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DG Digest: IATA published an update – addendum to the 66th edition of the IATA DGR

DG Digest: IATA published an update – addendum to the 66th edition of the IATA DGR

Welcome to May! Hopefully, most of us will get to enjoy the spring flowers that April showers presage. However, May is also the statistically most active month for tornado activity in the continental US. So, it is a good month to keep an eye on the sky and to ensure that your workplace’s emergency shelter

DG Digest: PHMSA Updates Hazmat Registration Packet and Info for Letters of Interpretation, Plus FMCSA has a New ICR and More

The busy holiday weekend has ended, and the nation is rolling into the heart of spring weather. That often means significant severe weather threats in many areas, so if your workplace is located in such an area, be sure that your safety plan is up to date and your employees know what to do to

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DG Digest: Transport Canada published an updated packaging standard. OSHA released an ICR renewal dealing with lead. 

Regulatory activity is still tending towards being relatively minimal this spring. However, hopefully everyone is getting a chance to enjoy the warmer weather! Here’s the latest news: Transport Canada A new edition of the followingstandard has been developed by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) and was published in April 2025: CAN/CGSB-43.150-2025 “Design, manufacture and

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DG Digest: DOT Issues Notice – Request for Comment on Reducing Regulations

This week’s regulatory news is somewhat overshadowed by the larger news on the international trade front, which as everyone is almost certainly already aware, is in a state of considerable flux. What impacts may or may not occur in reference to that in relation to dangerous goods shippers is of course also in flux. Stay

DG Digest: Paul Roberti has been nominated to be the next administrator of PHMSA

It’s nearly the end of February, but winter weather continues to trouble much of the nation. Be sure not to lose focus on your workplace’s winter safety plan. Hang in there—we’re almost to spring! Regulatory activity picked up a little last week. Here’s the latest: PHMSA Paul Roberti has been nominated to be the next

DG Digest: EU ECE Publishes the 2025 ADR

With the federal regulatory “freeze” still in place, US activity remains low. Our world DG partners remain active, however. Here’s last week’s news: EU ADR After something of a delay for the new year, the EU ECE has now published the new 2025 version of the ADR—thar’s the EU’s legal equivalent of the 49 CFR

DG Digest: Regulatory Rollback Plans

Winter weather continues to blow across the country, as February rolls in. Let’s all keep focused on winter workplace safety as we all hope for an early spring! Here’s last week’s regulatory news: Regulatory Rollback Plans Last week President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO14192) that directs federal agencies tasked with rulemaking to offset any

Time to get excited about the 2021 Dangerous Goods Symposium!

Does DG stand for “Delirious Groupies”? Based on this new video, the answer is “yes.” Okay, maybe you’ve never been that excited about an upcoming Dangerous Good Symposium. But there are lots of good reasons to be excited about the 16th annual Symposium this year. What do you most want to see on this year’s

2018 Dangerous Goods Symposium speaker Peter Mackay: Survey data is ammunition.

Peter Mackay, editor-in-chief of HCB, will introduce the results of the 2018 Dangerous Goods Confidence Survey during the 13th annual Dangerous Goods Symposium, September 5–7, 2018, in Rosemont, Illinois. Revealing the results of the annual Dangerous Goods Confidence Survey has become a mainstay of the Dangerous Goods Symposium. Co-sponsored by Labelmaster, HCB and—for the first

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