Here’s an email I received through the CONTACT ME page of my website on May 22nd (a Friday afternoon!):
How long must we retain shipping papers for non regulated material such as dry bulk cement?
A good question. Requiring a simple answer; though it took me a few days to reply (4.26.15):
Since dry bulk cement is not a hazardous material, it is not subject to the regulations of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) when transported in commerce. PHMSA regulations require a Shipper of HazMat to retain a copy of the shipping paper for two years and the Carrier to retain a copy for one year. Further, the regulations of the USEPA (not applicable in this situation) require all parties involved in the transportation of a hazardous waste using a Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest to retain a copy of the manifest for three years.
I am not aware of any regulatory requirement to retain a copy of a shipping paper for a non-hazardous (i.e. non-regulated) material for any period of time.
I hope this answers your question.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any other questions.
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Not too hard an answer, but the question itself is an important one: Do I have a hazardous material? Answering that question requires some knowledge of the Hazardous Material Regulations (HMR) of the USDOT/PHMSA. If you answer in the affirmative and you have a HazMat, then you will require some form of HazMat Employee training. Contact me for this training or for any questions you may have about the transportation of hazardous materials.