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Hello, reader! Times change, and so does the Emergency Response Guidebook. A new version of the Guidebook is now available...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP March 12, 2018

Frequently Asked Questions About Tape Being Used With UN Boxes Often times I get questions regarding which type of tape...

Michael Zendano March 12, 2018

Shipments to Puerto Rico, Non-hazardous substances, the Overpack label, and Aviation Regulated Liquids or Solids Welcome back to the Regulatory...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP March 06, 2018

Lithium Batteries, Placards, and SDS in the Workplace Welcome back to the Regulatory Helpdesk where we answer your dangerous goods...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP February 26, 2018

PHMSA vs OSHA George Carlin will always be a favorite comedian for people of a certain age. One of his...

ICC Regulatory Expert February 22, 2018

Airport Lithium Battery Incidents In our dangerous goods world we all know the importance of labelling, packaging, and disposing of...

Michael Zendano February 20, 2018

How much gas can I ship by air per cylinder? In theory this is an easy question. In practice, it...

December 10, 2014

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

ICC Regulatory Expert November 06, 2014

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

ICC Regulatory Expert October 22, 2014

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

October 21, 2014

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

ICC Regulatory Expert October 14, 2014

FRA Solicits Comments on Securement NPRM The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making on September...

ICC Regulatory Expert September 17, 2014

In the 1960’s, an American author by the name of Robert A. Heinlein wrote a science fiction story about a...

February 05, 2015

Let’s Start With Some Definitions According to the Oxford English Dictionary there are essentially two types of audits: Audits 1....

ICC Regulatory Expert January 30, 2015

Without proper protocol, injuries such as shock, falling, and burns are common injuries workers can be subjected to at the...

William Chao January 07, 2015

Safety training for workers is a key component of occupational health and safety regulations throughout North America.   Training &...

ICC Regulatory Expert August 15, 2014

If you work outdoors or are exposed to extreme heat you could be at risk for heat stress. Everybody can...

Bob Holder June 11, 2014

NFPA has initiated an awareness campaign on dangers of storing flammable/combustible liquids in composite intermediate bulk containers (IBC)… Earlier this...

ICC Regulatory Expert April 14, 2014

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