Dangerous Goods News

On this page we provide up to date information on the changes which are taking place which will affect the chemical manufacturing and distribution industries.

While we don't claim that the information is exhaustive at least it should give pointers and we will be happy to provide answers to e-mailed questions.

Please explore the topics and visit us regularly to stay up-to-date. 

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Dangerous Goods News

1st January 2010

Road Haulage

This year sees the introduction of new regulations for ADR. The transitionary phase has now ended so froim today companies moving hazardous goods by road will need to have the new requirements in place.

Contact us now on 0161 339 0821 if you are unsure what this means for your business.

The latest edition of ADR has been published and is available to buy from us - please see the Publications Page for further details. We also now have the UK CDG regulations in stock.

The biggest change for road users is the introduction of the new Transport Emergency Instruction Card which need to be provided by the haulier to the driver of the vehicle in a language which he can read and understand. For further information please see the Tremcards Page.

There is also a new Marine Pollutant Diamond which is replacing the current triangle. See the Labelling Page for a sample and further details.

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Air Freight - New Regulations for 2010

The 2010 edition (51st) edition of the IATA regulations has now been published - please see the Publications Page for further details and how to buy. You can download a summary of the main changes by clicking here

Amongst the changes this year is a requirement for new Air Cargo Handling Labels.  This year also saw the introduction of new IATA Cargo Aircaft Only, and excepted quantity labels.There are also new labels for Lithium Batteries.

Samples can be found by clicking on the Labelling Page.

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Sea Freight

Sea freight is regulated by IMDG, and the latest edition of the IMDG "Orange Book" covering the new regulations has been published and is available to buy - please see the Publications Page.

Over the next few weeks we intend to add information to this section to help you to pick out the most relevant changes which may affect you. Why not contact us and add your name to our mailing list so we can keep you informed of any changes we make on the website?

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GHS

GHS stands for the Global Harmonised System and is intended to ensure that all countries treat Hazards in the same way. The new regulations came into force from the beginning of 2009 and will require all chemicals in the EU to be re-classified. The timetable is 2010 for substances and 2015 for mixtures and this is going to involve a significant amount of work for many companies.

The Safety Data Sheet will need to be changed with Risk Phrases being replaced by Hazard Statements and Safety Phrases by Precautionary Statements.

There is a new series of symbols which will appear on SDSs and the Supply Labels and new GHS  labels will replace the current CHIP labels. These symbols are already starting to appear so you should be aware of what they mean as soon as possible and take account of them in any COSH assessments. 

The quickest reference for them is the new HazChem Scalecard from AEA - please see the Publications Page for further details.


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