WHAT YOU DON ’T KNOW CAN COST YO U.

The DG Transport Industry's Premier Global Event

WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW CAN COST YOU.

DANGEROUS GOODS TRANSPORTATION COMPLIANCE

COSTHA Annual Forum ? delivering real value for you and your company. April 30 -May 3, 2017 ? Doubletree Resort by Hilton Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, Arizona

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THE COSTHA ANNUAL FORUM is where dangerous

goods transportation professionals meet to exchange ideas and opinions to advance technical knowledge, regulatory harmonization,and emphasis based on risk.

COSTHA provides you access to leading-edge technical information,the industry's largest exhibition of quality suppliers,and valuable new professional contacts from around the globe.

Our growing international participation provides excellent opportunities for sharing of technical expertise,products, and best practices. COSTHA brings together regulatory leaders, manufacturers,shippers,carriers,and service and product providers in an informal atmosphere to enhance networking.

"Being a member of COSTHA and participating in the Annual Forum has helped me with my job. Support from COSTHA in asking questions of the regulatory agencies is very valuable.The Forum provides an opportunity for industry to bring our concerns right to the regulatory agencies and it also provides an opportunity to meet peers and discuss like issues, concerns, or successes. "

Kim Shannon LeadTransportation Specialist, AkzoNobel Coatings,Inc.

TRAINING

Meet regulatory training requirements by attending hazardous materials/dangerous goods trainings provided in conjunction with the COSTHA Annual Forum. The courses are delivered by leading experts in the field.

IN-DEPTH WORKSHOPS AND ROUNDTABLES

Take this opportunity to learn more about the current and proposed issues impacting the industry and what it means to your company's business. These sessions are interactive,including time for you to ask regulators questions,and interact with your peers.

Workshops and Roundtables are included free with your Forum registration.

COSTHA EXHIBIT HALL

Enjoy breakfast, breaks, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres while perusing the exhibit hall. The expo gives you the opportunity to meet with companies specializing in your specific compliance needs (i.e. training, software, publications,packaging,testing,etc.). A list of exhibitors can be found on the COSTHA Website ? .

TOP REASONS TO ATTEND:

u Quality Content ?Technical programs selected by knowledgeable and experienced professionals. Immerse yourself in business,technical sessions, and trainings focused on the safe and compliant global transportation of dangerous goods.

u Meet the experts ? Connect with regulatory representatives and experts from around the globe.

u Networking ? Grow your network. Meet with colleagues from around the world to share ideas and insights.

u Value ? The COSTHA Forum delivers incredible benefits. In just a few value-packed days, your investment will pay off in increased knowledge, and a powerful professional network.

u Training ? Essential training at an extraordinary value...all at one time, all in one place. Training is provided by well-known industry professionals.

u Investing Back in the Industry ? COSTHA uses revenue from the Forum to support many other important projects and initiatives to encourage global harmonization of the regulations and enhance safety.

u Education ? Earn Continuing Education Credits or Certification Maintenance Points (CMPs) for attending the general session and training courses.

u Share the Smarts ? KnowledgeTransfer with your team.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Managers responsible for dangerous goods transportation compliance in companies including but not limited to the following:

? Air Carriers ? Chemical Companies ? Consulting Companies ? Cosmetics Companies ? Defense and Aerospace Systems ? Distributors - Cleaning & Other

Commercial Products,Industrial, and Automotive Products

? Government Representatives ? Hospitals or Medical Community ? Laboratories - Medical

? Manufacturing ? Automobile, Batteries, Consumer Commodities, Flavors & Fragrances, etc.

? Packaging Companies ? Pharmaceutical Companies ? Retail ? Supplier ? Supplier - 3PL ? Terminal ? Testing Companies ? Trade Associations ? Water Carriers

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2017 FORUM & EXPO

2016 Attendees

3M Company 3M Sourcing Operations Air Canada Air Transport International Akzo Nobel Pulp and Performance

Chemicals Inc. Akzo-Nobel Coatings Inc. American Airlines American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Americase, Inc. Amway Corporation AQT Solutions ARC Automotive Inc. Arcadis Atlas Air Atlas Copco Drilling Solution LLC Autoliv ASP, Inc. Aviall Services,a Boeing Company Baxter Healthcare Bill Thomas Associates, Inc. BMW of North America,LLC Boeing Company Bureau of Dangerous Goods, LTD. C.L. Smith Co. Caterpillar, Inc. ChemTel Inc. CHEMTREC Center Chrysler Mopar / FCA US LLC Clorox Company Complete Compliance Solutions LLC Concepta DG Compliance Ltda. COSCO Container Lines Americas, Inc. Crowley Liner Service Crowley Maritime Corporation Cyclo Industries, Inc. Daicel Dangerous Goods Council Inc. Dangerous Goods Safety Advisers Ltd Dangerous Goods, a Division of Berlin

Packaging Danhil Containers / Danhil de Mexico Deere & Company Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC Delta Air Lines DENSO International America, Inc. DGI Training Center DGM Support (North America),Inc. Ecolab Elanco Animal Health Eli Lilly and Company EMC Global Logistics EMC Information Systems International Emergencias Qu?micas Estee Lauder

Eurotainer US Expeditors International

of Washington, Inc. Explosives Test Center, LLC ExpressJet Airlines Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) FCA US LLC Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Administration FedEx Express FedEx Ground FedEx Trade Networks Ford Motor Company Genentech, Inc. General Motors Company gh Testing GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) HAZMATPAC, Inc. HAZPlus - a division of C.L. Smith HCB Publishing Ltd Henry H.Ottens MFG Co.,Inc. Honda North America,Inc. Honeywell International Hyundai America Shipping Agency ICC The Compliance Center, Inc. iControl SCV InfoTrac, Inc. Inmark Packaging, Inc. Institute of Hazardous Materials

Management (IHMM) Intel International Air Transport

Association (IATA) J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. JAS Forwarding JetBlue Airways JLL, Merck Account Johnson & Johnson Key Safety Systems,Inc. Labeline International Ltd Labelmaster Labelmaster Services Lbrands Lion Technology Inc. McCormick & Co. Inc. Mercedes Benz USA, LLC Merck & Co. Inc. Millipore Sigma MSC Industrial Direct NextEra Energy Nissan North America,Inc. Nordstrom Novartis Pharmaceuticals OOCL (USA) Inc. Ottens Flavors

OURAY Environmental Services,LLC Pfizer Inc. Potomac Strategy Associates PPG Industries, Inc. Procter & Gamble Purolator Inc. Purple Diamond Testing Service Raytheon RB LLC REACH24H USA, Inc. Robarts Clinical Trials Inc. Roche Safety & Compliance Services,Inc. Schneider Logistics, Inc. Seaboard Marine, Ltd. Sealed Air Corporation Seastar Chemicals Inc. Skolnik Industries, Inc. Southwest Airlines Co. Stresau Laboratory,Inc. Sun Chemical Corporation Takata TEN-E Packaging Services The Boeing Company The Home Depot The Sherwin-Williams Co. Thermo Fisher Scientific Toyota Motor Engineering &

Manufacturing NA,Inc. Toyota Motor Sales,USA,Inc. Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. Tropical Shipping USA, LLC United Parcel Service (UPS) UPS Airlines US Coast Guard, HazMat Division US DOT / Transportation Safety Institute US DOT US Occupational Safety &

Health Administration US Postal Service Vervaeke Transports Viking Packing Specialists Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Vonco Products,LLC VWR International, LLC W.E.Train Consulting Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Walmart Stores,Inc. Walnut Industries Inc. Willamette Valley Company Workplace Hazardous Materials Bureau Zebra Technologies Corporation ZF TRW Zogenix, Inc.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Training Courses .................4 -5 Forum Schedule .................6 -7 Industry Roundtables ........8 - 9 Forum & Hotel Information...10 Registration Form .................11

"I just wanted to congratulate you and your team for putting together and hosting a tremendous conference. I sent my report to my leadership and they were thoroughly impressed with the range of topics, presentations, and actions that COSTHA is taking on our behalf. Clearly our membership is paying off and I am truly grateful for your organization's support in my role."

Dee Mudzingwa CHMM,Hazmat Specialist,Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing NA,Inc.

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TRAINING COURSES

SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2017 8:00 AM ? 12:00 PM

Safe and Compliant Transportation of Lithium Batteries by Ground and Air Training

This course provides in-depth information on how to ship lithium batteries under 49 CFR multi-modally and the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations by air. The course will cover classification,packing,marking/labeling (including the new lithium battery mark and label),documentation,and related exceptions as well as used or damaged batteries. Opportunities for discussion,examination,and a certificate for successful completion are included.

Course instruction by: Thomas Ferguson, Sr.Technical Consultant,COSTHA Paul Horner, Manager, Dangerous Goods Standards, IATA

Course Materials: An illustrated student workbook,applicable interpretation letters,and other reference materials are provided.

SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2017 1:00 PM ? 5:00 PM

Overview of China Regulations Course

This unique course will teach us how the regulatory process in China works and how the regulatory framework is structured,which agencies are involved in the development and promulgation of dangerous goods transport regulations,and how it differs or is the same as the international regulations. This course is a great opportunity for anyone who is receiving product from China or is transporting products to or within China by all modes.

Course instruction by: Terry Guo, Education Representative,China,Regulatory Specialist,CDGP, Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM) Course Materials: A student workbook will be provided.

MONDAY, MAY 1, 2017 8:00 AM ? 12:00 PM

Overcoming Regulatory Roadblocks Course

This course will focus on how to overcome regulatory roadblocks utilizing regulatory requirements as outlined in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) incorporated in the 49 CFR. Utilizing the 49 CFR and the PHMSA website, this course provides guidance on how to search for letters of interpretation, obtain a letter of interpretation, how to structure a government approval and special permit request, how to obtain an accurate safety data sheet, and what questions to ask a manufacturer.

Prerequisite: A working knowledge of the 49 CFR Code of Federal Regulations. Course instruction by: Michael Bowen, President,Bureau of Dangerous Goods Course Materials: A course workbook that includes letter of interpretation case studies,a letter of interpretation request sample,an approval request sample,a special permit request sample,and sample safety data sheets will be provided.

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2017 FORUM & EXPO

MONDAY, MAY 1, 2017 1:00 PM ? 5:00 PM

RCRA Hazardous Waste for the Transportation Professional Training

Students will be provided insight into the Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA) Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) with training topics covering, but not limited to, an overview of EPA and RCRA regulations, understanding hazardous waste, generator notification requirements, pre-transportation requirements (DOT), preparing a hazardous waste manifest,hazardous waste manifest management and tracking requirements, selecting a transport,and disposal/recycling vendor,etc.

Course instruction by: Lion Technology Course Materials: A comprehensive compliance reference and exercise book will be provided.

MONDAY, MAY 1, 2017 8:30 AM ? 4:30 PM

Advanced Air Dangerous Goods Recurrent Training

This course provides students with a refresher in the knowledge to read and apply the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations,as well as how to comply with new requirements in the 58th Edition. It will cover 49 CFR versus IATA DGR variations, terms and definitions, proper shipping names, hazard classes, identification numbers, packing groups, state and operator variations,packaging,labeling,marking,and certification paperwork.The course is taught using a combination of lectures,visual aids,exercises,and question and answer opportunities. Upon successful completion of the course,students will receive a training certificate for Advanced Air RecurrentTraining.

Prerequisite: In-depth AirTraining Course instruction by: Sean Kelly, DGITraining Course Materials: A comprehensive compliance reference and exercise book will be provided.Students will be required to have a current copy of the IATA DGR 58th Edition.Call COSTHA at 518-761-0389 for special pricing on code books required for this course.

THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017 8:30 AM ? 4:30 PM

IMDG Dangerous Goods Advanced Recurrent (Amd. 38-16) Training

This Advanced RecurrentTraining course will cover the major changes and revisions of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, Amendment 38. After passing an exam,students will receive a certification that satisfies IMDG Code 1.3.1.3 for record-keeping purposes.This course is designed for shippers,freight forwarders,third-party logistics entities,carriers,and other hazardous materials/dangerous goods professionals.

Prerequisite: Initial IMDGTraining Course instruction by: Neil Wrobleski, Dangerous Goods Council Course Materials: Course materials are designed to maximize retention of course content using a combination of lectures, work projects,visual aids,question and answer sessions,and workbook. Students will be required to have the current copy of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (Amendment 38-16) Book. Call COSTHA at 518-761-0389 for special pricing on code books required for this course.

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