This is an outline of DCL's Dangerous Goods (DG) documentation process. If you want to ship any DG goods through DCL please follow these steps to ensure that your products meet all safety guidelines.
The following process helps us maintain high safety standards and regulatory compliance. By working together on this documentation, we can ensure your DG products are handled with the utmost care from start to finish. If you have any questions along the way, please reach out to your Account Manager.
1. Initial Steps: Providing Required Documentation
After you confirm your shipment includes DG materials, your Account Manager (AM) will reach out to you to collect the necessary documentation, including:
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS): This document contains critical information about the materials, including handling instructions and safety precautions. We require the latest version of the MSDS to ensure accurate data.
Customer Declaration Form: Please complete this form to specify the nature of the DG materials. It helps us confirm that we fully understand the materials in transit. A copy of the form that needs to be filled out can be found at the bottom of this article.
Find a downloadable declaration form at the bottom of this article.
2. Submitting Documentation to Our Transportation Team (T&T)
Once you’ve provided the MSDS and filled out the Customer Declaration Form, our AM will submit these documents to our Transportation Team (T&T) for review.
3. Review Process
Upon receiving your documents, our T&T team will:
Review the MSDS and Customer Declaration Form to ensure compliance with all safety and legal standards.
Update Our DG Spreadsheet: They will add your product to our internal DG spreadsheet, which tracks all DG items being shipped.
4. Customer Approval
After reviewing and updating our DG spreadsheet, your Account Manager will send the updated spreadsheet to you. At this point, we ask that you:
Review the DG Spreadsheet: This is to confirm that all information about your product is accurate.
Provide Final Approval: Once you confirm the details, you will give us the green light to proceed.
5. Final Processing Steps
After your approval, our team will finalize the details:
Upload to eFactory: Our AM or Operations Associate (OA) will upload the approved DG spreadsheet to eFactory, our document management system, for centralized record-keeping.
Enter Details into our shipping system: We will also update our shipping system to ensure all departments have access to the DG information related to your shipment.
FAQ
How long should the process take?
Once we have the MSDS, Declaration Form, and any further questions answered, the set-up time will take up to five working days.
What types of DG material do we ship?
Currently, we mainly ship batteries. However, if you have a product that is classified as DG, please send us the information so we can determine whether we can ship it.