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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has initiated the first major update to its hazard communication standard (Hazcom2012) since...

Barbara Foster March 08, 2021

A Bill of Lading is a legal contract between the shipper and carrier. This document that also serves as a...

March 05, 2021

IATA has deemed it necessary to release a guidance document in November 2020 to assist carriers and freight forwarders on...

Elton Woodfine March 03, 2021

Whether you are shipping glass, metal, or plastic bottles, they all have one thing in common, a means of closure....

Michael Zendano March 01, 2021

Not in compliance? Your bottom line just took a harder hit. As they do every year, the US Department of...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP February 24, 2021

The importance to declare dangerous goods is something that is etched in our minds.  There are many reasons why properly...

Michael Zendano January 18, 2021

It’s now 2021, and there is a new IATA DGR 62nd Edition and Addendum. If shipping COVID-19 vaccines, lithium batteries, radioactive...

Elton Woodfine January 13, 2021

For those of us who are the geeks and nerds of the dangerous goods world, we know and understand what...

Racheal Mani January 11, 2021

With the COVID-19 vaccine rolling out around the world, IATA has released an updated guidance document (December 16, 2020) that...

Elton Woodfine January 08, 2021

Transport Canada has provided an update on the Temporary Use Permits that were issued at the start of the pandemic.  ...

Racheal Mani January 05, 2021

This post was originally published in August 2015 and has been updated in December 2020 for accuracy. Like most regulations...

Barbara Foster December 21, 2020

This post was originally published in October 2017 and has been updated in February 2021 for accuracy. Lithium Batteries in...

Michael Zendano February 05, 2021

Covid-19 has led to many of us having to restructure our plans for 2021. One of the groups who have...

Barbara Foster February 04, 2021

A few months back, we posted a blog on the topic of UN3077 and UN3082 and how they can be...

Michael Zendano February 02, 2021

With the release of the new 2021 IATA Lithium Battery Shipping Guidelines, here is a brief summary of the significant...

Elton Woodfine January 27, 2021

As many dangerous goods shippers know, there are many benefits to using 4GV UN packaging. A while back, I wrote...

Michael Zendano January 25, 2021

Disinfectants are undoubtedly playing a large role in our fight against COVID-19, but can too much of a good thing...

Elton Woodfine January 20, 2021