GHS It may be true that GHS is of greater import to manufacturers and shippers of chemicals than it is to logistics service providers, but everyone in the supply chain should be aware of the direction of discussions by the GHS experts as some issues may well impact the transport regulations
MULTIMODAL With an ever-lengthening list of dangerous goods to take care of, the UN transport experts do a decent job of getting to grips with arcane technologies.
GHS One might think that generation of the globally harmonised system of classification and labelling of chemicals would be a finite project but, with a Sub-committee in place, new tasks can always be found – even ten years after it started work
CONFERENCE REPORT Boasting an excellent array of local beers and a rather impressive cathedral, Cologne this past October was the setting for a one-day dangerous goods packaging conference
IBCs Composite IBCs offer shippers an array of logistical benefits. However, the permeation of flammable products through a unit’s bottle can result in the creation of potentially explosive atmospheres.
MANUFACTURING The Mauser Group has become “one of the first in the industry” to have all its European production sites certified by the German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)
