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PHMSA Issues Notice of Change on Termination of M-Number and R-Number Approvals with no Expiration Date PHMSA has made a...

Michael Zendano December 07, 2017

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

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP December 07, 2017

IATA DGR PI 967 & PI 970 Confusion The wording in recent, current and upcoming editions of the International Air...

Clifton Brown December 01, 2017

This post was originally published in November 2017 and has been updated in May 2022 for accuracy. Regulatory Helpdesk: November...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP May 07, 2022

We Got a Mystery to Solve One of my favorite childhood shows was “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?”. How he and his...

Paula Reavis November 30, 2017

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

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP November 28, 2017

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has increased the potential penalties for failing to comply with the Hazardous...

Barbara Foster May 01, 2013

An addendum has been released for the 54th Edition IATA DGR. Effective January 1, 2013. You can view the addendum...

January 14, 2013

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

Barbara Foster August 03, 2012

Take a company that manufactures artist’s paints. They could sell hundreds of colors and most are made with the same...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP June 21, 2012

Many people are asking “What is GHS and what does it mean for me?” GHS is an acronym for Globally...

June 06, 2012

Online shopping – whether from large internet companies such as Amazon, to individual vendors on sites such as eBay –...

Barbara Foster October 05, 2011

Every year in Canada, there are thousands of emergency room visits which are a direct result of children, under the...

Toni-Ann McLean July 13, 2011

It’s the start of the summer holiday season, and for many people that means picnics, time at the beach, family,...

Emily Walter July 01, 2011

Many dangerous goods shippers in the United States are finding themselves using new software to complete their IATA shipper’s declaration for...

Emily Walter January 17, 2011

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) No.10017 on October 10,...

November 11, 2010

Shipping lithium batteries has become a confusing issue. Let’s start by asking “what is a lithium battery?”. There are two...

December 04, 2009

What is it? Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA 2010) is a program being rolled out by the Federal Motor Carrier...

December 02, 2009