In order to legally ship hazardous materials in the United States, you must have reliable access to the most current and correct transportation regulations. Although your first inclination may be to turn to the federal government, understand that the government may not be most timely option for supplying the updated regulatory information.
There is Still Time to See Us at SCHC in Arlington!
We’ll be in booth #1, so stop in to see us if attending the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC)
DGIS VIII Days 3 & 4: Wrap Up & Announcement for DGIS IX in Scottsdale, AZ!
Day 3: Thursday night attendees joined us for Labelmaster Fest in the Grand Ballroom where they visited stations enabling them to learn more about Labelmaster Packaging, Books, Labels & Software Solutions.
ChemEDGE 2013: Winner of the Apple TV!
Congratulations to Rise Whitworth from Hawkins, Inc., the winner of the raffle for an Apple TV at NACD ChemEDGE in Dallas! Happy viewing Rise!
DGIS VIII Round Up: Day 2
Day 2 of the Dangerous Goods Instructors Symposium kicked off with Rhonda Jessop presenting “An occupation in search of a profession”. Attendees are looking forward to hearing from Rob Donald & Leslie Hogan from the Canadian Council for Aviation and Aerospace as they discuss creating national dangerous goods standards to promote and develop a specialty…
Required Regulatory Change Affects Marking Text Size for Hazard Class Labels
Both the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) recently changed the required size of the text to be used when marking the United Nations Identification Number (UNID Number) on packages of dangerous goods/hazardous materials. The UNID Number is a four-digit numerical designator (for example, UN1993) which provides an internationally recognized identification number…
PHMSA Publishes Long-Awaited HM-215L Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Harmonization the Hazardous Materials Regulations with International Standards
The DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published the long-awaited HM-215L Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) today. The NPRM proposes a number of amendments to align the Hazardous Materials Regulations; 49 CFR Parts 171-180 (HMR) with the latest editions of the United Nations Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (17th revised…
2013 A.I.R. Shipper Includes Changes to Lithium Battery Provisions, Package Quantity Rules
Production of the 2013 AIR Shipper is coming along. Odd years mean we’re including ICAO updates, so we’ll be featuring a black cover this time out. If you’re piloting a helicopter up in Alaska, you need to pay attention to this one! Of course, there are lots of other changes the ordinary dangerous goods shipper…
2012 Emergency Response Guidebook Now Available
The 2012 Emergency Response Guidebook, a must-have hazmat incident resource for first responders and hazmat shippers, is in stock! Standard-bound regular size (English and Spanish) and pocket size ERGs are available to ship immediately. Additionally, the remaining variations of the 2012 ERG are expected to arrive on the following dates: Pocket size spiral-bound 2012 ERG…
The 41st Session of the UN Subcommittee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Part II
The 41st session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (the Sub-Committee) concluded on Wednesday. The following summary is the second and final in our series highlighting papers discussed during the course of the session. For more background on this meeting, please view our overview of the 41st Session…