ROAD/RAIL Most of the technical provisions in the European regulations being derived directly from the UN Recommendations, the joint meeting of RID, ADR and ADN regulators has a lot of time to grapple with legislative questions.
IMDG Mandatory training for shoreside personnel handling dangerous goods will be a part of the IMDG Code as from January 1. The Australian government has outlined what it will be expecting
MULTIMODAL It seems that the pace of technological change is causing more and more work for the UN experts, who at their first meeting of the new regulatory biennium
Young guns go for it CONFERENCE REPORT Hazmat shippers and carriers know they cannot afford to slacken up on efforts to maintain the excellent safety record of the sector, but at a time of weak demand they also need to look at the bottom line.
CONTAINERS A new configuration for the established Hazcheck system will help shippers and carriers ensure that their IMDG shipments are also compliance with US domestic requirements
IMDG In one of the most important changes to the IMDG Code since its adoption in 1965, new training requirements outlined in section 1.3.1.1 of Amendment 34-08 of the Code specify that
EXPLOSIVES New provisions and tests for ammonium nitrate emulsions are likely to cause more problems than they solve, argues Ken Price*. Competent authorities are likely to find things just as confusing as industry
