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PHMSA HazMat Transportation Regulations

Q&A: Does a driver need HazMat certification to haul ferrous sulphate (UN3077)?

Daniel Stoehr

December 30, 2020

Q&A: Does a driver need HazMat certification to haul ferrous sulphate (UN3077)?

A question on June 29, 2020: Good afternoon, Does a driver need to be hazmat certified to haul 22 palletized tote bags of ferrous sulphate each weighing 2050 lbs? The shipper offers the rectangular orange four digit placard that says…

Hazardous Waste Determination, RCRA Hazardous Waste Regulations

Q&A: Are discarded sodium-sulfur batteries eligible for a RCRA exclusion if the sodium is reclaimed for use?

Daniel Stoehr

December 29, 2020

A question on June 24, 2020: Daniel, I’ve come across some of your training online – quite informative – and was wondering if I could run a RCRA question past you. I have a client with some sodium-sulfur batteries that…

PHMSA HazMat Transportation Regulations

Q&A: Is the marine pollutant label required for transport by ground?

Daniel Stoehr

December 29, 2020

Q&A: Is the marine pollutant label required for transport by ground?

(June 26, 2020) A question from a customer of mine: hi Daniel I am shipping two boxes of un3077 environmentally hazardous substances, solid., n.o.s. ( dibutyl phthalate), 9, III. This is going ground to Texas. my question is do we…

PHMSA HazMat Transportation Regulations

Q&A: How can the shipper know when DOT 406 bulk fuel cargo tanks are empty?

Daniel Stoehr

December 28, 2020

Received in July of 2020: CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED Hello Daniels Training Services, INC. Team, I read through your internet article USDOT Requirements for the Shipment of Empty HazMat Packagings thanks for posting it. I have a couple of questions on behalf…

Exception from Full Regulation, PHMSA HazMat Transportation Regulations

Q&A: What can I do with the combustible liquid exception?

Daniel Stoehr

December 28, 2020

Q&A: What can I do with the combustible liquid exception?

From a previous Onsite Training customer on January 30, 2018: Good morning Daniel, Hate to bother you but if you can find just a moment, our folks are making some changes to our labeling program and wanted me to confirm…

PHMSA HazMat Transportation Regulations

Q&A: Can I haul 400 lbs of 2.1 and 2.2 without placards?

Daniel Stoehr

October 28, 2020

Just one of the questions I receive every few days: Can I haul 400 lbs of 2.1 and 2.2 without placards? My answer: Yes. The placarding threshold for those hazardous materials is 454 kg (1,001 lb). Daniels Training Services, Inc.…

RCRA Hazardous Waste Regulations

Signing the Hazardous Waste Manifest During COVID-19 Pandemic – UPDATED AND REVISED 08.20.20

Daniel Stoehr

October 28, 2020

Handlers of hazardous waste have expressed to USEPA their concern with the customer interaction required to obtain the generator’s signature on the uniform hazardous waste manifest and requested that transporters be allowed to sign the name of the generator on…

RCRA Hazardous Waste Regulations

The Requirements of 40 CFR 262.16(b)(8)(v) Required Aisle Space for Preparedness, Prevention, and Emergency Procedures at Small Quantity Generator of Hazardous Waste

Daniel Stoehr

October 16, 2020

The Requirements of 40 CFR 262.16(b)(8)(v) Required Aisle Space for Preparedness, Prevention, and Emergency Procedures at Small Quantity Generator of Hazardous Waste

Federal regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) mandate a small quantity generator of hazardous waste (SQG) take certain precautions to prepare for and prevent hazardous waste emergencies and to follow emergency procedures if one were to occur. These…