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
CONFERENCE REPORT Most trade associations perform a Janus-like function, on the one hand disseminating news and information to their members and on the other lobbying on behalf of members to legislators. BADGP’s annual meeting shows both of those functions off in a single day
CONFERENCE REPORT The theme for COSTHA’s 2012 annual forum was ‘The Quest for Global Compliance’. The fellowship of delegates had plenty of expert guides to lead them on that voyage, with a few stops along the way for refreshments
GHS Clarification of some problematic areas was agreed by the GHS experts at their final session of the 2009/2010 biennium but they may find it harder to deal with some more contentious problems during the coming two years
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 REPORTDomestic shippers are looking at some difficult times coming up, following a change of direction at PHMSA and the prospect of more intense enforcement.
CONFERENCE REPORT COSTHA’s annual forum, always a highlight of the calendar for the US hazmat professional, had a different feel this year, despite returning once more to Florida.
