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  I spend much of my day writing Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for customers, many of which are knowledgeable on...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP November 16, 2022

If you look at the outside of a typical UN-rated 4G Box, most often you will see a set of...

Michael Zendano November 09, 2022

PHMSA Seeking Public Comments on Proposed Rulemaking: Adjusting Registration and Fee Assessment Program  The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of...

Michael Zendano November 01, 2022

Let’s say you have an inner packaging filled with dangerous goods that you are looking to ship. When you visit...

Michael Zendano October 24, 2022

Well, it’s fall, and that means pumpkin spice has taken over the coffee shop, people are putting on sweaters before...

Barbara Foster October 17, 2022

The year was 1922, The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C; Vancouver, BC started driving on the right side of...

Michael Zendano October 10, 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

This will be a two-part blog on shipping Lithium Batteries by ground in North America.  Part One  will focus on...

Elton Woodfine April 20, 2022

This post was originally published in February 2018 and has been updated in April 2022 for accuracy. Another SDS ‘Headache’...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP April 13, 2022

Every now and then, shippers new to shipping by ocean may get a strange notification from their carriers. “Please complete...

Barbara Foster April 18, 2022

This post was originally published in 2022 and has been updated in March 2025 for accuracy. When we teach air...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP March 11, 2025

This post was originally published in December 2017 and has been updated in April 2022 for accuracy. Q Value! Now...

Michael Zendano April 06, 2022

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

When people think about dangerous goods, they usually think about things like dynamite. Ebola virus. Radioactives glowing greenly in the...

Barbara Foster March 14, 2022

We touched briefly in my previous blog regarding the safety issues surrounding COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits and their disposal....

ICC Regulatory Expert March 09, 2022

In the past two years, we have seen a drastic drop in air passenger travel due to the pandemic, but...

Elton Woodfine March 07, 2022

This post was originally published in March 2022 and has been updated in November 2024 for accuracy. Keep it Straight...

Michael Zendano March 02, 2022

When choosing a proper shipping name, you look first for the substance itself, then for either chemical family name (Alcohols,...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP February 28, 2022

A recent helpdesk call led me to investigate the exemption outlined in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations called (1.39) Class...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP February 23, 2022