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Archive for July 10, 2012
Spillage control of substances having hazard of Spontaneous Ignition
Substances having spontaneous Ignition hazard assigned with EmS spillage code S-M in IMDG Code do not have any spillage control measure as these substances when spilled may ignite within 5 minutes after contact with air. Hence response to spillage is firefighting. Example UN 3394 ORGANOMETALLIC SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, PYROPHORIC, WATER-REACTIVE – Class 4.2/4.3 See entry in … Continue reading
Time and Temperature Sensitive Label Now Mandatory for Select Healthcare Cargo Shipments
Reblogged from Labelmaster Blog: Beginning this month, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) now requires that certain healthcare cargo air shipments utilize a “Time and Temperature Sensitive” label in order to communicate the unique needs of these materials. Background of the need for the label, first introduced in 2010, was detailed in a recent IATA … Continue reading
Rio+20 & IMO
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) took place at Rio from 20-22nd June 2012. Two themes focused at Rio+20 were a green economy in the context of sustainable development poverty eradication; and the institutional framework for sustainable development. Sustainable development means to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of … Continue reading
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