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9/5/2025

How Long is Hazmat Training Good For?

Hazmat training is not just about checking a box or fulfilling a requirement. An employee’s first hazmat training should develop knowledge and skills that last a whole career.

9/4/2025

Who Needs 16 Hour EM 385-1-1 Training?

Find out who needs training to comply with unique safety and occupational health requirements for contractors working on sites and projects supervised by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

8/28/2025

What's New in the 2026 IATA DGR?

IATA published a list of significant changes and amendments to the 2026 Edition of the Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR). The revised DGR takes effect on January 1, 2026.

8/27/2025

2026 IATA DGR Update on "Trivial" Rejections of Hazmat

The 67^th Edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations takes effect on January 1, 2026 and addresses what IATA says are "trivial reasons...currently being given" for the rejection of hazmat/DG cargo by air carriers.

8/25/2025

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 8/25

This Roundup highlights alleged Clean Water, Clean Air, and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act violations in California, Nevada, and Illinois.

8/22/2025

2026 IATA DGR Available for Pre-order Now

Pre-order your 2026 IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR), the revised manual for hazmat air shippers that takes effect on January 1, 2026.

8/19/2025

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 8/19

This Roundup highlights alleged RCRA, Clean Air Act, and FIFRA violations in Oregon, Rhode Island, and Ohio.

8/14/2025

Combustible Dust Incident Under Investigation by US CSB

The facility produced animal bedding and wood fuel pellets for heating from wood waste. A father and his two daughters were inside the facility and were fatally injured.

8/11/2025

Video: Hazmat Packing Groups Explained

Some hazardous materials are more hazardous than others. Most of the nine hazard classes and divisions use Packing Groups (PG) to distinguish severity of hazard.

8/8/2025

Do Class 3 Flammable Liquids Not Actually Catch Fire?

To some, flammable liquids might be considered a bit of a misnomer. The liquid itself does not actually ignite. Why call it a flammable liquid?

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