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

• Registration now open for:
  
  BADGP Corrosives Seminar
  Wednesday 30th September 2026, Stratford Manor Hotel, CV37 0PY
  
  

  BADGP’s next annual seminar will be about corrosive substances on Wednesday 30th September at Stratford Manor Hotel, Warwick Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 0PY.

  Want to know your acids from your alkali’s? Want to better understand why some can’t mix? Then this is the seminar for you.

  With presentations ranging from classification considerations to spillage incident scenarios, we will look at the world of corrosives and for the first time include a panel discussion to end the day.

  This seminar will be accompanied by one of our now infamous BADGP series of guides, covering Class 8 corrosives, to add to your ever-growing collection.

  Book early to ensure your attendance and that you get your corrosives guide as numbers will be limited.
  
  CHCS members can book a place at the discounted rate of £95.00, for more information, please visit BADGP Corrosives Seminar.

  
  
• Save the date for:
  
  BADGP Webinar: ADR 2027 - Overview of Upcoming Amendments
  Tuesday 24th November 2026, online, 13:00 - 14:30
  
  This Dangerous goods webinar will explain many of the new changes and amendments that we can expect to see in the new ADR 2027 manuals.

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.