DGAC Conference in San Antonio

The Dangerous Goods Advisory Council's annual conference is set for a couple of week's from now. (Nov 18 - 20, San Antonio).  Should be interesting what with all the shenanigans down at dot.  Yours truly will be there, manfully manning the Labelmaster booth, come and say hi!

ICAO DGP revisits Lithium Batteries

The ICAO Dangerous goods panel finished it's deliberations a couple of weeks back. Once again the "hot" topic was lithium batteries. While the meeting report is not yet out, the Lithium battery folks give us a sneak peak at the decisions taken at: http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS201537+21-Oct-2009+PRN20091021

In the context of a baby and its bath water

US Congressional Transportation and Infrastructure Hearing

"Is PHMSA Performing its Mission?"

For those who missed the fun of the live broadcast --

http://transportation.house.gov/hearings/hearingDetail.aspx?NewsID=989

DGIS IV another great success

Dateline Chicago all last week...

About 100 dangerous goods instructors from all over the world made it through the economic downturn and attended Labelmaster's fourth annual Dangerous Goods Instructors Symposium. This one had the tandem launch of the DGTA's (check out their website, www.dgtrainers.org -- note that it's dot "org" not dot "com"!!), test exams. Lots of good things happening that will give the DG instructors a reliable and most important, non-commercial training standard.

Oh, and Dick Elbourne, formerly of just about every airline and IATA got the 2009 Keystone award from Labelmaster/Hazardous Cargo Bulletin. Fine recognition for a guy whose spent some 50 years advancing the cause of dangerous goods safety in air transport in general and training in particular. Well done Dick! Check out his instructors website: http:/dginstructor.webexone.com.

Welcome to DG-HM

DG-HM clearly, to those who care, stands for Dangerous Goods - Hazardous Materials - hence this is welcome to the world of dangerous goods.

This blog is intended as a more informal, non-commercial look at the business and regulations of dangerous goods in transport.