It all began with a telephone call on November 18, 2020: We receive hazardous materials delivered to our facility in a freight container. The freight container displays the required placards. The carrier deposits the freight container at our facility and…
A freight container is one of the many types of containers or packagings used for the transport of hazardous materials (HazMat) in commerce. It, like other containers and packagings, is subject to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) of the Pipeline…
49 CFR 172.504 – General Placarding Requirements contains the applicability, scope, and general requirements for the use of placards when transporting a hazardous material. §172.504(a) identifies the five (5) types of packagings and modes of transportation that will require placards,…