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Glossary of TDG & HAZMAT Terms

4GV Packaging	4GV packaging will accept inner containers and is UN and MOT certified.
ADR/RID	European Road/Rail Conventions (govern transport of dangerous goods throughout Europe)
AIR TRANSPORT	Shipment of goods in aircraft
CANUTEC	Program of Transport Canada which publishes the Emergency Response Guide and documents TDG incidents in Canada.
CARGO AGENTS	IATA Cargo Agents are licensed “agents” for IATA airlines, selling and providing service on behalf of the IATA carriers-Many forwarders are IATA agents-Nearly all IATA agents are also forwarders-IATA Agents can sign and issue airline airway bills on behalf of the airlines, forwarders cannot.
CEN	Committee on European Normalization
CERTIFICATION	Hazmat Certification, DG Certification, DG Certified, Hazmat Certified etc. all refer to the concept that someone, some entity is conferring approval on an individual or company that they are authorized to ship hazmat in commerce. The US DOT does not certify individuals, but has responsibility for some regulations.
COHMED	Cooperative Hazardous Materials Enforcement Development
CONSIGNEE	The person or organization to whom the consignment is to be delivered.
CSA	Canadian Standards Association
DANGEROUS GOODS	Articles or substances which are capable of posing a significant risk to health, safety or property when transported by air and which are classified according to the U.S. DOT and IATA/ICAO List of Dangerous Goods.
DANGEROUS GOODS ACCIDENT	An occurrence associated with and related to the transport of dangerous goods which results in fatal or serious injury to a person or major property damage.
DANGEROUS GOODS INCIDENT	An occurrence other than a dangerous goods accident associated with and related to the transport of dangerous goods which results in injury to a person, property damage, fire, breakage, spillage, leakage of fluid or radiation or other evidence that the integrity of the packaging has not been maintained.
EC	European Commission
EMERGENCY RESPONSE	The intervention of first responders (fire, police, ambulance) following an accident or incident involving dangerous goods.
EU	European Union
EXCEPTION	A provision in these regulations which excludes a specific item of dangerous goods from the requirements normally applicable to that item.
EXEMPTION	Authorization issued by appropriate authorities concerned providing relief from the provisions of these Regulations.
FAA	The Federal Aviation Administration oversees air transportation in the United States
FLASH POINT	The lowest temperature at which flammable vapour is given off a liquid in a test vessel in sufficient concentration to be ignited in air when exposed momentarily to a source of ignition. This does not mean the temperature at which a liquid ignites spontaneously.
FORMS	Using the right form is critical in meeting TDG shipping regulations.
GROUND TRANSPORT	Shipment of goods by train, or on roadways by truck or automobile
HAZMAT	Abbreviation for Hazardous Materials
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency
IATA	International Air Transport Association
IATA Certification	A worldwide industry (not government) standard for dangerous goods training. IATA certification is only offered by IATA Endorsed Training Schools.
ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organization
IMDG Code	International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
IMO	International Maritime Organization
INCOMPATIBLE	Describing dangerous goods which, if mixed, would be liable to cause a dangerous evolution of heat or gas or produce a corrosive substance. Substances that must not be loaded or packed in a position where they could come into contact with one another.
LABELS	Transport Labels, Temperature Labels, Monitoring Labels, Number Labels, Chemical Emergency Labels
IOMC	Inter Organization Program for Sound Management of Chemicals
MARINE TRANSPORT	Shipment of goods over water
MSC	Marine Safety Committee
MSDS	Material Safety Data Sheet – documentation required under WHMIS systems
NAFTA LTSS	NAFTA Land Transportation Standards Subcommittee
NET QUANTITY	The mass or volume of the dangerous goods contained in a package excluding the mass or volume of any packaging material (except in the case of explosive articles and matches where the net mass is the mass of the finished article excluding packaging).
OECD	Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development
OPERATOR	A person, organization or enterprise engaged in or offering to engage in a transportation operation. (i.e. an airline)
OVERPACK	An enclosure used by a single shipper to contain one or more packages and to form one handling unit for convenience of handling and stowage. (i.e. a warehouse pallet or an “E” container)
PACKAGE	Complete product of the packaging operation consisting of the packaging and contents prepared for transportation.
PACKAGING	Receptacles and other components necessary for the receptacle to perform its containment function. A critical element for secure and safe transportation of dangerous goods.
PACKING	The art or operation by which articles or substances are enveloped in wrappings and or enclosed in packaging or otherwise secured.
PACKING GROUP	An indication of the relative degree of danger presented by various articles and substances within a class or division.
PLACARD	Sign displayed to show specific class of hazardous materials being transported.
PROPER SHIPPING NAME	The name to be used to describe a particular article or substance in all shipping documents and notification and, where appropriate, on packaging.
SORBENT	Materials designed for control of spills though absorbent properties. Used as liners in packages, or in emergency response situations.
TDG	Acronym for Transportation of Dangerous Goods
TRAINING	Here, training always refers to authorized education leading to certification by the appropriate authority
TRANSPORT CANADA	Transport Canadais the federal regulatory body responsible for Canada’s national TDG regulations
TI	Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air
UL	Underwriter’s Laboratories, an agency involved in the certification of products
UN PACKAGING	UN certified packaging systems for dangerous goods
UNCED	UN Conference on Environment & Development
UNCETDG & GHS	United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
UNEP	UN Environmental Programme
WHMIS	Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System – used to safely manage and document dangerous materials in the workplace
WHO	World Health Organization
WorkSafe BC	Provincial body formerly known as the Worker’s Compensation Board of BC
WSO	World Safety Organization