Safety

HSE invites comments on ACOP revision

UK HSE has opened a consultation on possible changes to a number of Approved Codes of Practice (ACOPs).

Here to help

CONFERENCE REPORT Everyone agrees that the effective implementation of the dangerous goods regulations requires good quality training. But where are the resources to help trainers provide the standards needed? DGTA aims to help

DGTA inaugural international dangerous goods trainers conference opening session

Pinch of salt

SDS Abuse of Safety Data Sheets for cargo bookings is uncomfortably frequent. A recent TT Club claim relating to a fire onboard a containership highlighted the potential for shippers to hide the real hazards using false or out-of-date SDSs

Woman looking through book of safety data sheets

New group for LNG bunkering

SIGTTO has decided to form a new organisation, the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF).

Get properly stuffed

CONTAINERS Freight transport insurer TT Club reckons that around two-thirds of of the claims it handles feature cargo loss or damage, and one-third of those result from poor packing. It is time to take action

Men checking containers

Religion, politics and inner packaging

DECLARATION Some topics are best avoided in a conversation among friends. When those ‘friends’ are deepsea container lines and their shipper clients, a conversation on inner packaging can get heated. Tim Gossett* tries to bust some myths

Tim Gossett

Playing catch-up

ROAD TANKERS Regular readers will know only too well the appalling safety record of Nigeria’s oil industry and its transport sector. Government agencies are now trying to do something about it

Road tanker accident

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

Get tough on hidden cargo

CHINA Experts in China are calling for new legislation to mete out severe punishment for those who lie about containers carrying dangerous cargo, according to China Water Transport newspaper 

China Shanghai Industry Park entrance

Packing up

CONTAINERS Regulators and enforcement agencies continue to be concerned about the number of incidents involving badly packed dangerous goods in containers. A multi-agency work programme will soon deliver revised guidance with the aim of helping shippers pack boxes properly

Two men in safety suits in a container
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