Informing You - Relevant Links
Pira - www.pira.co.uk
Plastics Industry Research Association
Pira has been at the forefront of dangerous good package testing
since the very earliest days of the UN requirements. Pira offer
detailed guidance to companies that are faced with the complexities
of the Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations
Swedish National Testing and Research Institute
SP is accredited for calibration, testing, inspection and certification
of packaging for the transport of Hazardous goods.
HSE - www.hse.gov.uk
Health and Safety Executive
The UK Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) are responsible for the regulation of almost all
the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain.
HSE and HSC publications are also available at this site.
Chemical Business Association
CBA is the
UK trade organisation that represent Britain's chemical and dyestuff
traders. Its primary role is to represent its members and safeguard
the interests of the UK Chemical industry
IPA - www.theipa.co.uk
The Industrial Packaging Association
The IPA is the leading UK trade organisation for Industrial Packaging
and is directly involved with numerous UK, European and International
Working Groups (inc; BSI, CEN,\ISO & United Nations) focusing
on the essential Design, Safety and Environmental aspects of Industrial
Packaging - to ensure the highest standards are maintained across
the whole industry.
BPF - www.pras.com
British Plastics Federation
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) is the leading trade association
of the UK Plastics Industry (representing approximately 80% of turnover),
a springboard for industry action, existing to exploit common opportunities
and resolve shared problems. Membership encompasses polymer producers,
suppliers and processors in addition to additive and machinery suppliers
and manufacturers.
The BPF site contains good background information on the rotational
moulding process.
Hazardous Cargo Bulletin - www.hazardouscargo.com
Hazardous Cargo Bulletin has been acknowledged as the leading
magazine for those involved in the transport, storage and handling
of chemicals, gases and oils and related materials worldwide.
Read by nearly every shipper, carrier and operator in this demanding
and safety-conscious sector, Hazardous Cargo Bulletin contains all
the very latest news with regular in-depth reports and analysis.
Good source for news on regulatory changes concerning dangerous
goods transport.
Regulatory Sources
United Nations -
Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE)
Intergovernmental Organisation
for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF)
International Maritime
Organisation (IMO)
International Civil
Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
UK Department of
Transport, Local Government & Regions (DTLR)
Dangerous Goods Safety
Advisor (DGSA)
USA Department of Transportation
(USDOT)
The Hazardous Materials
Advisory Council (HMAC)
The Conference on
Safe Transportation on Hazardous Articles (COSTHA)
International Safe
Transit Association (ISTA)
Standards Sources
British Standards
Institution (BSI)
International Organisation
for Standardization (ISO)
European Committee
for Standardization (CEN)
American National
Standards Institute (ANSI)
American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM)
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