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Keystone Award Recipient

CHICAGO—(November 11, 2009)—Labelmaster®, a leading manufacturer and distributor of regulatory compliance products, and Hazardous Cargo Bulletin magazine presented the Keystone Award to Dick Elbourne, a Dangerous Goods (DG) training consultant based in Colchester, England, at its 4^th annual Dangerous Goods Instructor’s Symposium (DGIS) in Chicago September 23-25. The award was created by Labelmaster in conjunction with Hazardous Cargo Bulletin magazine and introduced at last year’s DGIS to enhance shipping safety by recognizing significant contributions to the development of effective training in dangerous goods transportation.

 

Dick Elbourne’s achievements include developing and implementing the first effective world-wide training standard, maintaining the DG Instructors’ Web site, and many other contributions over four decades of work in Dangerous Goods training.

 

Elbourne had twenty years of Dangerous Goods training experience in many parts of the world before joining the International Air Transport Association (IATA). There he worked through the IATA Dangerous Goods Training Task Force to promote and maintain high-quality DG training standards. He continues to administer an intranet site for DG instructors worldwide at http://dginstructor.webexone.com and provides consultancy services. 

Hazardous Cargo Bulletin (HCB), published monthly, has been acknowledged as the leading magazine for those involved in the transport, storage and handling of chemicals, gases, oils and related materials worldwide for nearly 30 years. Read by shippers, carriers and regulators in this demanding and safety-conscious sector, Hazardous Cargo Bulletin contains all the very latest news along with regular in-depth reports and analysis. For additional information, visit www.hazardouscargo.com.

 

Labelmaster, established in 1967, is a developer, manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of hazardous materials compliance products, including labels, forms, packaging, software, and publications. The company's 40-plus years of experience in providing regulatory information and products for all transportation modes makes it especially qualified as a total compliance resource. For additional information, please visit www.labelmaster.com.

 

From left to right, Jeanne Zmich, Vice President, Research and Development and Dwight Curtis, President, (both) Labelmaster; Dick Elbourne, 2009 Keystone Award Recipient; Peter Mackay, Editor, Hazardous Cargo Bulletin; and Neil McCulloch, Manger of International Product Development, Labelmaster.