Placarding is a vital part of the hazardous materials shipping process. If you have ever driven down a highway, you have probably noticed trucks, tankers or freight containers with placards that resemble large hazard labels. These placards are meant to communicate the… Continue Reading
Reshipping packages of hazardous materials or dangerous goods is not an uncommon practice in the business of transportation. You can even reship packaged hazardous materials if needed. However, it is not as simple as putting a new address marking and sending… Continue Reading
Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 172.704 lists the various types of training required for hazmat employees. These include function-specific training, general awareness training, and training in safety and security awareness. 49 CFR 172.704 also requires that employees retake their… Continue Reading
Hazmat employees identified as being responsible to perform the function of classification and/or identification of substances and articles defined as hazardous materials/dangerous goods must undergo function specific training to develop a greater understanding of this facet of the transport process. In the… Continue Reading
Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 172.704 requires that hazmat employees undergo hazmat security awareness training and in-depth hazmat security training if applicable. Naturally, a business involved with transporting hazardous materials/dangerous goods will likely have security measurements in place to secure… Continue Reading
The definition of the term “hazardous materials incident” may be broader than you believe. Not all incidents are as dramatic as a chemical spill or a fire caused by a defective lithium battery. Even an error that creates a slightly… Continue Reading
The Importance of Reporting Hazardous Materials Incidents We recently discussed some of the finer details of professional hazardous materials emergency response procedures. However, we only briefly touched on the need for documenting and reporting hazardous materials incidents, and we cannot… Continue Reading
The term “hazardous materials” is not just a name, and there is a reason why the regulations covering them – and their requirements for the training of employees who work with them – are so stringent. Even the smallest mistakes… Continue Reading
Change is constant, and the time has come for changes to IATA’s Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) and IMO’s International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG Code). Hazardous materials workers need to stay current and use the most up-to-date regulations in their line… Continue Reading
A work environment centered on the transportation of hazardous materials is certainly different from a work environment focused on sales or high finance, but it is a work environment nonetheless. Hazmat employers need to not only make sure that safety… Continue Reading
