The legal name of the TDG Act is the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992. Its purpose is to promote public safety during the import, handling, offering for transport and transport of dangerous goods in Canada. It sets out the general requirements that must be met. It also gives the government the power to:

• Write regulations that elaborate on those requirements
• Grant exemptions from requirements
• Designate federal inspectors to verify compliance through inspections, etc.

The TDG Regulations are where you will find specific details on how to ship and transport dangerous goods on your day to day operations.

The TDG Regulations are comprised of 16 Parts and three Schedules.

The 16 Parts provide the regulatory requirements for the transportation of dangerous goods:

• Part 1: Coming into Force, Repeal, Interpretation, General Provisions and Special Cases
• Part 2: Classification
• Part 3: Documentation
• Part 4: Dangerous Goods Safety Marks
• Part 5: Means of Containment
• Part 6: Training
• Part 7: Emergency Response Assistance Plan
• Part 8: Reporting Requirements
• Part 9: Road
• Part 10: Rail
• Part 11: Marine
• Part 12: Air
• Part 13: Protective Direction
• Part 14: Permit for Equivalent Level of Safety
• Part 15: Court Order
• Part 16: Inspectors

• Schedule 1: List of Dangerous Goods by UN Number
• Schedule 2: Special Provisions
• Schedule 3: Alphabetical Index of Dangerous Goods

• Anyone who fills out a dangerous goods declaration.
• Anyone who classifies a dangerous goods shipment.
• Anyone who marks, labels or packages a dangerous good before it goes into transportation.
• Including but limited to…Shipping personnel, Receiving personnel, Hazardous Waste Workers, Truck Drivers, Lab Personnel, Department Supervisors