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The regulatory amendments provide a 3-year transition period, ending on December 14, 2025. The 3-year transition period gives suppliers, employers, and workers time to adjust to the WHMIS changes and helps e...
Read moreThe marine insurance sector saw a huge drop last year in the number of total shipping losses but the industry continues to have a problem with shippers trying to sneak hazardous and flammable cargo on board ...
Read moreAs the quiet whirr of electric vehicles gradually replaces the revs and noxious fumes of internal combustion engines, a number of changes are set to filter through our familiar world. The overpowering smell ...
Read moreThe 64th edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations incorporates all amendments made by the ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel in developing the content of the 2023–2024 edition of the ICAO Technical Instructio...
Read moreBelow please find the proposed changes. We do not believe this is an all-inclusive list and expect these changes to come into force sometime in late 2022 or early 2023: Highlights of the proposed amendments:...
Read moreWhen it comes to the responsibility to comply with any regulation, appropriate training is key to providing not only awareness of the regulations, but also, for enabling competence when performing one’s spec...
Read moreThe Importance of Training Employees One of the best ways to enhance knowledge and skills is through training. Getting employees exposed to relevant and consistent training can help companies improve perform...
Read moreTRANSPORTING 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...
Read moreWhy 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...
Read moreAmending 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...
Read moreChanges 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 ...
Read moreWhat 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...
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