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Getting Ready to update On January 4, 2023, Health Canada released an update to the Hazardous Product Regulations, amending it...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP January 18, 2023

Major Amendment Announced to Canada’s Hazardous Products Regulations (WHMIS) The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) has been a pretty...

Barbara Foster January 16, 2023

WHMIS Outreach Health Canada who oversees the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) and the associated Hazardous Product Regulations (HPR) which oversees...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP January 12, 2023

Transport Canada Completes Study on e-Documents – What Next?  Let’s face it – many parts of the current systems in...

Barbara Foster January 10, 2023

Can I reuse UN Standard Packaging? The short answer is NO. In recent discussions with clients, I uncovered some “not...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP January 05, 2023

DOT Posts Final Rule for Enhanced Safety in Lithium Battery Air Transport The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has just...

Barbara Foster January 03, 2023

The following is a brief overview of what you need to know regarding the new Canadian government’s prohibition on single-use...

Elton Woodfine August 21, 2022

Make it your Mission to Look at Special Provisions   If you are familiar with shipping dangerous goods by air, I’m...

Michael Zendano July 22, 2022

Holding steady at #1, for an 11th straight year, Fall Protection is a very real concern in the workplace. The...

ICC Regulatory Expert July 19, 2022

Do you remember when you were in school, and you had to memorize definitions for a particular reading, science, or...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP June 20, 2022

Q: Was there anything else on the box to indicate its character, or the character of its contents? A. No,...

Barbara Foster June 15, 2022

PHMSA (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) issued a safety notice hoping to increase awareness surrounding the disposal and recycling...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP June 13, 2022

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

On a recent helpdesk call, a customer asked me if there was a list of differences between the US 49...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP May 23, 2022

This blog will serve as a quick reference of the significant changes that may affect you!  This past March 2022,...

Elton Woodfine May 18, 2022

Under most circumstances when you are looking to ship your dangerous goods, you can simply look at your safety data...

Michael Zendano May 16, 2022

There are a few things that we can count on: death, taxes, and PHMSA rating their penalties every year.   In...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP May 09, 2022

If you are looking for clarification on the regulations from the 49CFR, oftentimes it is a good idea to check...

Michael Zendano May 02, 2022

ATE or Acute Toxicity Estimate is a calculation needed when authoring a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for an untested mixture....

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP April 25, 2022