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WHMIS 2015 SDS Requirements Next in our WHMIS 2015 series we’ll discuss the Safety Data Sheet (SDS), formerly known as...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP May 15, 2018

Here are three new acronyms for you to keep in mind during the month of May. There is NEC which is...

ICC Regulatory Expert May 11, 2018

TDG Large Packaging Still Time to Review the draft “Design, Manufacture and Use of Large Packaging for Transportation of Dangerous...

ICC Regulatory Expert May 08, 2018

Learning New Regulations Learning a new transport regulation is tough. Even if you are familiar with other modes, learning the intricacies...

ICC Regulatory Expert May 04, 2018

Using absorbents with variation packaging, UN marking height, limited quantity, and de minimis quantities Welcome back to the Regulatory Helpdesk where...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP May 03, 2018

WHMIS 2015 Training Requirements Next in our WHMIS 2015 countdown series, we will discuss training requirements under the new regulation....

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP May 02, 2018

Health Canada publishes proposed GHS regulations – to continue worker protection while harmonizing with US The long-awaited proposed Hazardous Products...

ICC Regulatory Expert August 11, 2014

Labels, Markings, Placards, and more (OH MY!) All in “Consolidation Bin” and “Overpack” amendments As promised late last month, Transport...

ICC Regulatory Expert July 12, 2014

Updated Safety Marks Reliable sources have indicated that the December 2012 proposal to overhaul placarding and other safety markings is...

ICC Regulatory Expert June 26, 2014

Bill C-31 Receives Royal Assent Canada has taken another step forward in the long journey (this writer attended workshops on...

ICC Regulatory Expert June 23, 2014

PHMSA has decided to not move forward to amend HMR 49 CFR 171-180 that would require CMTV loaders and unloaders...

Bob Holder March 03, 2014

The shippers (consignors) of dangerous goods in Canada as per Section 3.5 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations have...

February 20, 2014

By now most people have heard about the fertilizer plant explosion in West, TX. CNN is reporting several (5-15) fatalities...

April 18, 2013

According to OSHA the Most Frequently Cited Standards The following were the top 10 most frequently cited standards in fiscal...

April 17, 2013

Pipe Marking for the Faint of Heart Recently in a GHS for Supervisors class I was asked about pipe markings...

April 10, 2013

Have you ever thought about what’s in your first aid kit? We walk by them and never even notice them...

April 08, 2013

“Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs. Blockin’ out the scenery; breaking my mind. Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read...

April 03, 2013

OSHA recently published a brief relating to the new hazardous chemical labeling requirements under the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP March 14, 2013

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