May brings fresh insights and updated guidelines, and ICC is ready to lead you through the latest compliance news. This month, we're sharing best practices to keep your operations secure and on track. Let's embark on this journey toward safer and more efficient practices together.
🔍 This Month's Spotlights:
Navigating Changes:"Addendum to IATA’s 65th Edition" addresses the importance of staying up to date with evolving aviation regulations, focusing on a new IATA addendum effective April 30, 2024, which impacts operator and state variations, urging businesses to stay informed, verify compliance, and adapt procedures to avoid compliance gaps and regulatory penalties.
Harmonizing Hazardous Materials:"PHMSA Publishes HM-215Q Final Rule on Harmonization" outlines updates to U.S. hazardous materials regulations, aligning them with international standards, and highlights key changes such as new shipping descriptions and lithium battery regulations.
Decoding UN Packaging: "UN Packaging Codes" explains the different types of UN packaging, how their codes represent packaging type, and where to find these codes in regulations like 49 CFR, IATA, and IMDG, highlighting the importance of compliant packaging for shipping dangerous goods.
Unified Approach:"Extracting a Solution – A New Description for Hazardous Extracts" describes the transition from separate classifications for aromatic and flavoring extracts to a single UN description, simplifying hazardous material transport regulations, with temporary workarounds in place while U.S. and Canadian regulations catch up.
Wishing you a May filled with valuable insights and smooth compliance transitions. Let's embrace the season with clarity, efficiency, and a commitment to excellence in all we do. Here's to a successful and compliant spring!
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