British Association of Dangerous Goods Professionals - BADGP

CHCS is delighted to have a Memorandum of Understanding with the UK-based British Association of Dangerous Goods Professionals, known as BADGP. This relationship offers benefits to members of both organisations.

The aims of the MoU are as follows:

• Share information, experience, materials and skills to learn from each other and operate effectively
  
  
• Work collaboratively on issues of mutual interest to identify solutions and avoid duplication of effort
  
  
• Engage in mutual advertising for organisation-sponsored events such as conferences, seminars, webinars and training courses through channels including but not limited to website posting, member mailing and organisation-sponsored social media platforms
  
  
• Offer reciprocal member-discount pricing for organisation-sponsored events

• Offer a complimentary place to the other Party to exhibit its services at each organisation's annual general meeting
  
  
• Maintain a link the other Party's website on each organisation's own website

Forthcoming BADGP Events

Seminar: Lithium Batteries
Tuesday 9th September 2025, Stratford Manor Hotel, Warwick Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 0PY

BADGP is pleased to announce a face-to-face seminar on September 9th with the subject of Shipping Lithium Batteries. The seminar will be held in the Stratford Suite, Stratford Manor Hotel, Warwick Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 0PY.

The content of the seminar will take the attendee further into the subject of lithium batteries with presentations from industry experts as to the issues facing companies in relation to transport, storage and recovery/recycling. The seminar will provide insight and information that is not contained within the dangerous goods transport codes. Subjects that are currently in the seminar’s agenda are:

• The problems with transporting EV cars by Sea
• The need for the Quality Assurance principles to be applied to lithium battery manufacturers
• How to use ADR to resolve the question of whether lithium batteries can stored in warehouses
• Dealing with lithium battery fires
• Recycling, disposal and recovery of waste lithium batteries
• More presentations are currently being sourced to ensure that the seminar provides with all the relevant insight and information that you require.

As always with our topic specific seminar, BADGP will be producing a printed guide that covers the subject and covers more areas than the time of the seminar will allow. The printed version of this guide will be available to all attendees, an electronic version of the guide may be provided to BADGP members at a later date therefore registration and attendance at the seminar is a must for any DG professional or industry professional who needs to know more than just the basics of the DG transport codes.Interest in this seminar is expected to be high, so we recommend registering as soon as possible.

For more information and to register please click on the following link, Lithium Batteries Seminar.

• BADGP Webinar: Investigations
  7 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:30
  
  
• BADGP Webinar: Transport Documentation
  2 December 2025, 13:00 - 14:30

Benefits Of MoU To Our Members

CHCS Members

CHCS members can benefit from member-discount pricing for BADGP organisation-sponsored events. BADGP also offer a limited number of free places to their AGM and Annual Industry Seminar.

BADGP Members

Similarly, BADGP members can now benefit from member-discount pricing for CHCS organisation-sponsored events.

CHCS Members: Registering For A BADGP Event

If a CHCS member wishes to book onto a BADGP event, please download your CHCS membership card and email it to the BADGP Office (enquiries@badgp.org). By doing so, you agree that BADGP can verify your CHCS membership with the CHCS office. BADGP will then email you back with instructions on how to register for the event.

BADGP Members: Registering For A CHCS Event

If a BADGP member wishes to book onto a CHCS event, please download your BADGP membership card and email it to the CHCS Office (enquiries@chcs.org.uk). By doing so, you agree that CHCS can verify your BADGP membership with the BADGP office. We will then email you back with instructions on how to register for the event.

About BADGP

BADGP are committed to supporting and developing Dangerous Goods Safety Advisers (DGSAs) and other people responsible for dangerous goods, in all modes of transport, to enable them to have the necessary knowledge and skills to maintain safety and attaining compliance to the dangerous goods regulatory codes within their work functions. Supporting the professionals who work in the business of dangerous goods helps promote the safe transport of materials that present risk.

BADGP Contact Details, Social Media & Mailing List

You can find out more about BADGP, from their website and social media feeds, and you can sign up to their mailing list:

www.badgp.org

enquiries@badgp.org

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/badgp

Twitter: www.twitter.com/badgp_dgsa @badgp_dgsa

Facebook: www.facebook.com/badgp

Discussion Group: BADGP also runs a very active discussion group via LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/groups/3393106

Sign Up To BADGP Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/bBqr3v

Any questions? Contact the CHCS Office.