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Are You Ready for e-Manifests? Paperwork – it’s one of the worst parts of dealing with hazardous waste shipments. In...

Barbara Foster July 02, 2018

What Happens When Watt-Hour is not Marked on Each Battery? Well a few things – beginning with the shipment being...

ICC Regulatory Expert June 28, 2018

Segregating Flammable Gas and Explosives, WHMIS/OSHA Labeling, Lithium Batteries, Orientation Marks, and Net vs Gross Welcome back to the Regulatory...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP June 22, 2018

ASTM IBC Standards Recently I wrote a blog about our boxes meeting ASTM standards. For those that weren’t aware, I...

Michael Zendano June 15, 2018

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

Michael Zendano June 15, 2018

Variation packaging cushioning material, excepted quantity packaging, UN packaging testing, distributor deadlines for WHMIS 2015, Mexico GHS, and compatibility Welcome...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP June 14, 2018

IMO Amends SOLAS Shippers who load containers in Canadian waters must comply with the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 and section...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP June 29, 2016

On June 1, 2016, Transport Canada issued an amendment to the “Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations” (TDG) under the Transportation...

Barbara Foster June 08, 2016

Zika virus – the name itself sounds exotic and dangerous. It is believed to be a serious risk for pregnant...

Barbara Foster February 23, 2016

Hot on the heels of the Feb. 2 Transport Canada proposed amendment (“Harmonization Updates”) posting, there was another (Feb. 9)...

ICC Regulatory Expert February 17, 2016

It was recently announced that Disney was re-releasing the classic animated movie “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. The commercial...

February 05, 2016

Clarification provided by OSHA’s Inspection Procedure, Directive CPL 02-02-079 in July 2015, is filtering through the regulated community and causing...

ICC Regulatory Expert January 15, 2016

The calendar on my wall tells me it is November which means life has moved into the last days of...

November 05, 2015

One thing that amazes me after 25 years in business is the fact that (even long time) customers do not...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP November 03, 2015

Right to know regulations are great for employees. They help educate the employees to understand all of the hazards they...

ICC Regulatory Expert October 30, 2015

One of the confusing aspects of transporting dangerous goods is the web of different regulations that can affect a shipment....

Barbara Foster October 13, 2015

Every year around this time a feeling of nostalgia gets me. As soon as the first sign about “back to...

September 29, 2015

Before the age of television, cell phones and the internet, news was conveyed via newspapers. In 1911, Arthur Brisbane, a...

September 21, 2015

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

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP May 04, 2023