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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

Mnemonic Devices How do you remember the meaning of something? Do you try to KISS it where KISS stands for...

May 06, 2015

Coincident with a press conference given by Lisa Raitt (Canadian Minister of Transportation) and her US counterpart, Anthony Foxx (US...

ICC Regulatory Expert May 04, 2015

A Little Background A question that’s been top-of-mind with many in the regulated community is along the lines of “What...

ICC Regulatory Expert April 29, 2015

The Bible, Shakespeare and Transport Regulations “Woe is me” is a phrase heard by many. It basically means someone is unhappy...

April 17, 2015

The Gang that Sang in this case is US OSHA/Health Canada; and it’s hazardous communications, not “Heart of my Heart”...

ICC Regulatory Expert March 26, 2015

Transport Canada clarifies interpretation of 10,000 L ERAP requirement & warns of “e-cigarette” hazards in checked baggage. ERAPs Further to...

ICC Regulatory Expert March 10, 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

The expression “dog days of summer” is often used to refer to the time of year when temperatures are at...

September 15, 2015

In 1983 the science fiction film “War Games” was released. The film is set in America at the height of...

August 06, 2015

Dancing for Safety Trying to maintain workplace safety is never easy. Companies write best practices, policies and guidelines regularly to...

July 16, 2015

Issues Shipping Air Bags An aspect of updating TDG air bag terminology in the regulations that may have been missed...

ICC Regulatory Expert July 08, 2015

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