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Hazmat Certification Under Placarding Exemption The US DOT recently issued a “Letter of Interpretation” (LoI) regarding the lack of a...

ICC Regulatory Expert June 07, 2018

California Proposition 65 Update By now, you may or may not have heard the Prop 65 regulation in California was...

ICC Regulatory Expert June 06, 2018

If you have followed my blogs for any length of time you know both my husband and myself are in...

ICC Regulatory Expert June 01, 2018

Limited quantities, manufacture expiry dates, regulated or not regulated, and reclassifying flammables to combustibles. Welcome back to the Regulatory Helpdesk...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP May 31, 2018

OSHA Safe + Sound Week Set for August 2018 Back in the 14th century, sailing ships were a primary means...

ICC Regulatory Expert May 30, 2018

Going Above and Beyond ICC Compliance Center’s line of UN approved boxes now meet ASTM D5118 Standard Practice for Fabrication...

Michael Zendano May 25, 2018

Despite the publicity and awareness campaigns around the labels, SDS and classification aspects of WHMIS 2015, there are a few...

ICC Regulatory Expert August 21, 2015

Simon Says . . . It’s All About Following Directions An experienced shipper knows that in order to be compliant...

ICC Regulatory Expert July 30, 2015

A recent post, that has sparked a lot of debate in some of my circles, has led me to do...

July 15, 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

Transport Canada recently shared proposed changes affecting the official standard for Class 6.2 packaging and the Part 8 reporting requirements....

ICC Regulatory Expert June 18, 2015

“Harmonization” July 1 (or June 30, depending on how you count “6 months”), 2015 represents a change in the required...

ICC Regulatory Expert June 11, 2015

Saskatchewan Joins the Fold- WHMIS 2015 Implementation Starts August 17 The “Land of Living Skies” (SK) has become the 6th...

ICC Regulatory Expert August 09, 2016

Even a universe long ago and far, far away isn’t immune to problems with worker safety. And it’s not just...

Barbara Foster August 04, 2016

Until recently, if you saw someone wandering down the street, eyes fixed to their smart phone, you might assume they...

Barbara Foster July 28, 2016

Silicosis and OSHA Standards As you may recall in my last blog, I spoke of a tragic story out of...

July 14, 2016

The Hawk’s Nest Incident In Muriel Rukeyser’s book, The Book of the Dead, which is considered poetry, it tells of...

July 07, 2016

When you work in the field of safety, and so does your husband, it makes for interesting living situations. I...

May 27, 2016

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