Posts about Transporting dangerous goods (3)

Germany has been disciplining the responsibility and the correct recycling of packaging destined for end-users at the end of their life cycle since 2019. The aim is to reduce the environmental impact...

The IMO (International Maritime Organization) has published Amendment 40-20 of the IMDG Code (International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code), containing numerous changes.

This amendment harmonized...

Yes, companies transporting dangerous goods only as consignors were not obliged to appoint a safety consultant before, but they will have to do so by 31st December 2022.

Where does the proposal come...

As we highlighted before, the code IMDG 40-20 should have been in use already for six months. Due to the pandemic situation COVID-19 and following stops and delays, the enforcement has been voluntary...

It happens in everyday life to everyone of us: when we are traveling by car, plane, train or ship, we often see other vehicles that carry markings and labels in multiple colors and diverse graphic...

People from the same line of work know perfectly, how important it is to apply the right kind of dangerous goods labels on packaging, containers or vehicles in which they are being transported. 

The...

When handling hazardous goods, one must pay attention to multiple aspects: the storage and preservation, the preparation of the goods for transport, the choice of suitable packaging, labeling and...

One of the elements when preparing the transport of dangerous goods is certainly the correct use of labeling. Labeling is the most effective way to indicate not only the content of a package, but...

It is not necessary to sell or distribute explosives in order to see yourself confronted with the necessity of preparing dangerous goods for shipment. 

Flammable liquids such as perfumes and acetone...

Did you know that hazardous goods are quite frequently hidden in consumer commodities? Let’s take for example deodorants, nail polish, nail polish remover, hairspray or parfums… all those products...

Alessandro Baricco once wrote: the sea captures, the sea murders, moves, scares and makes you laugh, sometimes it disappears or dresses up as lake, or rises to a storm, swallows ships, brings you...

When looking at the world of dangerous goods one must be aware of the fact that it is not only a question of safety towards our products, but more so a responsibility towards our environment as there...