Index of Newsletters

  • September 2008: warehouse training for employees recuces damaged freight; Quantas Airline B-747 ruptured fuselage; Two warehouse employees killed by chemical spill in St’ Louis.
  • August 2008: July 25 a Qantas Boeing 747-400 lost cabin pressure.. ; About DGAC
  • June 2008: Fireworks!; Limited Quantities by Ocean (IMDG Code); FAA Pilot Hazmat Notification
  • April - May 2008: U.S. National Transportation Safety Board; U.S. D.O.T. / PHMSA – More on Lithium Batteries; Upcoming Dangerous Goods Training Dates at JFK and on the web; 30th Annual Conference and Hazardous Materials Transportation Exposition
  • February - March 2008: Upcoming Dangerous Goods Training Dates at JFK and on the web; Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) - New Service; TSA; DSA; 30th Annual Conference and Hazardous Materials Transportation Exposition; 30 years of shipping regulations changes
  • October 2007: U.S. D.O.T. More on Lithium Batteries; TSA - reminder; more on MSDS; Advisory from the FAA concerning lithium batteries and MSDS's
  • August 2007: DOT/PHMSA published a proposed rule in the July 2nd Federal Register; Batteries; Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS); deadline for Security Threat Assessment submissions
  • June 2007: TSA Extension; U.S. Independence Day - July 4, 2007; What are NPEs? (Nonyl Phenol Ethoxylates); the upcoming 29th Annual DGAC Conference
  • May 2007: Security Threat Assessment submissions; Overpacks; John Eversole - Rest in Peace

  • April 2007: Shipping Dangerous Goods in Drums; Upcoming Dangerous Goods Training Dates at JFK and on the web; Transportation Security Administration - important new amendments.

  • March 2007: Upcoming Dangerous Goods Training Dates at JFK and on the web

  • February 2007: Upcoming Dangerous Goods Training Dates at JFK and on the web; Lithium Batteries ; Lithium Batteries; Transportation Security Administration; U.N. Specifications Packages; Toxic Substances 6.1 (Liquids & Solids);

  • December 2006: Upcoming Dangerous Goods Training Dates at JFK and the web; Perfumes, colognes and cosmetics.; TSA amended the compliance dates for TSA-2004-19515; Lithium Batteries: concerns; Amendment 33-06 is effective as of 1 January 2007; IATA changes in 2007; Labelmaster 2nd edition; DGAC's 7th International Dangerous Goods Conference;
  • Septmeber 2006: 9-11; Transportation Security; Perfumes, colognes and cosmetics; Verizon; DGAC's 28th Annual Conference; DGAC's 2007 International Conference; New final rules published by the U.S. D.O.T./Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
  • August 2006: www.r-a-specialists.com Disruption of service; Airline Security; Upcoming Dangerous Goods Training Dates at JFK; Perfumes, colognes and cosmetics; GHS/Environmentally Hazardous Substances workshop; DGAC's 28th Annual Conference & Hazardous Materials Transportation Exposition; DGAC's 2007 International Conference, March 6-7, 2007, in Prague
  • July 2006:
  • U.S. and International Transportation Laws require that any employee who prepares hazardous materials (dangerous goods) for transportation must be trained.; Fireworks; Lithium Batteries; Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Program
  • May 2006: U.S. DOT/PHMSA Issues New Maximum Limits for Civil and Criminal Penalties; HM-240 - Final Rule; Published 12/9/2005; Effective Date 1/9/2006; Exemptions and Special Permits; Batteries
  • January 2006: Fraud? Forgery?;Hazmat/Dangerous Goods Training Programs; U.S. D.O.T. HM-240,
  • November 2005: FAA's New Training Requirements
  • September 2005: Hurricane Katrina; DGAC's 27 Annual Conference; IATA Addendum IV; 24-hour Emergency Phone Contact; U.S. Truckers Hours of Service Rules changes
  • July 2005: More on security; Many ocean carriers now request all the details about inner and outer packaging; The 2005 Hazardous Materials Transportation Exposition;
  • June 2005: Upcoming Dangerous Goods Training Dates at JFK; U.S. Hazmat Security; Lithium Batteries; 24-Hour Emergency Response Phone Number; DGAC 27th Annual Conference
  • May 2005: Upcoming Dangerous Goods Training Dates at JFK; New Refrigerated Packing by R-A Specialists; LIMITED QUANTITY by Ocean; Security; Aircraft Pilot Notification; Solar Case Revisited;
  • April 2005: Aircraft Pilot Notification; Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods Training; Lithium Batteries reminder; Passengers' Cigarette Lighters and Matches - reminder ; U.S. Department of Homeland Security; My Soapbox; IATA Corrections; ICAO Corrections; International Civil Aviation Organization Technical instructions for safe transport of dangerous goods by air; 650 packaging instructions
  • March 2005: Changes at the U.S. D.O.T; Lithium Batteries; 24 hour Emergency Phone Contact; Cigarette Lighters and Matches; Security Training Programs; Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods Training; U.S. Truckers\
  • January/ February 2005: More on Lithium Batteries; Dangerous Goods Advisory Council will hold its 6th International Conference
  • November 2004: Lithium Batteries; IATA Changes in the 46th Edition, 2005; Competition for the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations; Air Bag Inflators; U.S./MEXICO Cross-Border Dangerous Goods Seminar; Important Dates
  • September 2004: 2004 Republican National Convention in NYC, Notice of Possible Personal Searches by the NYPD, Air Bag Inflators, U.S./MEXICO Cross-Border Dangerous Goods Seminar, Important Dates change
  • August 2004: Threat level raised in some areas, AirBag Inflators,U.S./MEXICO Cross-Border Dangerous Goods Seminar, Oxygen Cylinders Shipped by Air - HM-224B
  • July 2004: US/Mexico Cross-Border Dangerous Goods Seminar, Hazardous Materials Incident Report, Security Concerns vs World Trade, Placards lead to other responsibilities, Important Dates
  • June 2004: Security and hazmat handeling, check your training records, U.S. Hazmat Cargo Security Regulations - effective now, Proposed Hazmat Training Requirements for U.S. Air Carriers and their subcontractors, and Repair Stations, 24-Hour Emergency Telephone Contact
  • March 2004: Check your training records, Security reminder, new hours of service rules are in effect for drivers, CDL's with Hazmat endorsements require a security background check, the air eligibility mark is not required, Transport Canada’s Fall/2003 Newsletter excerpt
  • October 2003: Chect your training records, Cautions for 2004, Security and other important things, Undeclared Dangerous Goods, DGAC Annual Meeting
  • September 2003: Critical dates you cannot ignore, The Air Eligibility Mark, 2003 DGAC Annual Conference and Hazardous Materials Transportation Exposition (November 13 & 14, 2003)
  • July - August 2003: Changes in training dates, 2003 DGAC Annual Conference and Hazardous Materials Transportation Exposition, Cargo Security Regulations, Proposed Hazmat Training Requirements, Undeclared Dangerous Goods continued.
  • May - June 2003: Where have we been? New training class added for dangersous goods by air, new Security Initiatives, New Hazmat Cargo Regulations, New proposed Hazmat Training Requirments; Undeclared Dangerous Goods
  • February 2003: Columbia Shuttle, Security Alert, Classification Class 4, DGAC Conference, February -- a terrible month for hazmats, US Hazmat Security Issues
  • January 2003: New requirements for air shipments, new air eligibility mark, off the shelf UN packaging, drop tests, increased security on airfreight, RSPA-02-12064 (HM-232), DGAC/Pira International 2003 Global Conference,
  • November/ December 2002: U.S. Regulatory update, Major issue raised by a D.O.T./RSPA Interpretation
  • October 2002: Hazmat registration numbers, security programs, NTIA Docket No. 020816197-2197-01, Dangerous Goods Advisory Council's Annual Conference Quiz
  • September 2002: September 11, HM-228, HM-232, HM-232a, HM_232b, DGAC 2002 Annual Conference Quiz
  • July - August 2002: Hazmat Security and Security Enhancements Quiz
  • May 2002: Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) published; RSPA proposed new security initiatives
  • April 2002: New ICAO symbol for dangerous goods transported by air, Quiz
  • February 2002: HMAC name change, DTO's Frequency of Training, Anthrax defense, Quiz
  • January 2002: Reflection on 2001, fireworks, new US DOT placard restrictions
  • December 2001: WTC rememberd, revised death toll, website walk-through, Quiz
  • November 2001: Change in R-A Specialists Procedures
  • October 2001: A note about September 11, U.S. Environmental issues, Pop Quiz
  • September 2001: Special note to truckers, Hazard Labels, HMAC Training Conference. Quiz
  • August 2001: Review of training records, August Hazmat Pop Quiz
  • July 2001: Managing Hazmat Compliance: Fact or Fiction
  • June 2001: Final update on the Uganda Ebola Virus outbreak; Class 8, Corrosives
  • February/ March 2001: New Ocean Regulations; Radioactive Material.
  • January 2001: Lithium Batteries; Ebola Virus Update
  • December 2000: More on Infectious Substances and the Human Genome.
  • October/ November 2000: Infectious Substances.
  • September 2000: Toxic Liquids and Solids, Serious Injury or Death.
  • August 2000: Flammable Liquids.
  • July 2000: Organic Peroxides.
  • June 2000: FAA Fines, Explosives; Oxygen Cylinders into, through, or from the U.S.
  • May 2000: ValuJet; Oxygen Generators; Oxidizers.
  • April 2000: Alan I. Roberts becomes president of HMAC; Toxic Gases, Liquids, Solids.
  • March 2000: Oxygen Cylinders; European Union Dangerous Goods Safety Advisors