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BADGP are delighted to announce a new webinar, 'Dangerous Goods Special Provisions - Road, Air & Sea' on Tuesday 21st April 2026, 13:00 - 14:00 BST.

Have you had your shipment derailed at the acceptance stage due to an extra requirement you didn’t realise was there? Is there something extra that could make it more straightforward for you to ship dangerous goods?

Keeping pace with ever evolving dangerous goods regulations is essential for ensuring safety, compliance, and smooth global movement of goods. In this focused one-hour session, our experts will break down the key Special Provisions across ADR (road), IATA (air), and IMDG (sea)—clarifying where they align, where they differ, and how they impact your day-to-day operations.

You’ll gain practical insights into:

Whether you're new to dangerous goods or looking for a concise refresher, this webinar will equip you with the clarity and confidence needed to navigate multimodal Special Provisions with ease.

Our Presenters

We are delighted to have as our presenters:

Sue Lee, DGSA
Sue is a healthcare supply chain professional and dangerous goods trainer with extensive experience shipping clinical and commercial drugs, and clinical samples. Sue has been a qualified DGSA for over 25 years, involved in GxP process development and application, utilising risk management and logistics planning. Sue cares passionately about compliance, and achieving right time, right temperature, and right place deliveries for critical shipments, and transferring her knowledge and experience to the next generation of dangerous goods professionals. 

Daniel Flack, DGSA, NEBOSH
Daniel is a First Line Manager for Kuehne and Nagel in Portsmouth Dockyard. Daniel manages the dangerous goods stores, dealing with gas, battery, flammable substances, chemical, radioactive and segregation.

Daniel has worked in contractual logistics for 20 years, starting out as a Warehouse Operative, and then progressing to First Line Manager, DGSA and trainer. Daniel ensures that anyone dealing with dangerous goods are fully trained and compliant across all modes of transport.

In order to further his understanding of dangerous goods, Daniel has enrolled on the BADGP DGSA+ programme. This has given Daniel invaluable support and guidance, making him a better DGSA.

Chris James
With over 23 years experience in the transport and logistics industry, Chris has built a career specialising in the transport of Dangerous Goods. His experience spans express logistics, e-commerce and the chemical industry, providing a broad perspective on the complexities and challenges within these sectors. In 2023, Chris was appointed as the Global Transport Safety Manager for a leading multinational science, chemical and materials company, responsible for the development, implementation and oversight of transport safety policies and procedures.

Having first focused on the IATA and IMDG regulations, Chris qualified as a DGSA in early 2012 while in a regional role for a major express logistics provider.

Registration & Costs

Attendance at the webinar is free to BADGP members. Members of CHCS can also register free-of-charge (please see link).

To register for the webinar please complete the online form at
https://badgp.org/event-6584516.

After registering we will send you an email explaining how to join and run the webinar.

Non-members can Join BADGP, (membership is just £90.00 for 1 year).

Questions? Please contact: enquiries@badgp.org

BADGP July Newsletter Contributions 

• July Newsletter, deadline for article contributions, 26th June 2026

We accept articles from members and non-members, wherever you are in the World. 

You can find out more on our BADGP Newsletter web page and send your contributions to enquiries@badgp.org. 

We look forward to receiving your contributions!

The updates to ADR 2027 has been published by UNECE available here.

We are delighted to announce registration that we have published the recording of our webinar, IATA 2026 Updates.

Presented by John O'Shea, BADGP Committee member.

BADGP members can access the content from the link on the Past Events page of this website.

The UK’s DVSA has been busy this first month of 2026. In light of DVSA’s increasing involvement in dangerous goods, in particular the DGSA exam arrangements a new layout of the DGSA exam and its requirements (syllabus) has been published on the UK Government You Gov web pages.

This is a clearer approach to the exam content, times and number of questions that are posed. New samples of a previous test paper in each exam has been provided but to date no guidance has been provided on sample answers, referencing or how the exam is marked.

The other publication  is their UK’  End of Year Annual Report Document Template for use by all DGSAs in the UK. Its use is not mandatory and it does not replace the version designed and provided for BADGP members. A full comparison of both reports will be provided in our next newsletter. 

The UK is required, as an ADR contracting party, to respond to a question at WP15 a few years ago to report on the progress and support that is provided to DGSAs. Initially the DfT reached out to BADGP for assistance which we gladly gave in the form of designing an End of Year Report template, providing feedback on the exam syllabus and creating the post exam DGSA+ programme. BADGP were asked to share with all DG professional the End of Year template and to extend the DGSA+ programme beyond its members. After consideration BADGP took the decision to keep the report and programme as BADGP member benefits.

It is good to see that the DVSA are providing template and further explanation for all DGSAs in the community but we are naturally going to state that BADGP membership provides much more in the way of developing skills and knowledge that are essential to all DG professionals.

We are delighted to announce the 16th BADGP Annual General Meeting and Industry Seminar will take place at Stratford Manor Hotel, Warwick Road, Stratford-on-Avon on Thursday 19th March 2026.

This year’s industry seminar will focus on the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Pressure Equipment Regulations.

We are now fully booked for exhibitors and would like to express a huge thank you to those who have already signed up as sponsors — your support helps make this event possible!

There are still opportunities available for other members to get involved and showcase their organisation:

Sponsorship Options:

Promotional Material Distribution – £125

This is a fantastic way to increase your visibility and connect with key stakeholders in the industry.

If you are interested in sponsoring or would like more details, please email enquiries@badgp.org by Friday 23rd January 2026.

Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you at the event!

Registration is Now Open for the BADGP 2026 AGM

Following our successful face-to-face AGM in March, we are delighted to announce the date for our 2026 AGM and Annual Industry Seminar.

16th AGM and Annual Industry Seminar: Thursday 19 March 2026 

The AGM will take place at Stratford Manor Hotel, Warwick Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 0PY

The AGM / Seminar is free-of-charge to all BADGP members. We recommend booking early as we expect this event to sell out.

AGM Register Here

We have now published the December 2025 edition of our Newsletter. For more details, please visit: BADGP Newsletters.

This edition includes the following articles:

BADGP MEMBERSHIP – A MILESTONE REACHED!
BADGP Committee Member Dan Lee provides an update on the BADGP membership numbers reaching an important milestone.

LITHIUM BATTERY POWER BANKS – THE BAN BEGINS
BADGP Committee Member and author of the BADGP Guide to Lithium Batteries, Dan Lee, comments on a recent air DG decision by Emirates airlines and provides further guidance for DG professionals.

LITHIUM BATTERY GUIDE FOR BADGP MEMBERS
In keeping with all of the other guides that we have produced solely for our members, BADGP announce the latest in their series: The BADGP Guide to Lithium Batteries. The guide will be available to BADGP members for download from the 1st January 2026 from the ‘Guides’ section on the BADGP website.

SUSTAINABILITY AND ETHICS IN DANGEROUS GOODS MANAGEMENT: LESSONS FROM THE DUAL RPA/DGSA ROLE
BADGP member Sarah Hunak, Radiation Protection Adviser and Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser discusses sustainability and ethics in dangerous goods management.

ADR COMPLIANCE BULLETIN – DECEMBER 2025 - ADR 1.1.3.6 AND DGSA ANNUAL REPORTING
In this article, Goran Obad discusses the exemption from DGSA appointment under ADR 1.1.3.6. Goran also explains the different situations across the European Union countries.

CASE STUDY: WHEN THE CARGO FIGHTS THE TANK: A LESSON IN INERT GAS SYSTEM INTEGRITY
Amit Kumar, BADGP member and of Bulk Tainer Logistics talks us through a case study following the discovery of a suspected leak from a tank container during a pre-shipment check.

THE DG PROFESSIONAL V ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
This article was originally based on a piece written by BADGP Committee Member Oliver Fairbrother who bounced the idea over to his fellow Committee Member, Dan Lee, who took it, ran with it down the surrealist wing, and passed it back to Oliver, who dribbled it a bit – passed it forward to Dan for further AI tweaking and before they knew it they had a different take on a much-discussed subject that hopefully brought a wry smile to your faces.

CAA DANGEROUS GOODS TRAINING PROVIDER MEETING 26 NOVEMBER 2025
BADGP Committee Member Christopher Abrahams recently attended a CAA meeting to review and discuss the proposed changes to the IATA DG training arrangements. Here is a short report detailing what took place.

STATIC ELECTRICITY AND SOLVENTS – UPDATED SAFETY VIDEOS
BADGP Committee Member Bill Atkinson, Chief Executive, Solvents Industry Association provides us with information on the recently launched updated version of the Solvents and Static Electricity Safety Film. Bill provides us with links to the available films and to a number of free guidance documents which are available on the SIA website.

FROM THE WAREHOUSE TO THE BOARDROOM: BUILDING A CULTURE OF SAFETY IN DG HANDLING
BADGP member Amit Kumar, Bulk Tainer Logistics explains why strict adherence to safety protocols is critical.

AN OVERVIEW OF THE DANGEROUS GOODS WORKING GROUP FOR UK RAIL TRANSPORT
In our quest to understand all aspects of the multi-modal arrangements for dangerous goods transportation – Martin Bloomfield (DGSA) from Network Rail provides an overview of the DGWG – Dangerous Goods Working Group for UK Rail Transport.

CALCIUM
To increase your knowledge and skills of specific chemicals we take a quick look at the element Calcium and explore some of its unusual properties, hazardous or otherwise.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS
BADGP member Richard Shreeve, Labeline provides us with a history of the dangerous goods regulations. Looking back at the early label designs and symbols and the changes that have been introduced over the years.

COMMON DANGERS IN TANK CONTAINER OPERATIONS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
BADGP member Amit Kumar, Bulk Tainer Logistics, discusses the critical dangers every tank container operator must know and provides information on how to prevent these dangers.

CALLING ALL MEMBERS! NATIONAL DANGEROUS GOODS AWARENESS DAY
The BADGP Committee are looking for volunteers to help put together the next National Dangerous Goods Awareness Day scheduled for the 9th July 2026. The subject will be Limited Quantities and this is an ideal opportunity to get involved with our very own National Day of Recognition and Awareness for the DG Community.

WHO ARE YOU?
BADGP are pleased to introduce you to some of the well-known ‘names’ in the industry, while they share a little information about themselves and their lives in dangerous goods. This month we introduce BADGP Committee Member and Events Chair, Beccy Ricketts.

DFT DGSA SURVEY
BADGP Committee Members Andy Holton, Dawn Kenyon and Dan Lee share their views and findings from the first ever DfT DGSA survey.

BADGP WEBINARS & EVENTS
Information regarding our upcoming events.

NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Details of upcoming events from our Partner Organisation CHCS.

We are delighted to announce that we have published the slides and recording of our webinar, Mastering Dangerous Goods Documentation.

Presented by:

Beccy Ricketts, ADR Express Ltd and BADGP Committee

Richard Masters, Director of DG Masters Limited

John O’Shea, BADGP Committee Member

BADGP members can access the content from the link on the Past Events page of this website.

We are delighted to announce that we have published the slides and recording of our webinar, Investigation Skills.

Presented by:

Dan Lee, BADGP Committee member and Dan Lee Training.

Bill Atkinson, BADGP Committee member and Chief Executive, Solvents Industry Association.

BADGP members can access the content from the link on the Past Events page of this website.