Dangerous goods blog
Dangerous Goods regulations coming into force starting from January 1st, 2023
Each new year begins with the implementation of new Dangerous Goods regulations. Here’s a summary of which new editions of those regulations will be effective starting from 2023.
On January 1st,...
Environmental labeling: how we share the information
As the interest towards recycling materials increases, along with the need for environmental sustainability, Europe has issued directives on how to correctly package and label waste. The purpose is...
Addendum to the 64th edition of the IATA DGR manual
An addendum to the 64th edition of the IATA DGR manual has been published. This addendum includes the addition of a transitional period of three months until 31 March 2023 especially for the...
ADR, new road transport control procedures: controls are becoming more intense
On 13 November, Directive (EU) 2022/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 concerning "uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road...
Overview of the most important changes in the 64th edition of the IATA-DGR
IATA (International Air Transport Association) just published a summary of the most relevant updates and adding of the 64th Edition of IATA-DGR Dangerous Goods Regulations in English.
You can...
Switzerland publishes the ADR and SDR changes for 2023
The Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) has published the draft amendments to annexes A and B of ADR 2023 on its website.
The document contains all the amendments adopted by the Working Panel Working Group...
Dangerous goods placards? You can find them in all sorts (and designs)
We have already raised the topic before in our blog: the field where the application of norms goes the furthest from regulations for the shipment of dangerous goods by road ADR, by railroad RID, by...
IMDG panels…that make you want to scream!
Labels, placards, and panels of all sorts: wrong colors, incorrect measures or not used compliantly; non-suitable or not sufficiently performing materials; erroneous or incomplete design, and...
Monkeypox virus: Sweden signs RID 2/2022
After Germany, Great Britain and Norway, Sweden has now also signed the special multilateral RID 2/2022 agreement in accordance with section 1.5.1 RID on the rail transport of the monkeypox virus. It...
Monkeypox: Spain also signs M347
The special multilateral agreement M347 facilitates the transport of the monkeypox virus by road.
On 27 June 2022, Germany initiated the special multilateral agreement M347 on the transport of the...
Overpack: packaging without quality
It is true: overpack packaging shall not respond, by law, to any specific quality requirement.
The dangerous goods shipments world is complicated: you must plan and realize every detail in compliance...
Dangerous goods waste: Slovakia signs multilateral agreement M329
After Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Hungary and San Marino, Slovakia has now become the sixth country to sign the multilateral agreement M329.
The M329 permits the carriage of certain wastes...