Sampling: Golden rules
21 Jan 2019The International Tank Container Organisation (ITCO) has issued guidance to...
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Runaway: Close encounters
18 Jan 2019Petroleum products play a vital role in our day-to-day life and confidence in...
Hazardous areas: In the zone
17 Jan 2019Engineering solutions provider Boulting Ltd has launched a new cloud-based...
Divinyl benzene: Chill out
15 Jan 2019Amendment 39-18 of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code takes...
Documentation: Fly by wireless
3 Jan 2019The international shipment of goods by different modes of transport generates a...
SQAS: We can work it out
1 Nov 2018It is now more than 25 years since the European chemical industry, through its...
In labels we trust
26 Oct 2018Anyone who moves hazardous materials in the US knows how important – and how...
Sustainability: Bin the bag
26 Sep 2018In 1966, young Benjamin Braddock, floundering around in his parents’ pool in...
Diesel runaway: Stick to the speed limit
17 Sep 2018Diesel engine runaway is a dangerous phenomenon where the running engine draws...
Training: Yes we can
29 Aug 2018Competency-based training is on its way for those involved in the transport of...
Ask the Expert: Newson Gale on static
23 Aug 2018When we refer to electrostatic discharge as an ignition source, like many other...
CBA: Proof of the pudding
17 Aug 2018Moving dangerous goods might be thought of as a highly dangerous business but...
Incidents: Not in vain
25 Jul 2018It is remarkable that, after decades of warnings, HCB’s monthly Incident Log...
Emergency response: Voice on the line
24 Jul 2018The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) has published a new set of...
Flexitanks: A limit on bags
17 Jul 2018Readers of HCB know – or at least should know – that flexitanks are not...
NCB buys Exis
4 Jun 2018New York-based National Cargo Bureau (NCB) has acquired the Exis Group,...
Weather hazards: Power down
29 May 2018The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has called for “more robust industry...
SQAS: Silver safety
24 May 2018The concept of Responsible Care, adopted by the Canadian chemical industry in...
CellBlock: Block the blast
22 May 2018CellBlockEX is an innovative new product to aid in transporting dangerous...
Packaging: Outside the box
17 May 2018Those tasked with dangerous goods shipping and compliance will acknowledge that...
Containers: Pass the port
1 May 2018Those shipping packaged dangerous goods by sea are often frustrated by...
