CANUTEC: New Registration System in 2024
By: Alison Senyi, SENIOR PRODUCT SAFETY SPECIALIST, email CANUTEC is the Canadian Transport Emergency Centre that is operated by the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Directorate of [...]
How To Test Flammable Solids
By: Kate Hatherley, C.Tech., Laboratory Technical Specialist Overview: UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part III, Section 33.2.4 – Test N.1 Test Method for Flammable Solids In today’s [...]
Corrosivity – Why do I have to ship as corrosive when my product label does not have a corrosive symbol?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Principal Product Safety Consultant, email As I indicated in a blog earlier this month, products for sale in Canada have different regulations that are applicable depending on [...]
Corrositex® Results – Can I use these test results for GHS and Transportation classification purposes?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email When asked to create a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) or provide Transportation Consulting for my clients, I always ask if there is any data they [...]
TDG Exemptions – Why not use them?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Dangerous Goods in Canada are required to be shipped in accordance with the Transportation of Dangerous Goods – otherwise known to most of us [...]
Limited Quantity Exemption: Were you aware there were changes?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email Dangerous Goods in Canada are required to be shipped in accordance with the Transportation of Dangerous Goods. These regulations CHANGE [...]
EPA Updates List of Alternative Test Methods or Strategies (New Approach Methodologies aka NAMs)
By: Joe McCarthy, Lab Service Manager/Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, email The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated its list of alternative test methods or [...]
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Resource Information
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email For those who transport Dangerous Goods, it is always important to have as much information available as possible for your shipping [...]
Temporary Certificates for Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) – Expired and Current. Be in the know!
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email When Covid first started back in 2020 within Canada, Transport Canada provided some temporary certificates to help facilitate the transport of [...]
TDG Proof of Classification. What is it and why is it being requested?
By: Kirsten Alcock, Manager of Product Safety, email More and more these days we have companies coming to us asking for help with a TDG inspector who is requesting a document called the Proof of [...]
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