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It’s now 2021, and there is a new IATA DGR 62nd Edition and Addendum. If shipping COVID-19 vaccines, lithium batteries, radioactive...

Elton Woodfine January 13, 2021

Pour ceux d’entre nous qui sont les geeks et les nerds du monde des marchandises dangereuses, nous savons et comprenons...

ICC Regulatory Expert January 11, 2021

For those of us who are the geeks and nerds of the dangerous goods world, we know and understand what...

ICC Regulatory Expert January 11, 2021

Avec le déploiement du vaccin COVID-19 dans le monde entier, l’IATA a publié un document d’orientation actualisé (16 décembre 2020)...

Elton Woodfine January 08, 2021

With the COVID-19 vaccine rolling out around the world, IATA has released an updated guidance document (December 16, 2020) that...

Elton Woodfine January 08, 2021

Transports Canada a fait le point sur les permis d’utilisation temporaire qui ont été délivrés au début de la pandémie.  ...

ICC Regulatory Expert January 05, 2021

Effective July 31, 2019 the fines for civil penalties within the Department of Transportation are increased.  This increase impacts the...

ICC Regulatory Expert August 20, 2019

From time to time the Universe aligns and changes in the dangerous goods shipping regulations actually make our lives a...

Michael Zendano August 01, 2019

Every year when teaching the concept of density to high schoolers, I would use the story of Archimedes and the...

ICC Regulatory Expert July 25, 2019

When a train carrying flammable liquids is involved in an incident, first responders are often the first on scene. These...

Michael Zendano May 24, 2019

On May 1, 2019, Transport Canada issued an amendment to Part 7 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG)....

Barbara Foster May 09, 2019

Laurel and Hardy the comedy duo from the 1930’s coined the phrase, “Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me...

ICC Regulatory Expert May 07, 2019

Much like Sheryl Crow sang, “A change, could do you good”, at least one would hope. When it comes to...

Michael Zendano March 20, 2019

The main part of my job is to train companies, workers, handlers, and the like on how to manage hazardous...

ICC Regulatory Expert February 28, 2019

Every year at this time training is busy at ICC. It happens for various reasons. The one that causes it...

ICC Regulatory Expert February 28, 2019

Welcome back to the Regulatory Helpdesk where we answer your dangerous goods & hazmat questions. We’re here to help you...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP February 12, 2019

Dear Valued Customer, In an effort to continuously improve the quality and performance of our UN packaging, we occasionally must...

Michael Zendano February 05, 2019

Last month I wrote a blog regarding penalty fees Amazon was looking to implement for packages that fail to comply...

Michael Zendano January 23, 2019

DG / HazMat Industry Acronyms Have you ever spoken with a seasoned Hazmat professional who is seemingly talking in gibberish??...