Transport Canada recently published major changes to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. These changes are often referred to as "Amendment 6."
TDG Regulations
Danatec has consolidated all of these changes into the new edition of the TDG Regulations. Customers who subscribe to the update service receive replacement pages for their binders whenever the Regulations are amended.
TDG Training Materials
Most of Danatec's training publications have been updated with the Amendment 6 changes:
TDG Self-TeachTM (summary of revisions available)TDG Handbook (summary of revisions available)TDG PosterTDG Reference HandbookTDG Instructor's ManualTDG VideoAmendment 6
The complete text of the amendments is available from the Canada Gazette in PDF format (page 67 to page 240 of the PDF) or HTML format (total of 156 printed pages).
Summary of Changes
Danatec has prepared a brief summary of changes to the Regulations.
Transport Canada's Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (RIAS) contains detailed background information about the reasons for each change to the Regulations.
Transport Canada has published summaries and explanations of the amendments.
Amendments 7 and 8
Amendment 7 was a very brief set of changes to the TDG Regulations. Danatec's update services subscribers received replacement pages for their Regulations binders shortly after Amendment 7 came into effect on August 22, 2007.
Amendment 8 is being prepared by Transport Canada and will be published for comment in the Canada Gazette, Part I. It becomes law when it is published in the Canada Gazette, Part II.
As soon as information regarding Amendment 8 is available, Danatec will take the appropriate steps to inform clients and will publish new material in a timely fashion.
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