DG Digest: Canada Releases New Guide for Incidents Involving Flammable Liquids by Rail

Nikki Burgess, CDGP, DGSA - January 8, 2018 - DG Digest

The second week of the year finds us all bearing down to get through the winter grind—be sure to do it safely.  Cold and snow are not only inconvenient but can be potentially dangerous if we don’t keep proper precautions in mind!  It was a relatively quiet week in the regulatory world, with a new…

Hazmat hopes: A 2018 wish list from top Dangerous Goods professionals

Labelmaster - January 5, 2018 - International Regulations, U.S. Regulations

Last November, we asked our readers a simple question: What’s your biggest wish for 2018 in the entire Dangerous Goods galaxy? What regulation would you change? What stress-inducing process would you simplify? What one thing would you change to make your job easier—and the world safer? DG pros from all over responded, with wishes ranging…

DG Digest: EPA Proposes Rule to Limit Federal Oversite of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Nikki Burgess, CDGP, DGSA - January 2, 2018 - DG Digest

Happy New Year, everyone! Here’s hoping that 2018 is a safe, successful, and productive year for you and your organization. Best of luck! As you may have already guessed, the period between the two major holidays was quiet in the regulatory sense, with only minimal activity. Here’s the latest: EPA The agency issued a proposed…

DG Digest: IATA will begin to use its 59th edition of the Dangerous Goods Regulations

Nikki Burgess, CDGP, DGSA - December 26, 2017 - DG Digest

Holiday greetings! Hopefully everyone enjoyed their day. Normally, the period between Christmas and the New Year is very quiet; this year, we have a new IATA Corrigendum to consider! See the details below as well as the rest of the week’s news—and have a safe and happy New Year’s Day celebration: IATA Corrigendum to the…

DG Digest: FAA Proposes its Largest-to-Date $1.1 Million Dollar Lithium Battery Fine

Nikki Burgess, CDGP, DGSA - December 18, 2017 - DG Digest

As the winter holidays loom close, regulatory activity has slowed accordingly. Canada remains busy though, releasing a new revision to its maritime rules. Otherwise things are a bit slow. Have a wonderful holiday next Monday!  Here’s the latest: Canada TDGR Our neighbors to the north have completed and published a long awaited revision to their…

Lithium batteries and new technology dominate our top 10 posts of 2017

Labelmaster - December 14, 2017 - Industry Innovations, Lithium Batteries, Topics

If you’re a Dangerous Goods professional, just keeping up with changing regulations can be a full-time job. But you also have to make sure all your team members are compliantly trained, and you might even have to prove to your upper management (over and over again) that hazmat compliance is an area that justifies serious…

DG Digest: IATA to Explore New Limits on Some Lithium Battery Shipments and the FBI Issues IRC under The Bioterrorism Act

Nikki Burgess, CDGP, DGSA - December 11, 2017 - DG Digest

As busy holiday preparations overtake most of the country—have you finished YOUR shopping?—the regulatory scene remains relatively quiet in terms of “heavy hitters,” although quite a few items of interest certainly did pop up this week.  Perhaps the recently concluded UN meetings in Geneva will lead to increased action in the new year—if so, we’ll…

Don’t use hazmat software? Here are some things you might need

Labelmaster - December 7, 2017 - Hazmat Humor

Of all the shocks in our 2017 Global Dangerous Goods Confidence Outlook, the biggest might have been this one: 26% of DG pros say they use no DG software – they use manual processes for any hazardous materials they ship or handle. Since we offer DGIS, the most sophisticated hazmat software available, we’d like to…

DG Digest: IATA releases updated checklist to compliment the 59th DGR

Nikki Burgess, CDGP, DGSA - December 4, 2017 - DG Digest

As we roll into the holiday rush period, regulatory activity continues to be fairly slow—more time for all those last minute holiday projects, shopping, or travel, perhaps!  Be sure that whatever you do, you do it safely—holidays tend to make us a bit less careful as we all get busier.  At any rate—here’s what’s happening…

Remember these disasters? “Dang Good” training made sure they never happened.

Labelmaster - November 30, 2017 - Guest Blogger, Hazmat Humor, Training

This post is adapted from a presentation given at the 2017 Dangerous Goods Symposium by Gene Sanders, founder and manager of W.E. Train Consulting. Since we can abbreviate the words “hazardous materials” to “hazmat,” I say we shorten “Dangerous Goods training” to “Dang Good training.” It saves time, and it describes what we trainers hope…