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A Helpdesk Call that was Out of This World Occasionally our Regulatory Helpline is asked a question by a customer...

ICC Regulatory Expert April 01, 2018

Proper Shipping Name, Hydrostatic Pressure Tests, Other Information on the Lithium Battery Mark, and an Interesting Lithium Battery Story Welcome...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP March 29, 2018

I need to ship my motorcycle. What do I need to do? Normally around this time of the year we...

ICC Regulatory Expert March 27, 2018

Combustible Liquids, Using Chemtrec’s Number, Keeping Up-To-Date, and Other Paperwork Welcome back to the Regulatory Helpdesk where we answer your...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP March 23, 2018

Rail TDG Standard TP 14877 Update On March 15 Transport Canada released a notice on the intent to issue a...

ICC Regulatory Expert March 21, 2018

REGISTRATION and FINES and FAQs, OH MY! February and March contain some interesting items potentially impacting the Canadian TDG landscape…...

ICC Regulatory Expert March 19, 2018

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

May 06, 2015

Updated injury and incident reports from OSHA From Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2014 there were 5589 ladder incidents reported that...

April 15, 2015

Making Dough . . . Oh NO! A long long time ago in a faraway kitchen, there was a lovely...

April 09, 2015

In the 1960’s, an American author by the name of Robert A. Heinlein wrote a science fiction story about a...

February 05, 2015

Let’s Start With Some Definitions According to the Oxford English Dictionary there are essentially two types of audits: Audits 1....

ICC Regulatory Expert January 30, 2015

Without proper protocol, injuries such as shock, falling, and burns are common injuries workers can be subjected to at the...

William Chao January 07, 2015

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

FRA Solicits Comments on Securement NPRM The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making on September...

ICC Regulatory Expert September 17, 2014

Can someone ship hazardous materials/dangerous goods without using regulatory publications? This is often a question we ask ourselves when assisting...

September 16, 2014

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