Who Needs Online Hazmat Training For Shipping Lithium Batteries?
Lithium batteries are classified and regulated as a hazardous material. Who needs online hazmat training for shipping them? Read on to find out. Continue Reading
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How to Make the Most of Your Online HAZMAT Training
Who Needs to Be Trained U.S. and international law requires that employees whose job functions(s) affect the safe transportation of hazardous materials, also known as dangerous goods, receive proper and appropriate training prior to performing that function. In the… Continue Reading
Are We Eating HAZMAT?
The Chemistry of Food It seems that the subject of food garners more attention these days than at any time. From healthy eating tips to “foodie” blogs, groups, and tours, to bombardment with horror stories about the perils of processed… Continue Reading
My Adventure with the Lithium Battery UN 38.3 Test Summary
For the past several years, we have been made more aware than ever of the hazards associated with lithium batteries. For this reason, there have been long-standing requirements in the dangerous goods regulations that lithium cells and batteries being transported… Continue Reading
IATA Releases the 2020 Lithium Battery Guidance Document
Lithium batteries transported as cargo and carried by passengers in luggage remain a safety focus for airlines and government entities responsible for enforcing the dangerous goods regulations. This is why IATA on an annual basis releases the Lithium Battery Guidance… Continue Reading
IMDG Code Amendment: Corrigenda to Amendment 39-18
The International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code is the mandatory framework for all aspects of handling dangerous goods for ocean transport which must be complied by entities such as manufacturers, packers, shippers, and in-transit shipments such as road and… Continue Reading