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If there is one thing we have learned during this whole COVID-19 pandemic, it is that every day there are...

Michael Zendano June 11, 2020

Let’s start by saying that Transport Canada (TC) remains the authority responsible for carrying out inspections, audits, and has the...

ICC Regulatory Expert June 09, 2020

Commençons par dire que Transports Canada (TC) demeure l’autorité qui détient la responsabilité de faire des inspections, vérifications et possède...

ICC Regulatory Expert June 09, 2020

In the midst of COVID-19 we are all learning a different way to work, live, and function. In my home...

ICC Regulatory Expert May 28, 2020

Someone recently asked me what I love about my job as a Hazardous Materials Trainer and Regulatory Specialist at ICC....

ICC Regulatory Expert May 28, 2020

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

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

Hazmat Certification Under Placarding Exemption The US DOT recently issued a “Letter of Interpretation” (LoI) regarding the lack of a...

ICC Regulatory Expert June 07, 2018

Using absorbents with variation packaging, UN marking height, limited quantity, and de minimis quantities Welcome back to the Regulatory Helpdesk where...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP May 03, 2018

WHMIS 2015 concentration ranges, training, overpacks, segregation and non-DG in DG packaging Welcome back to the Regulatory Helpdesk where we...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP April 26, 2018

National Day of Mourning is April 28th On a winter’s day in February, 1891, my great-grandfather was working in a...

Barbara Foster April 25, 2018

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

Michael Zendano April 24, 2018

Thinking About Lithium Batteries as a Passenger Recently in my travels, I found myself stuck in a long security line...

Michael Zendano April 19, 2018

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

Michael Zendano April 17, 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