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March 26, 2020 Dear Valued Customers, We continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 situation, along with the business restrictions that...

March 17, 2020

How serious IS the Coronavirus, and what lessons can we take from our history? From Italian soccer games being postponed,...

Elton Woodfine March 13, 2020

Here is an important overview of the changes to the TDGR published recently in the Gazette.  Since 2002 the TDGR...

Elton Woodfine February 27, 2020

When it comes to the dangerous goods regulations, no matter how big or how small your company is, nobody is...

Michael Zendano February 17, 2020

Okay, so it’s finally time to start talking about the famous electronic shipping document. Transport Canada is presenting a study...

ICC Regulatory Expert February 03, 2020

Updating the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) may be one of the worst jobs in the dangerous goods industry. At...

Barbara Foster January 28, 2020

CGSB.43-151 Class 1 Explosives Draft Update There have been some recent developments in 2 of the packaging standards of potential...

ICC Regulatory Expert July 18, 2018

Winston Churchill and the 49 CFR As a former high school science teacher, I had a few choice quotes posted...

ICC Regulatory Expert July 13, 2018

TDG Emergency Response Assistance Plans (ERAP) Update On June 30, 2018, Transport Canada issued a proposed amendment to Part 7...

Barbara Foster July 12, 2018

Are You Ready for e-Manifests? Paperwork – it’s one of the worst parts of dealing with hazardous waste shipments. In...

Barbara Foster July 02, 2018

What Happens When Watt-Hour is not Marked on Each Battery? Well a few things – beginning with the shipment being...

ICC Regulatory Expert June 28, 2018

ASTM IBC Standards Recently I wrote a blog about our boxes meeting ASTM standards. For those that weren’t aware, I...

Michael Zendano June 15, 2018

Dear Valued Customer, In an effort to continuously improve the quality and performance of our UN packaging, we occasionally must...

Michael Zendano June 15, 2018

Variation packaging cushioning material, excepted quantity packaging, UN packaging testing, distributor deadlines for WHMIS 2015, Mexico GHS, and compatibility Welcome...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP June 14, 2018

If you have followed my blogs for any length of time you know both my husband and myself are in...

ICC Regulatory Expert June 01, 2018

Limited quantities, manufacture expiry dates, regulated or not regulated, and reclassifying flammables to combustibles. Welcome back to the Regulatory Helpdesk...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP May 31, 2018

OSHA Safe + Sound Week Set for August 2018 Back in the 14th century, sailing ships were a primary means...

ICC Regulatory Expert May 30, 2018

Classification, Personal Electronic Devices, Consumer Commodities, and Preparing Hazardous Materials for Transport Welcome back to the Regulatory Helpdesk where we...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP May 25, 2018

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