WSC-BAM charcoal sampling project –progress report on testing the self-ignition behaviour of different charcoal samples

IMOEnvironment & Climate
Written By Anna Larsson

This document informs that WSC and the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) have launched the "charcoal sampling project" through which member carriers of WSC have been sourcing and shipping samples of charcoal (UN 1361) to BAM for laboratory testing. The intention of this project is to inform both carriers and regulators of any increased or decreased risks in the transport of charcoal against the standards that are set in the IMDG Code. The annex of this document provides an interim "progress report on testing the self-ignition behaviour of different charcoal samples" which has been issued by BAM.

Read the full WSC comments here.

Anna Larsson
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