Dear Members,
We are pleased to inform you that the Council is organising a one day seminar on "Handling of Dangerous Goods (Chemicals) Transportation by Sea and Road” on 17 th June 2016 at The Gateway Hotel, Akota Gardens, Vadodara.
You will appreciate that Dangerous Goods are those goods which by their inherent nature can cause harm to humans, animals, property or environment. The Carriage of dangerous goods and marine pollutants in packaged form by sea is regulated in order to reasonably prevent injury to persons or damage to ships and their cargoes and to prevent harm to the marine environment. The objective of the IMDG Code is to enhance the safe carriage of dangerous goods while facilitating the free unrestricted movement of such goods and prevent pollution to the environment.
The objective of this seminar is to create awareness among all concerned in the risks involved and detailed understanding of the IMDG Code which is meant for safe carriage of dangerous goods while facilitating the free unrestricted movement of such goods and preventing pollution to the environment
The Key Speaker for the seminar would be Mr. Shashi Kallada (Specialist- Dangerous Goods), Ex-Manager Global -Dangerous Goods (Maersk Line) who has decades of experience in Merchant Shipping, Packaged Dangerous Goods etc. He has in-depth knowledge of the subject and shall cover following aspects:
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Classification [ Assignment of Proper Shipping Name (Technical Name) Packing Group]
2. Packaging
3. Marking, Labeling of Packages
4. Marking Placarding of Containers and Tanks
5. Segregation of Dangerous Goods
6 Documentation
7. Common non- compliance noticed on Indian export shipments.
8. The participants will be encouraged to ask questions during Q to A get solutions for their pertinent issues in export shipments.
Further, guest speakers from other trade associations may also be present during the seminar and shall interact with the participants.
The schedule of the proposed seminar will be as follows:
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SCHEDULE OF THE SEMINAR
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Day & Date
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Friday, 17 th June , 2016
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Timings
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10.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
(Registration at 10.00 a.m.)
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Venue
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Marigold
The Gateway Hotel, Vadodara
Akota Gardens, Akota Vadodara, 390 020 India.
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Registration/ Fees
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Prior registration compulsory
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Fee - INR 500/- (Including Service Tax)
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By Cash at venue or
Cheque (favouring “CHEMEXCIL SBI A/C No. 10996680725” payable in Mumbai).
Cheque can be forwarded to our Ahmedabad / Mumbai office.
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Fee Includes Tea/ Coffee, Lunch & Hand-outs.
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Since participation is on first-come-first-served basis, Interested members are therefore requested to revert with the confirmation at the earliest providing participant details in the attached “Confirmation Slip” on e-mail ids chemexcilahd@gmail.com & roahmedabad@chemexcil.gov.in
While confirming, participants can also send their specific issues on DG shipments (Sea/ Road), which can be passed on to the key speaker in advance for taking up during the session.
Thanking You,
Yours faithfully,
(S G BHARADI)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Encl. : “Confirmation Slip”
