A question from a past Onsite Training customer (4.20.15): Daniel, I have a question. We need to ship out a sample approximately a quart of transformer oil which contains 550 ppm PCBs. If the material is below the RQ value (see…
Q&A: Transporting Asbestos as a Hazardous Material and the HazMat Endorsement on the Commercial Driver’s License
Here’s a question I received through my website: Good afternoon, I was wondering if you could tell me if a CDL driver needs a HAZ-Mat endorsement to haul asbestos, either friable or Non-friable? Thank you, My response: Asbestos is listed…
The Meaning of the Symbols in Column 7 of the Hazardous Materials Table
A Shipper of a hazardous material is responsible for its classification and packaging prior to offering it for shipment to a Carrier. An important, but often overlooked, requirement for the safe and regulatory compliant transportation of a HazMat is an…
Packaging Wet Batteries for Transportation – 49 CFR 173.159
The transportation of various fluid-filled batteries containing either an acid electrolyte or an alkaline corrosive battery fluid will require the use of one of the following proper shipping names from the Hazardous Materials Table at 49 CFR 172.101: The first…
Special Provision 130 of the Hazardous Materials Table for the Shipment of Batteries, Dry, Sealed, n.o.s.
If the classification of batteries you intend to offer for transportation leads you to this entry in the Hazardous Materials Table of 49 CFR 172.101: Then, you may immediately notice the absence of any information in the Table other than…
Safety Alert From PHMSA – Operation Classification for Bakken Region Crude Oil
Recent derailments and resulting fires indicate that the type of crude oil being transported from the Bakken region may be more flammable than traditional heavy crude oil The above determination was made by the USDOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety…
What is the PHMSA/USDOT Definition of a Hazardous Substance?
The PHMSA/USDOT definition of a hazardous material (HazMat) at 49 CFR 171.8 indicates that the term includes a Hazardous Substance. In other words, if a material meets the definition of a hazardous substance, then it is also a hazardous material…
The Identification and Transportation of a Regulated Medical Waste
The Hazardous Material Regulations (HMR) of the PHMSA/USDOT regulate the transportation in commerce of an Infectious Substance (Hazard Class 6, Division 6.2). The description of Division 6.2 at 49 CFR 173.134 includes a definition of both Regulated Medical Waste and…
What is a “Forbidden” Hazardous Material?
The Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) of the US DOT found at 49 CFR Parts 171-180 regulate the transportation of all hazardous materials in commerce. A material or substance is determined to be hazardous if it poses an unreasonable risk to…