Introduction
Notice: Trying to get property 'post_author' of non-object in /home/dgesca/public_html/wp-content/themes/buddyboss-theme/learndash/ld30/lesson.php on line 178
“Unless otherwise stated, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations apply to all handling, offering for transport and transporting of dangerous goods, by any means of transport, whether or not for hire or reward and whether or not the goods originate from or are destined for any place or places in Canada.”
The dangerous goods regulations were written to provide information to those involved in the handling and transporting of dangerous goods and those responding to emergencies that involve dangerous goods. Dangerous Goods by rail, marine and air have been regulated for many years but they have only been regulated by road in Canada since July of 1985.
On August 15th, 2002 the regulations were amended into the “Clear Language” format. Prior to this date , the TDG Regulations dealt with each mode of transport independently. Due to increasing harmonization efforts the opportunity now exists in the clear language Regulations to allow a consignor to more easily prepare dangerous goods for multi-modal transportation.
The rules and regulations set out in the TDG Act and Regulations provide information about the dangerous goods and the hazards they present to everyone involved in their transport by way of:
- A shipping document: This document accompanies a shipment of dangerous goods from the time it is transported to when it is delivered. It includes all the necessary information that pertains to that shipment, i.e., the product’s Shipping Name, Classification and UN Number;
- Most dangerous goods emphasize the hazard(s) they present by labels affixed to the packages/containers; and
- When the dangerous goods are transported in large quantities or bulk the vehicle that is transporting them will sometimes display a larger version of the hazard label on all four sides, this is referred to as a placard.