IATA Publishes Guidance – “Rejections for Minor Discrepancies”.

Does the inclusion of “Title of Signatory” and “Place” on the shipper’s declaration for dangerous goods justify the rejection of a shipment? We now have some clarification from IATA.
Safety is no accident
Having posted this recently on Linkedin, I though it would be good to expand on the concept of safety and how this can be manipulated into many different forms. I […]
DG Safety Group supporting Labelmaster Dangerous Goods Symposium – Chicago 4-6 September 2019

Dangerous Goods Safety Group are proud to be supporting the Labelmaster Dangerous Goods Symposium in Chicago 4-6 September 2019. Paul Horner, Director DG Safety Group, will be providing an update […]
Lithium Battery Test Summary – 1 Jan 2020
In just over 5 months, manufacturers and distributors of lithium cells and batteries and equipment powered by cells and batteries must make available a “test summary” as specified in the […]
DG Safety Group awarded contract to work with the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek) – VITO
DG Safety Group are pleased to advise the awarding of contract “OV-1823-ETE-RISKM” with VITO. The contract, part of a research study with the European Commission, is in relation to the […]
Lithium Batteries, do they deserve their bad reputation?
I’m by no means a battery expert but having worked with transporting them since they started coming around in the 90ies I’ve learned a few things about them and the […]
IATA Lithium Battery Guidance Document 2019
IATA has published the updated Lithium Battery Guidance Document to include changes in the regulations effective from the 1st January 2019 and onwards. The guidance includes details of the new […]