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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.