TRANSPORTING LITHIUM BATTERIES – DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO? Lithium Batteries are fully regulated Dangerous Good and must follow the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations for all shipments by Air, Grou...

Why is WHMIS so Important? Every year there are approximately 15 work-related injuries per 1,000 employees in Canada. Although the number has fallen since the 1980s, workplace injury is risky for blue-collar...

Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Part 6 — Training) The objectives of the proposed amendments are to (i) ensure greater clarity and certainty about training requirements for pers...

Changes in IATA Regulations for Lithium Batteries   IATA has issued their Significant Changes and Amendments to the 63rd Edition (2022) of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.    Changes ...

What an interesting year it has been for all of us.  At GEMC Inc, we would like to thank all our customers for your support and for being our clients in 2021.    We are so grateful for not only your continue...

As consumers we’ve become very accustomed to Lithium Batteries as part of our everyday lives.  But do we really understand the rules surrounding them?  While most consumers are exempt from regulations concer...

The Transportation of Dangerous Goods is a federally regulated industry which requires businesses to provide the correct modal training.    Unfortunately, the rules and restrictions surrounding COVID-19 have...

The movement of all Dangerous Goods in Canada is regulated by Transport Canada for all modes of Transportation and is governed by the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR), the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions (ICAO TI) as well as the International Marine Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG).  Each of these outlines’ specific instructions for the shipping/handling/receiving and consumer purchasing of each Dangerous Goods product or those products contained within e.g., Lithium Batteries.  Having a visible safety mark on the outside of a means of containment to identify the potential hazards is part of these instructions and works to keep all individuals safe and secure from possible illness/injury caused by unmarked packaging.

“The majority of trade between Asia and Europe still relies on the Suez Canal, and given that vital goods including vital medical equipment and PPE, are moving via these ships we call on the Egyptian authorities do all they can to reopen the canal as soon as possible.” An estimated 12% of global trade passes through the Suez Canal, comprising more than one billion tonnes of goods each year. Guy Platten continued: “Not only will the goods aboard the Ever Given be severely delayed on their journey, but the hundreds of other ships are also affected. The damage done to the global supply chain will be significant.”  

employers must periodically evaluate workers knowledge using written tests, practical demonstrations or other means.

While the classification information included in the Hazardous Substance Assessments can serve as a guide for classifying a product, suppliers must classify their products in accordance with the HPR, based on established scientific principles, and supported by studies and scientific data at their disposal, whether publicly available or proprietary. Hazardous Substance Assessments are based solely on publicly available information and may not be completely up to date.

A product is considered to be a dangerous good when one of the following conditions is met: It’s listed in Schedule 1 or Schedule 3 of the TDG Regulations, or If it is not listed in Schedule 1 or 3, it meets one or more of the classification criteria in Part 2 of the TDG Regulations.