The week kicks off with the new Trump administration in place in Washington placing a “moratorium” on new rulemaking on the federal level. Rulemakings already in the pipeline will potentially be delayed as well. At press time the exact impact of the action is still somewhat cloudy. Be sure to see next week’s blog for…
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Embracing Sustainability in DG Packaging: A Path Forward
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Shaping the Future of Dangerous Goods: 2024 DG Symposium Recap
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The Best of the Best in the Dangerous Goods Industry: The 2024 DG Hall of Fame
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Did our hazmat labels and other markings impress this design critic?
Some of our friends and customers shared a lively LinkedIn conversation recently about the merits of the new Class 9 lithium battery labels. Most people thought the labels did an effective job telling carriers and receivers that packages contained lithium batteries. But design critic Stewart D.O. North was less complimentary. “That cluster of objects looks…
DG Digest: Marking Our One Year Anniversary with an Issue Packed-Full of DG News!
Happy Martin Luther King Day, everyone! I hope that this Civil Rights pioneer’s great legacy will help to positively inform your week. It’s also the first anniversary of this blog—the DG Digest is a year old today! I enjoy bringing you the latest and greatest from the world of DG Transport, Environmental, and HS&E regulations…
DGTV: Three TV shows that (mostly) got hazmat right
It’s easy (and often fun) to criticize movies and TV shows for getting things wrong, especially if it’s in an area near and dear to your heart. Whether it’s an anachronistic costume element, an improperly restored vintage car, or a storyline that violated established franchise canon, there are plenty of people out there ready to…
DG Digest: FDA Actions on Lithium Batteries, EPA on Subsurface Intrusion, and Brazil to Adopt UMR
Greetings, everyone. The first complete new week of the New Year was categorized by relatively limited regulatory action, perhaps as everyone got back from the holiday and prepared to launch into the swing of things. Nevertheless, here are the items of note: FDA Lithium batteries continue their long reach into the affairs of the regulatory…
DG Digest: EPA Updates RMP to Reduce Accidents and Updates on Drug & Alcohol Testing from FRA/FMCSA
Happy New Year! I’m sure I speak for the entire Labelmaster family when I express our hope that you will enjoy a safe, happy, and prosperous 2017. Today’s digest covers the last two weeks of the year just concluded. Although activity was minimal, a number of issues worth noting occurred over the holiday period, so…
DG Digest: PHMSA Issues Safey Advisory for DOT-39 Cylinders and IATA Issues Revised 2017 Guidance for Lithium Batteries
It’s the countdown-to-the-holiday week! However you may or may not choose to celebrate the coming holiday period, I know that I speak for the entire Labelmaster family in expressing the hope that you are able to do so in peace, and surrounded by your friends and loved ones. We also thank you so very much…
Flying over the holidays? Don’t be human hazmat!
When you think about it, it’s amazing that we think nothing about flying thousands of miles to visit friends and family over the holidays. Flying is relatively inexpensive if you plan in advance, and—despite the airport crowds and potential weather delays—rarely qualifies as any kind of adventure. Beyond that, flying is also tremendously safe. In fact,…
A Letter from Bangkok on the 109th Meeting of the IATA Dangerous Goods Board
A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. – John A. Shedd (Salt from My Attic, 1928) A not so old adage that captures the balance between safety and action. A 21st century version might be “An airplane is safe in its hangar, but that’s not what…
DG Digest: EPA on e-Manifests for Haz Waste, Also Proposes Ban on TCE, and a BIG FMCSA Overhaul
It’s the last full week of autumn on the calendar, even though winter has made itself known across most of the country. Things slowed a little on the regulatory front, but still important news to think about. Let’s take a look: EPA One big change on the horizon is the coming use of electronic manifests…
