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

• BADGP Webinar: The Basics of Lithium Batteries
  29 April 2025, 13:00 - 14:30
  

  This webinar will serve as an introduction and refresher to any person who consigns, sells, transports or uses lithium batteries as part of their work role.

  It will address the key themes, terms and documentation that must be in place before any company decides to transport these items.

  The webinar will serve as a pre-cursor to the BADGP Lithium Battery Seminar to be held on Tuesday 9th September 2025 where attendees can learn more than just the basics of lithium battery transportation.

  Our team of BADGP experts will cut through all the complex ’noise’ surrounding the shipment of lithium cells and batteries and enable attendees to focus on getting the basics right - without which - everything else that follows gets a bit messy.
  
  

• BADGP Webinar: National Dangerous Goods Awareness Day
  10 July 2025, 13:00 - 14:30
  

  BADGP’s second national dangerous goods awareness day will take place on Thursday 10th July 2025. The day will be marked with a special webinar (at 1pm BST) where we hope to be joined by our colleagues from the regulatory authorities when we discuss more about the legal responsibilities that consignors and carriers of dangerous goods have, and the requirement to appoint a dangerous goods safety advisor or competent person.

  Naturally there will be the usual free DG Toolbox Talks to use in the 11 days preceding the day and another explanatory film or two to support the main subject of the day.

  Admission to the webinar and use of all material is free.

  Dangerous Goods are appropriately named and if your business engages with these products and substances in any capacity then you need to save the date and join the webinar.
  
  

• BADGP Seminar: Lithium Batteries
  9 September 2025, 09:00 - 16:00, Stratford Manor Hotel, Warwick Road, Stratford-upon-Avon
  
  
• 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.