Explosives Industry Group

Archive for February, 2007

The agenda for the next UN WP15 meeting has been published.

May 2007 WP15 Agenda

If there are any issues of particular concern please contact us as soon as possible and we will raise as appropriate with DfT

The explosive Transport Working Group (ETWG) has agreed that in future it will meet sometime before the WP15 briefing meetings, so that explosives specific issues can be discussed and an opinion formed prior to the WP15 briefing meetings

Please see Forthcoming UN meetings for dates of the forthcoming UN meetings.

IUf there are issues you wish raised please contact Tom Smith, ETWG chairman

IMDG have recently issued the following amendment 

To: All IMO Members and Contracting Governments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

Subject: Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code (resolution MSC.122(75))

Please download here: imdg-code-amdt-33.pdf

HSE have sent the attached Revision to classification to existing CAD holders.  As this revision affects all importers and manufacturers of fireworks we have made it available here – please take time to download and read the contents.  If you import material that has been classified by another UK importer you need to obtain a classification yourself as soon as possible.