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With spring in full effect and summer just around the corner, it is the time of year where everyone begins...

Elton Woodfine June 10, 2021

The year 2021 is well underway, and most of us are feeling that, at least from a regulatory viewpoint, things...

Barbara Foster June 09, 2021

Even though I am a dangerous goods veteran, I continue to learn new things every day. I thought, once again,...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP June 01, 2021

Mobile phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes annually, according to the National Safety Council. But it’s not...

ICC Regulatory Expert May 31, 2021

Hopefully last month you read our blog on the importance of checking state and operator variations in IATA. Spoiler alert,...

Michael Zendano May 27, 2021

This post was originally published in May 2021 and has been updated in February 2023 for accuracy. When it comes...

February 25, 2021

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has initiated the first major update to its hazard communication standard (Hazcom2012) since...

Barbara Foster March 08, 2021

This post was originally published in March 2021 and has been reviewed in March 2025 for accuracy. A Bill of...

March 05, 2025

IATA has deemed it necessary to release a guidance document in November 2020 to assist carriers and freight forwarders on...

Elton Woodfine March 03, 2021

Whether you are shipping glass, metal, or plastic bottles, they all have one thing in common, a means of closure....

Michael Zendano March 01, 2021

Not in compliance? Your bottom line just took a harder hit. As they do every year, the US Department of...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP February 24, 2021

California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) released a notice, December 18, 2020, updating the Prop 65 list to...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP February 23, 2021

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

The importance to declare dangerous goods is something that is etched in our minds.  There are many reasons why properly...

Michael Zendano January 18, 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

With the COVID-19 vaccine rolling out around the world, IATA has released an updated guidance document (December 16, 2020) that...

Elton Woodfine January 08, 2021

Transport Canada has provided an update on the Temporary Use Permits that were issued at the start of the pandemic.  ...

ICC Regulatory Expert January 05, 2021

This post was originally published in August 2015 and has been updated in December 2020 for accuracy. Like most regulations...

Barbara Foster December 21, 2020