Do I Have To Be Current With My IATA Certification?
IATA certification is required for anyone involved in the shipping of dangerous goods by air. Do you have to be current? Read on to find out. Continue Reading
Who Needs Online Hazmat Training For Shipping Lithium Batteries?
Lithium batteries are classified and regulated as a hazardous material. Who needs online hazmat training for shipping them? Read on to find out. Continue Reading
IMDG Training is Critical to Maritime Safety
Thousands of cargo ships transport containers throughout the world. IMDG training is integral for sustaining unnoticed shipping efforts. Continue Reading
How to Make the Most of Your Online HAZMAT Training
Who Needs to Be Trained U.S. and international law requires that employees whose job functions(s) affect the safe transportation of hazardous materials, also known as dangerous goods, receive proper and appropriate training prior to performing that function. In the… Continue Reading
When Do Special Provisions Appear On a Shipper’s Declaration?
Understanding the IATA requirements When it comes to compliance with dangerous goods regulations, a debt of gratitude is owed to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for presenting the ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods By… Continue Reading
How Do Dangerous Goods Keep Us Safe and Healthy?
The working definitions of “dangerous goods” and “hazardous materials” are consistent within national and international hazmat transport regulations (including the impressive eloquence of 49 CFR’s legal terminology). To keep it simple, we will refer to IATA’s Subsection 1.0 of their… Continue Reading