When it comes to the transportation of hazardous materials/dangerous goods by surface, air, or water, the word “certification” is often cited as a regulatory requirement for hazmat employees. But what exactly is hazmat certification? Used in this context, “certification” is… Continue Reading
Welcome to this week’s 5 of 6 installment of the DG Journal! Today we will explore the 16 key components of the IATA Shipping by Air Limited Quantities (otherwise known as LQ) process. The guide below is full of helpful… Continue Reading
This step-by-step 49 CFR Shipping by Ground compliance process is packed with key information to correctly prepare hazardous materials shipments for transportation by ground. Feel free to use this list as a reference while on the job. This installment of… Continue Reading
Welcome to the next installment of the DG Journal! This IATA (ICAO) Shipping by Air guide will walk you through the IATA non-limited quantity shipping guidelines step-by-step. This information is invaluable for when you are preparing your next dangerous goods… Continue Reading
DG shipping interruptions have the potential to wreak havoc on everyone’s holiday season if logistical procedures and regulations are not handled properly. This is especially true since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Supply chain interruptions can snowball into major headaches for… Continue Reading
More than 3 billion tons of hazardous material are transported in the United States each year and 261,000 tons are being transported by air. When these DG shipments are not properly classified, identified, marked, labeled, documented and stowed, they can… Continue Reading
In the IATA DGR, an often overlooked but vitally important section in chapter 2.8, are the State and Operator variations. State variations represent government variations and Operator variations represent the variations of the specific airlines. Variations in general are different… Continue Reading
With much of the world’s air cargo made up of non-dangerous goods, there are, unfortunately, many shippers who are just not aware of nor work with the DG regulations. Something which could be avoided completely with IATA online training. Therefore,… Continue Reading
It is hard to believe that 2022 is right around the corner. And with that said, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) will be making some significant changes to the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR). So as you may know… Continue Reading
IATA Online Training is an option one must consider when preparing dangerous goods shipments by air. The nomenclature in this regulation alone can cause your head to spin. Let’s take a closer look at the importance of the nomenclature in… Continue Reading
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