If it feels like “new year another new lithium battery rule”- that’s because it is. As lithium battery technology changes and more is learned from battery incidents, the regulations are bound to change to keep battery shipments safe during transport.… Continue Reading
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
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
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