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Health Canada Proposed Amendment to the HPR

Hooray for Ranges! Finally, news that every Canadian chemical manufacturer, supplier, and importer has been waiting for. On October 21,...

Regulatory Helpdesk: October 23, 2017

Top 4 Questions from the Regulatory Helpdesk Welcome back to the Regulatory Helpdesk where we answer your dangerous goods &...

Regulatory Helpdesk: October 16, 2017

Top 5 Questions from the Regulatory Helpdesk Welcome back to the Regulatory Helpdesk where we answer your dangerous goods &...

Would You Survive a Zombie Apocalypse?

Take the Quiz! See if you would survive! The idea of zombies, the undead, and those things that come back...

Acetic Acid – Shipping Apple Juice …

… well not quite but it looks like apple juice! I had a client inquire about shipping acetic acid, which...

What to Do if Your Lithium Battery Catches Fire

Lithium Batteries in the News Again Once again lithium batteries are in the news. The FAA is proposing a worldwide...

Transport Canada Proposes Passenger Aircraft Cargo Security Enhancements

New proposal to increase aircraft cargo security Transport Canada has, in an effort to improve safety on passenger aircraft, proposed...

Consignor’s Certification – TDG Update of Standards

I Declare! Transport Canada has generated a fair amount of discussion with the introduction (to be mandatory July 15, 2015)...

TDG Regulations and Tunnels

The World Could be Fun if Everything Jived Together Let’s start on a tangent to our main topic of Regulations...

10 Disharmonies in GHS – Ding! Ding! Ding! Goes the Bell

10 disharmonies within Revision 5, HazCom2012, and Canada’s proposed WHMIS 2.0. The more we work under the Globally Harmonized System...

Corrosive or Not Corrosive?

What Do the Regulations Say? Normally when considering whether or not a material or substance is to be assigned to...

GHS In Canada – Are We There Yet?

WHMIS 2.0 Comment Period It should be no surprise by now that Canada is moving ahead with GHS, or WHMIS...

A Welcome Change to HazCom Labeling

OSHA recently published a brief relating to the new hazardous chemical labeling requirements under the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR...

Transfer of Dangerous Goods

The Alberta government has issued Industrial Railway Circular No. 1 (Guideline for the Transfer of Dangerous Goods to or from...

Winter Driving

Some jurisdictions (like Quebec) have made snow tires mandatory. And some in Sweden are calling for mandatory high-spec winter tires for trucks. But if the operator is not driving according to the road conditions, what's the point? ‎Read More »

A Tip in Preparation

With the changing seasons, comes a change in weather that may affect your area with storms and natural disasters. According...

DOT Provides Guidance on Marine Pollutants

Identifying environmental hazards is an important part of the current transportation of hazardous materials system. However, changes that have originated...

Emergency Response Requirements for Shipping Papers

What information do you need on a shipping paper or an emergency response situation? Depending on the country you are...