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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

If you’re a manufacturer of products for workplace use in Canada, you’re probably with familiar with the “Hazardous Products Regulations”...

Barbara Foster January 24, 2020

The title says it all, can you see clearly when you ship lithium batteries, or are the waters still a...

Michael Zendano January 14, 2020

As we start our new year, one of our resolutions should be to make sure our dangerous goods shipments get...

Barbara Foster January 14, 2020

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

The answer is: No. Shipping Dangerous Goods from Canada to Brazil Now the Background Story I was forwarded an email...

ICC Regulatory Expert April 17, 2018

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

Health Canada Amendment to the HPR (Hazardous Product Regulations) Health Canada published a proposed amendment to the HPR (Hazardous Product...

ICC Regulatory Expert April 10, 2018

Proper shipping name, 500 kg exemption, MANCOMM symbol, and a TDG error Welcome back to the Regulatory Helpdesk where we...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP April 06, 2018

Proper Shipping Name, Hydrostatic Pressure Tests, Other Information on the Lithium Battery Mark, and an Interesting Lithium Battery Story Welcome...

Karrie Ishmael, CDGP March 29, 2018

I need to ship my motorcycle. What do I need to do? Normally around this time of the year we...

ICC Regulatory Expert March 27, 2018

Rail TDG Standard TP 14877 Update On March 15 Transport Canada released a notice on the intent to issue a...

ICC Regulatory Expert March 21, 2018

REGISTRATION and FINES and FAQs, OH MY! February and March contain some interesting items potentially impacting the Canadian TDG landscape…...

ICC Regulatory Expert March 19, 2018