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

Michael Zendano May 22, 2018

IATA declaration, limited quantity labels, training requirements, and placarding Welcome back to the Regulatory Helpdesk where we answer your dangerous...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP May 18, 2018

2mm Label Border Requirement Changed As most hazardous goods professionals know, HM-215N was intended to harmonize the 49 CFR regulations...

Michael Zendano May 16, 2018

WHMIS 2015 SDS Requirements Next in our WHMIS 2015 series we’ll discuss the Safety Data Sheet (SDS), formerly known as...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP May 15, 2018

Here are three new acronyms for you to keep in mind during the month of May. There is NEC which is...

ICC Regulatory Expert May 11, 2018

TDG Large Packaging Still Time to Review the draft “Design, Manufacture and Use of Large Packaging for Transportation of Dangerous...

ICC Regulatory Expert May 08, 2018

Chlorine gas is a scary material. This yellowish gas can kill people at very low concentrations in air. Travelling wherever...

Barbara Foster May 18, 2016

There are lots of songs out in the world about letters. You remember those things we used to write and...

April 22, 2016

Traffic in many metropolitan areas can be nasty. Ask anyone who lives in a large city and chances are they will...

April 11, 2016

West, TX – April 17, 2013 As we approach the third anniversary of the catastrophic explosion involving ammonium nitrate fertilizer...

ICC Regulatory Expert March 23, 2016

Responsible Distribution Canada, or RDC (formerly Canadian Association of Chemical Distributors (CACD)), was incorporated in 1987. It acts as the...

March 14, 2016

It was recently announced that Disney was re-releasing the classic animated movie “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. The commercial...

February 05, 2016

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

Despite the publicity and awareness campaigns around the labels, SDS and classification aspects of WHMIS 2015, there are a few...

ICC Regulatory Expert August 21, 2015

Simon Says . . . It’s All About Following Directions An experienced shipper knows that in order to be compliant...

ICC Regulatory Expert July 30, 2015

A recent post, that has sparked a lot of debate in some of my circles, has led me to do...

July 15, 2015

Issues Shipping Air Bags An aspect of updating TDG air bag terminology in the regulations that may have been missed...

ICC Regulatory Expert July 08, 2015

Transport Canada recently shared proposed changes affecting the official standard for Class 6.2 packaging and the Part 8 reporting requirements....

ICC Regulatory Expert June 18, 2015

“Harmonization” July 1 (or June 30, depending on how you count “6 months”), 2015 represents a change in the required...

ICC Regulatory Expert June 11, 2015