Welcome to this week’s installment of the DG Journal! Today we will explore the 14 essential steps in the IMDG (IMO) Shipping by Vessel process. This shipping by vessel/ocean guide will walk you through the IMDG non-limited quantity shipping guidelines… 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
This 49 CFR Shipping step by step compliance process is full of valuable information to correctly prepare hazardous materials shipments for ground transport. Use as a reference on the job. The following is a step-by-step process for preparing fully regulated… 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
Every year, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) publishes a rule harmonizing the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) with international regulations. The PHMSA is an organization we discuss often in hazardous materials training classes. This year, the proposed rule, published… Continue Reading
When an emergency involving dangerous goods transportation occurs, first responders such as firefighters, paramedics, and police officers must be able to respond appropriately to the nature of the hazardous materials. It can be done safely and effectively when these first… Continue Reading
According to 49 CFR, IATA, and IMDG a hazardous material or dangerous goods is defined as a substance or material that has been determined to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, property, and security when transported… Continue Reading
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