{"id":9022,"date":"2022-01-28T13:09:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T18:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.thecompliancecenter.com\/?p=9022"},"modified":"2022-02-03T10:16:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T15:16:00","slug":"big-change-methanol-transport-classification-tdg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/help-center\/articles\/big-change-methanol-transport-classification-tdg\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Change in Methanol Transport Classification (TDG)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post was originally published in March 2018 and has been updated in January 2022 for accuracy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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New Transport Canada Update Means Big Changes for Many Companies<\/h2>\n

Transport Canada posted on their FAQ web page, a few questions regarding shipping mixtures of Methanol.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The first three FAQs are, for the most part, not surprising, with one exception in Question 2. These FAQs appear as follows (these FAQs are directly from their website): (keep reading, the biggest surprise is coming).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Question: How do I classify a product that contains methanol as the only dangerous good?<\/strong><\/dt>\n
Answer:<\/strong> As per Section\u00a02.3<\/a>\u00a0of the TDG Regulations, when the name of a dangerous good is shown in Schedule\u00a01, that name and the corresponding data for that shipping name (class, subsidiary class(es), packing group\u00a0(PG)) must be used. Therefore, when methanol is the only dangerous good in the product and it meets the\u00a0criteria for Class\u00a03, Flammable Liquids<\/a>, it should be transported as\u00a0UN1230, METHANOL, Class\u00a03 (6.1), PG\u00a0II<\/a><\/em>. Note that PG\u00a0II is the only packing group available for methanol as per Schedule\u00a01 of the TDG\u00a0Regulations.<\/em> Note:<\/em><\/strong> Subparagraph\u00a01.3(2)(d)(iv)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0of the TDG\u00a0Regulations allows a person to indicate the word “SOLUTION” or “MIXTURE” and also the concentration of the solution or mixture after the shipping name, as applicable.<\/em><\/dd>\n
Question:\u00a0Tests results for a solution containing methanol as the only dangerous good indicate that its packing group should be\u00a0III. How do I choose the proper shipping name?<\/strong><\/dt>\n
Answer:<\/strong>\u00a0Even if a dilution would lead to a change in packing group\u00a0(PG) from PG\u00a0II to PG\u00a0III, methanol must be transported as\u00a0UN1230, METHANOL, Class\u00a03\u00a0(6.1), PG\u00a0II<\/a>\u00a0because:<\/em><\/p>\n