A Dutch logistics service provider was fined 5000 euros by a judge after two employees became unwell after opening a container. continue >
IKEA in Denmark starts measuring every container for toxic gases and vapors, before they can be opened and unloaded. continue >
There are strong indications that methyl bromide can cause prostate cancer. This concludes the Hamburg-based researcher Xaver Baur, who is known for his research on the effects of fumigation gases in cargo containers continue >
The 2011 edition of the international conference organised bij the Hamburg based Zentralinstitut für Arbeitsmedizin und Maritime Medizin gives special attention to radiation from Japan. continue >
The Belgian Transport Union leader Frank Moreels is winner of the TGAV best initiative award 2010. He won the award for his achievement that in Belgium from this year on every company in logistics must have a plan how to deal with toxic gases. continue >
The Dutch labour union FNV Bondgenoten proposes a new approach to tackle the problem of gas in containers, combined with a solution for badly loaded containers. continue >
European countries all have their own exposure limits for toxic gases and vapours. continue >
An Australian Transport Company was ordered last December to stop using methyl bromide at its Brooklyn site, three days after local media reported residents' fears of having been exposed to the toxic gas. continue >
A 22 year old Latvian crew member of the vessel Wilson Mersin died last week after being exposed to fumigation gases. continue >
A lot of Chinese citizens are exposed to high levels of formaldehyde at work, but also in their homes, in public places and even in open air. This is pointed out by research of Berkely University. continue >
Shoes are the most risky products concerning dangerous gases and vapours. This is pointed out by 50 thousand container measurements by EWS. More than 40 percent of containers carrying shoes has a too high amount of gases and vapours on board. Electronics are also quite risky, with 19 percent of containers turning out te be not okay. continue >
The European Commission has no plans to in the short term launch any initiatives to protect workers against harmful gases in sea containers. “This issue is perfectly covered by the current legislation within the member states and at the international level,” is the stance in Brussels. continue >
In at least two European countries custom officers are instructed to raise the alarm when they smell strange odours. A risky approach, because a lot of dangerous gases are odourless. continue >
The German researcher prof. dr. Xaver Baur was one of the first to discover how often containers are not safe to open. TGAV visited him this summer, resulting in this short conversation on video. continue >
The Dutch Inspectorate of Transport, Public works and Water Management (IVW) assigns the European tender on 'Analyses of air samples on the presence of toxic and harmfull gasses' to Intertek. This was released by Intertek today. continue >
Employers and employees in Belgium have agreed in their collective labour agreement that companies are obliged to pay attention to dangerous gases in containers. continue >
'I would not recommend to open a container without measuring it.' That states the German medical researcher Xaver Baur in a video introducing the problems if gas in containers. continue >
Transport company Rabelink Logistics in Doetinchem, The Netherlands, is not responsable for the illness of an emplyee who's sickness was most probably caused by poisonous gas from a container. The company was however fined 35.000 euro because a container with phosfine was not closed properly. The company was careless, but not deliberately, was the opinion of the court. continue >