The premier information source on the Act and Regulations governing the transportation of dangerous goods in Canada, this single volume service explains all aspects of the topic in easy-to-understand terms. This
Guide provides a clear explanation of all TDG requirements including:
- Goods considered "dangerous" under the legislation
- Dangerous goods handling
- Placarding and labelling requirements for trucks, transport units, packages and containers
- Training requirements for those handling dangerous materials
- Safety requirements and how to comply
- Colour illustrations of labels, placards and signs.
Additional help sections, such as a
Clear Language Compliance Guide, a comprehensive subject index, a glossary of TDG terms and complete numerical index of dangerous goods, are included.
Contents include
- Section One - Publication Guide - A quick guide to what is inside the
TDG Compliance Manual: Clear Language Edition, and how to get the most out of this helpful publication.
- Section Two - Subject Index - The cross-reference of key words that appear in the manual.
- Section Three - The TDG Act - The full text of the Act.
- Section Four - TDG Regulations, Parts 1-16 - The complete text of the Clear Language Regulations as they appear in Canada Gazette Part II.
- Section Five - Schedules 1 to 3 of the Regulations - All three Schedules, which are critical to complying with Clear Language, are included as they appear in Canada Gazette Part II. This version includes two additional columns added to Schedule 1 for Emergency Response Guide Numbers and abbreviated comments on Special Provisions in the Regulations.
- Section Six - Emergency Guidebook - Excerpts from the CANUTEC Emergency Response Guidebook providing information to anyone who may be the first to arrive at the scene of a transportation incident involving dangerous goods.
- Section Seven - Interpretive Guide - A layperson's guide to compliance with the Act and Regulations.
- Appendix One - Clear Language Compliance Guide - This appendix includes guidelines, trends, contacts and Interim Orders.
- Appendix Two - Additional Resources - This section includes notification and tracking of proposed regulations, including regulatory impact analysis statements, as applicable.
- Appendix Three - Glossary of Terms.
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Chrim Middleton, B.Sc., is the Director of Monarch Regulatory Services. Chrim graduated from the University of Western Ontario and started her career as a lab technician with a waste transfer facility. She was directly involved with classifying hazardous wastes, shipping dangerous goods by ground and by air, creating standard operating procedures, fit-testing staff for their respirators, and a member of the JHSC committee.
Her interest in the health and safety of the workplace led her to her previous positions of regulatory specialist and regulatory manager with a dangerous goods training company. She was involved with many aspects of the company: teaching, tracking regulation changes, certification packaging, authoring training booklets, authoring MSDS’s, preparing consumer product instructions, auditing, and authoring articles.
Chrim brings a wealth of experience to Monarch Regulatory Services Inc. Her expertise includes: Chair of the ATAC Dangerous Goods Education Committee,
over 20 years experience as an instructor-trainer,
over 20 years experience authoring courses,
over 20 years experience with adult training techniques,
over 10 years experience with dangerous goods, WHMIS and health & safety regulations, and
Web-based training course set-up:
TDG Clear Language•
ICAO Technical Instructions•
IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations•
IMDG Code•
49 CFR•
WHMIS•
GHS (Global Harmonization System) •
HMIS (Hazardous Materials Information System) •
CCCR (Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations) •
Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations•
Ontario Hazardous Waste Regulations.