistance Plans (ERAP):

7.1(1) &#8211; now specifies a single means of containment, regardless of the size of the means [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2010/03/17/amendment-8-again/</link>
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		<title>Michigan weight restrictions #3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[General Spring Weight Load Restriction Bulletin #3
 Effective 8:00 AM, Monday, March 15, 2010 weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border, north to and including I-94. State trunkline highways typically carry M, I, or US designations.
 In the restricted area the following will apply:

 On routes designated [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2010/03/16/michigan-weight-restrictions-3/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s spring in Michigan!</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2010/03/04/its-spring-in-michigan/</link>
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		<title>Government of Canada</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2010/01/05/government-of-canada/</link>
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		<title>IMDG Code Errata</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/12/28/imdg-code-errata/</link>
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		<title>Drinking and driving</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/12/24/drinking-and-driving/</link>
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		<title>Do you ship lithium batteries?</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/12/16/do-you-ship-lithium-batteries/</link>
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		<title>Lithium batteries by air</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/12/04/lithium-batteries-by-air/</link>
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		<title>Inspections – Cargo Tanks</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/blog/2009/12/03/inspections-%e2%80%93-cargo-tanks/</link>
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