News Archive

This is a searchable archive of HCB news reports listing their title, published date and report overview.

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Format: 2013-05-22
Format: 2013-05-22
  • Tank failure spurs review - 01/02/2009

    The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has issued urgent safety recommendations following the November 12, 2008 collapse of a 2m-gal (7,600 m3) liquid fertiliser storage tank at the Allied Terminals distribution facility in Chesapeake, Virginia.

  • Chariots on fire - 01/02/2009

    The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Safety Regulation Group issued an alert this past November 19 after being notified of three separate incidents involving battery-powered mobility aids, one of which resulted in a fire.

  • Aerosol assistance - 01/02/2009

    The British Aerosol Manufacturers Association (BAMA) has issued a fact sheet summarising the transport requirements for aerosols. The twopage document, which is available online at www.bama.co.uk/pdf/Aerosol_Transport_Factsh eet_Final.pdf, explains the marking, documentation and training requirements under ADR/RID and the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, taking into account the changes introduced this year and looking forward to the 2011 provisions.

  • Nurse tank failures - 01/02/2009

    The US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) has issued a letter highlighting a number of recent faults found on nurse tanks used to apply anhydrous ammonia on farmland.

  • Drivers fined for non-declaration - 01/02/2009

    A UK man has been penalised more than £7,000 for failing to declare he was carrying dangerous goods aboard a ferry.

  • IATA gets busy - 01/02/2009

    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) website (http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/dangerous_goods/index.htm/) has been busy in the last couple of months, with new material primarily aimed at helping shippers and carriers come to terms with the new provisions of the Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) that entered into force on January 1, 2009.

  • CHIP 4 open for consultation - 01/01/2009

    The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a consultative document (CD220) laying out its proposals to revoke the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002 (CHIP 3)

  • IRU offers instructions online - 01/01/2009

    The 2009 edition of the ADR regulations includes a complete revision of the instructions in writing that must be provided to drivers of dangerous goods loads.

  • UN ECE updates online offerings - 01/01/2009

    The UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) has made some important new files available free of charge on its website.

  • SPCC revision affects ASTs - 01/01/2009

    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made a number of revisions to the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule that will affect several industries, including those that operate aboveground storage tanks that fall in scope of the rule.

  • Australia changing over - 01/01/2009

    Most states and territories in Australia have now put regulations in place to allow the seventh edition of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG7) to enter into force.

  • PHMSA claims authority - 01/01/2009

    This past October 2, the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a notice a proposed rule making under docket PHMSA-2005-22356, looking for feedback on its proposals to establish procedures for

  • MPA addresses slops - 01/01/2009

    On October 14, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) issued three new Port Marine Circulars, Nos 16 to 18 of 2008

  • IATA adds to DGR - 01/01/2009

    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has issued an addendum to the 50th edition of its Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR), which took effect on January 1

  • Enterprise, TEPPCO and Oiltanking in offshore project - 01/01/2009

    Enterprise Products Partners, TEPPCO Partners, and Oiltanking Holding Americas have entered into a joint venture to design, construct and operate a new crude oil port offshore Texas