Events

TONIGHT: Wednesday 26 August - Dangerous Goods Advisory Group meeting

The DGAG bimonthly meeting is a general networking / discussion update meeting, open to all, to discuss issues that are going on for Dangerous Goods and Chemical Regulation at the moment. Jeff Simpson, the convener of the DGAG, has informed us that the fourth DGAG Meeting for 2020, will be held tonight, Wednesday 26 August, at 5.30pm - 7.30pm AEST.

Like many meetings we are now participating in, the DGAG will be a Webinar Chat meeting. To join the Zoom Meeting click hereMeeting ID: 881 3712 5408 Passcode: 158089

The topics to be discussed will be:

  1. Hazardous Chemicals / Dangerous Goods Incidents both national and international

  2. The ADG Transport Code & Changes in the UN Model Regs, IMDG Code, IATA Regs, NZ Regs etc

  3. Dangerous Goods (Storage & Handling), GHS Haz. Chemicals, & Environmental Risk Management of Industrial Chemicals

  4. Update on Classification and Training for Dangerous Goods

  5. Information sharing 

  6. Other meetings and events

For more information, contact Jeff Simpson (DGAG convenor and Webinar host), Haztech Environmental, Ph: 03-9885-1269 Mob: 0403-072-092, Email: [email protected]

Jeff can assist in setting up the Zoom meeting. Contact Jeff for instructions on how to join.  

The following 5th DGAG meeting, will be on Wednesday 21 October 2020, also as a DGAG Webinar Discuss/Chat Meeting at 5.30-7.30 pm.

The DGAG hopes it will be able to meet at Fire Rescue Victoria (formerly MFB), Burnley, for its end of year meeting on Wednesday 25th November or Thursday 26th November 2020, (physical distancing will probably mean a limit of 20) so booking (from about 2 weeks before) will be required.

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