GHS Subcommittee Meeting

On December 7-9, 2016 Jess McCluer, NAEGA Volunteer and NGFA Vice-President for Safety and Regulatory Affairs, traveled to Geneva, Switzerland to attend a meeting of the Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals and Dust Explosion Hazards Correspondence Group (CG). In Geneva, Mr. McCluer monitored developments in the Correspondence Group and at the Subcommittee, reported on the effects that amendments to the GHS could have on the global bulk grain trade and provided recommendations for action. A copy of the GHS Subcommittee agenda can be found here. More details on NAEGA actions in the CG and at the Subcommittee meeting can be found in the trip report here.