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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

The one-gallon paint can is one of the most common inner containers out in circulation among dangerous goods shippers. These...

Michael Zendano February 22, 2022

At the end of 2021, Transport Canada released a guide giving a breakdown of the reporting requirements of incidents involving...

Elton Woodfine February 16, 2022

  Periodically the US Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) publishes informational pieces to assist shippers...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP February 14, 2022

This post was originally published in June 2017 and has been updated in February 2022 for accuracy. Do My Products...

Elton Woodfine February 12, 2022

This post was originally published in March 2016 and has been updated in February 2022 for accuracy. Fainting, or syncope...

February 10, 2022

COVID-19 has devastated the world for the last two years. As the pandemic rages on it’s also affecting our planet...

ICC Regulatory Expert February 08, 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??...