FAQ’s
Resources/FAQ
– Learn about the safe transport of dangerous goods in Canada by air, rail, road, and
water.
– https://tc.canada.ca/en/dangerous-goods
– https://tc.canada.ca/en/dangerous-goods/transportation-dangerous-goods-directorate
– Safety awareness material on regulatory updates and Frequently Asked Questions
– https://tc.canada.ca/en/dangerous-goods/safety-awareness-materials-faq
– Airlines, freight forwarders, ground handlers and shippers like you rely on the IATA
Dangerous Goods Regulations (IATA DGR) manual every day to make sure
dangerous goods are transported safety and efficiently.
– https://www.iata.org/en/publications/dgr/
– ICAO is funded and directed by 193 national governments to support their diplomacy
and cooperation in air transport as signatory states to the Chicago Convention (1944).
– https://www.icao.int/safety/DangerousGoods/Pages/NewTrainingProvisions0630-4506.aspx
– PHMSA is responsible for regulating and ensuring the safe and secure movement of
hazardous materials to industry and consumers by all modes of transportation, including
pipelines.
– https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/hazardous-materials-regulations
– International Maritime Organization (IMO) as a United Nations specialized agency is to
promote safe, secure, environmentally sound, efficient, and sustainable shipping through
cooperation.
– https://www.imo.org/en/publications/Pages/IMDG%20Code.aspx
– Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), Canada’s national
hazard communication standard, has changed to incorporate the Globally Harmonized
System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) – an internationally
recognized standard for hazard classification and communication.
– http://whmis.org/