Dangerous Goods Advisory Council (DGAC)

Sheets to the wind

SDS Tanker crews deserve to know what hazards the cargoes they are handling present during transport. This information is generally provided in the form of an SDS, something of a novelty for the shipping industry. A group of trade bodies has come together to provide some assistance

Tanker Bow Star in the Indian Ocean

SDSs for chemical tankers

A group of business associations has completed a comprehensive information paper on the requirements for Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) for chemical tankers.

All over the place

USA Two recent final rules published by PHMSA make a number of changes to the Hazardous Materials Regulations. Those in scope of the rules are advised to check carefully to see if their operations are affected

Hazmat boxes

Achieving closure

CLOSURES Packaging closure requirements have been around for more than 100 years and have evolved substantially since then. But do they really make the world safer? Paul Rankin* considers the issues

Blue plastic drums

Outside the box

CONFERENCE REPORT Every step towards international regulatory harmonisation seems to be accompanied by two steps back. Attendees at the DGAC annual conference were brought up to date on the latest moves in both directions

Haldis Fearne at DGCA 2012

Country life

CONFERENCE REPORT DGAC’s Annual Conference decamped to Nashville this year, presenting a novel mix of sessions covering regulatory updates, training issues and interactive workshops. As usual, there was plenty to discuss

DGAC 2012 - Delegate in crowd asks a question

On the brink

MULTIMODAL As the scope of the UN model regulations extends into new areas, it is no surprise that the UN experts need time to reflect and consult with individuals even more expert in certain areas. By remitting so many papers back for further work, however, the Sub-committee does seem to have left a lot to be decided at this month’s final session of the current biennium

Winning football team

From the Porch Swing

I own an English to English dictionary.

Heck, I wrote it. You may have heard the United Kingdom and the United States referred to as “two countries divided by a common language”.

DGAC challenges Tobyhanna

A working group has been established by the Dangerous Goods Advisory Council (DGAC) to examine packaging testing issues.

30 years ago

There is an eerie symmetry between June 1982 and June 2012. Thirty years may have passed but there are some spooky coincidences: a severe recession in the US and Europe; tension (and later outright war) in the Falkland Islands

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