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Updating the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code<\/em> (IMDG Code) may be one of the worst jobs in the dangerous goods industry. At least, if their pattern of corrigenda (lists of corrections after the initial printing) is any indication. One or two of these are usually to be expected during the lifespan of an edition, as typos and mistakes are noted and require correcting.<\/p>\n Why is this a common situation? Well, more than most dangerous goods regulations, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) writes the IMDG Code in a style that depends heavily on cross-referencing. This can be frustrating to someone looking for someone trying to figure out how to prepare a specific shipment. For example, in Chapter 3.4, \u201cDangerous goods packed in limited quantities,\u201d the Code starts off by saying that limited quantities are exempted from all requirements not in section 3.4 \u2013 except for a list of over two dozen cross-references. Each one of these must then be read through to see how they\u2019d apply to your limited quantity shipment. This usually leads to much jaw-clenching and a desire to fling the Code against the nearest wall.<\/p>\n Other problems can arise from trivial mistakes or typos when transcribing from the UN Recommendations for the Transport of Dangerous Goods<\/em> or other documents. Simply mistaking the word \u201cand\u201d for \u201cor\u201d in a list of requirements can completely change the intent. Not to mention the multitude of chemical names where a minor typographical error can be cause needless restrictions to be put on products, or allow dangerous ones to be shipped without appropriate safety precautions.<\/p>\n On December 19, 2019, the International Maritime Organization, the creator and publisher of the IMDG Code, put out its latest corrigendum to the Code. Most of the corrections in this document are technical \u2013 that is, they don\u2019t reflect changes to the intent of the Code, but rather correct typographical errors, incorrect references or other mistakes. However, these could have a significant impact on some shipments, so users of the Code should make sure that they download the document and determine if the corrections might affect their shipments.<\/p>\n Some of the more significant changes include:<\/p>\n So, if you\u2019re involved in shipments by ocean, don\u2019t forget to take this corrigendum into account when preparing your shipment. In general, these changes should help the Code to make more sense by correcting references and clarifying text, but it\u2019s important to be using the most up to date version of the Code to ensure your shipments move hassle-free.<\/p>\n Do you have any questions about the IMDG Code? If you\u2019d like more information, contact ICC Compliance Center here at 888-442-9628 (U.S.) or 888-977-4834 (Canada), and ask for one of our regulatory specialists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Updating the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) may be one of the worst jobs in the dangerous goods…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12546,"featured_media":207429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2365,2374,2732,2740,3039,3280],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-regulations-cat","category-announcements","category-regulation-updates","category-imdg-code-regulation-updates","category-downloads","category-regulation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n