49 CFR 172.600 mandates the shipper of a hazardous material to provide emergency response information specific to each hazardous material that appears on the  shipping paper.  Emergency response information is not required in only two situations:

• If the shipment does not require a shipping paper, and;
• If the shipment is a properly classified ORM-D material.

A common method of compliance with this regulation is for the shipper to provide the carrier with the applicable page from the Emergency Response Guidebook (copied or printed) and document the Guide Number page near the description of the HazMat on the shipping paper.  However, this practice alone, without additional information provided by the shipper, is a violation of the Hazardous Material Regulations (HMR) of the PHMSA/USDOT. (more…)

Pursuant to 49 CFR 172.600 a shipper of a hazardous material is required to provide emergency response information to the carrier prior to the HazMat’s transportation.  The only exception to this regulation is for shipments of HazMat that do not require a shipping paper and for materials properly classified as an ORM-D.  In order to correctly provide this information you must know what emergency response information is required for a shipment of a hazardous material. (more…)