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In response to the global pandemic and subsequent rollout of the vaccines to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, IATA deemed it...

Elton Woodfine April 23, 2021

The one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown has recently passed, and many businesses have had extreme challenges – leading...

Elton Woodfine April 21, 2021

In December 2020, ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) published Guidance on the compilation of Safety Data Sheets, Version 4.0. In Europe,...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP April 19, 2021

With another wave of Covid-19 looming last month, The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council approved six new COVID-19 recommendations...

Michael Zendano April 15, 2021

Have you ever paid attention to the terms “must, may, shall, or should” when reading through transport regulations? Maybe…Maybe not....

ICC Regulatory Expert April 13, 2021

Despite the burden that the COVID pandemic has placed on regulators, more changes and updates are occurring to transportation regulations...

Barbara Foster December 14, 2020

Like many of us, you may have been whiling away your time during the pandemic with the occasional attempt at...

Barbara Foster December 10, 2020

There’s a new idea in dangerous goods training that’s getting a lot of attention these days – Competency-Based Training. It’s...

Barbara Foster December 03, 2020

This post was originally published in November 2019 and has been updated in January 2023 for accuracy. Every few days...

ICC Regulatory Expert January 02, 2023

In the words of Winston Churchill, “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” Although we...

Michael Zendano November 26, 2020

As you probably know, the 62nd IATA book has been released and print and electronic copies are now available.  One...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP November 19, 2020

This post was originally published in February 2021 and was reviewed in February 2023 to ensure accuracy. A few months...

Michael Zendano February 02, 2023

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

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...

ICC Regulatory Expert January 11, 2021

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

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP May 04, 2023