The Hazardous Materials Regulations of the USDOT/PHMSA contain specific requirements for the description of a hazardous material on a shipping paper, known as the Proper shipping Description. One component of the Proper Shipping Description is the Basic Description; the purpose…
Punctuation in the Proper Shipping Name and Basic Description for a Hazardous Material
In an earlier article I used the regulations of the US DOT to debunk a common misconception that the description of a hazardous material on a shipping paper or a marking on a package must appear exactly as it does…