Question1: Good Afternoon Daniel, Our company recently noticed some label changes on a product we use and sometimes ship to our customers. Recently, we’ve begun seeing a class 9 UN3077 label as well as a “marine pollutant” pictogram. I’m aware…
Q&A: How much diesel fuel is a reportable quantity (RQ) of a hazardous substance?
Question: Daniel: I just had a question asked to me about reportable quantities. They asked what the reportable quantity for diesel fuel was as well as gasoline. So I went to the Hazardous Materials Compliance Pocketbook to Table 1 but…
Off-Site Transportation of COVID-19 Waste
The COVID-19 public health emergency within the U.S. has created an unprecedented challenge for EHS professionals. One challenge: what to do with the waste generated during the testing for the coronavirus and the treatment of those with COVID-19? An earlier…
Shipping Hand Sanitizer During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Introduction: As of this writing (04.06.20) the expanding COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. has made the regulations pertaining to the transportation of hand sanitizer of special interest. If you are involved in the transport of this hazardous material (HazMat), then…
FAQ: How does USDOT/PHMSA classify a hazardous waste?
Hazardous waste is defined at 49 CFR 171.8 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) of USDOT/PHMSA as follows: Hazardous waste, for the purposes of this chapter, means any material that is subject to the Hazardous Waste Manifest Requirements of the…
FAQ: Is Asbestos Waste a Hazardous Material? A Hazardous Waste?
Question: I am the carrier for an asbestos waste that has been removed from schools, businesses, and residences. Is it subject to PHMSA/USDOT regulations as a hazardous material (HazMat) when transported? Please help! Answer: Asbestos waste may be a hazardous…
The Classification of Alcohol Wipes
In the front office, break room, shop floor, and the back of the glove compartment in your car, you’re sure to find those neat individual packets of alcohol wipes. Small towelettes soaked in alcohol – usually isopropanol or ethanol –…
Q&A: How do I Determine If I Have a Class 8 Corrosive per USDOT/PHMSA Regulations?
This conversation started with a phone call in late May 2016: In sum, a business was trying to determine the information necessary in order to classify a substance as a Class 8 Corrosive for transportation in commerce. He had been…
Q&A: How do I Ship a HazMat (Class 1 Explosive) Without a Packing Group?
Here’s a question back on January 8, 2016 from a frequent customer of mine: Hi Dan, I have a hazardous material that doesn’t have a packing group in the hazardous materials table in §172.101, and I’m stuck. I need to…
An Explanation of USDOT’s Hazard Class 9 Miscellaneous
All hazardous materials subject to the regulations of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) within the USDOT must be classified as one or more of the nine hazard classes – or a division of a hazard class – identified…