Emergency response: Voice on the line
24 Jul 2018The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) has published a new set of...
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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...
IATA: Fly by wireless
20 Mar 2018The global freight transport industry is increasingly moving towards electronic...
Compliance: Get it right and win
19 Mar 2018Those responsible for dangerous goods (DG) and hazardous materials (hazmat)...
Inspection: Open the box!
15 Mar 2018It is estimated that up to 10 per cent of all containers contain dangerous...
EX: Pharma forks
9 Mar 2018With many different types of lift trucks essential to transport flammable...
Static: Excuse your dust
6 Mar 2018Pneumatic transport systems represent the heart of any granular bulk material...
Hazcheck Inspections: Help for cargo inspectors
19 Feb 2018Exis Technologies has launched Hazcheck Inspections, a web-based database and...
Ask the expert: Propane response
19 Feb 2018Chemtrec’s Joe Milazzo* identifies the vital hazards to be aware of when...
Tank inspection: Quis custodiet?
6 Feb 2018The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a number of...
Containers: The gas man cometh
29 Jan 2018At least one in ten of all the freight containers arriving in European ports is...
Databases: Click and collect
17 Jan 2018The Chemical Distribution Institute (CDI) provides over 70 multinational...
IMDG: Trained to comply
17 Jan 2018Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a world leader in global container...
Roll out the labels
16 Jan 2018Hazard communication is one of the pillars of safety in the transport of...
Unloading: A bad connection
9 Jan 2018On the morning of 21 October 2016 a driver from Harcros Chemicals arrived at...
