Monthly Archives: July 2019

Company Decision Makers Often Underestimate the Value of Investing in Safety and Compliance – Hazmat Safety Consulting Can Assist to Enhance Safety, Ease Compliance Challenges and Reduce Supply Chain Disruption

By Bob Richard, President Hazmat Safety Compliance This is a first in a series of blogs that I hope to publish on our new website. I am very excited to have undertaken the next adventure in my hazmat career by starting a company dedicated to helping companies large and small that face the many challenges…

Safety Culture

10 Ways to Boost Your Safety Culture with an Employee App Published by Frank Wolf in Employee App, Safety Culture, Employee Safety The Importance of Safety Workplace safety is of vital importance: it increases the efficiency of ongoing operations, manages risk, optimizes control systems, streamlines processes, enhances the employer brand, creates trust, and ultimately helps…

AEROSOLS: WHY FURTHER REGULATORY HARMONIZATION IS NEEDED

By: Bob Richard With so much focus over the years on harmonizing dangerous goods regulations, one commodity that can definitely benefit from a focused review is aerosols. This is particularly a concern relative to U.S. regulations, where the definition for aerosols is not aligned with the international definition, causing confusion among shippers and carriers. In…

30% State of Charge

Limits the volume of flammable gases emitted by lithium ion cells propagated in a thermal runaway. • Results in a less energetic thermal runaway event if one should occur. • Reduces the likelihood of thermal propagation from cell to cell. • Harmonization facilitates international trade by minimizing the burden of complying with multiple or inconsistent…