A question from a concerned truck driver (01.10.18): I drive lube truck and carry 600 gal go new oil and 400 gal used oil in <<state>> and surrounding states my company told me to remove placards saying not needed. I…
Q&A: Transportation of Transformer Oil with PCBs
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…
What’s Wrong With This Picture? HazMat Release at South Bend, IN Lowe’s
This is how the release was reported on the WSBT website: With the accompanying text: Read the article yourself here: Crews Respond to Hazardous Materials Leak Behind Lowe’s in South Bend A leak of some sodium hydroxide. Seems pretty…
Train Spilled 12,000 Gallons of Oil Across Minnesota
UPDATE 2/6/2014 2:45 PM ET: According to MPCA spokeswoman Cathy Rofshus, “The MPCA directed the railroad to begin cleanup actions Feb. 6, starting in Winona, where there is more oil in the snow between the tracks because the train had slowed. This…
What is a Shipping Paper?
A Shipping Paper is defined at 49 CFR 171.8 as: Shipping paper means a shipping order, bill of lading, manifest or other shipping document serving a similar purpose and prepared in accordance with subpart C of part 172 of this chapter. So what…
Who is Responsible for the Securing of Hazardous Material Packages on a Motor Vehicle: the Shipper or the Carrier?
49 CFR 177.834(a) requires packages of hazardous materials to be secured against shifting within the vehicle and between the packages under normal transportation conditions. If you offer a hazardous material for transportation (a shipper) to be transported by another company (a…
Use of the Emergency Response Telephone Number for Shipments of Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste
If you offer for transportation a hazardous material (HazMat) on a shipping paper such as a bill of lading or a hazardous waste on the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (required for both large and small quantity generators of hazardous waste)…
HazMat Employee Training for Drivers
49 CFR 172, Subpart H requires a HazMat Employer to train all of their HazMat Employees every three years on the following topics: General Awareness/Familiarization Function Specific Responsibilities Safety/Emergency Response Security General Awareness In-Depth Security (if applicable) 49 CFR 171.8’s definition…
What is a HazMat Employee?
A HazMat Employee is a term used by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), one of several Administrations and Bureaus within the US Department of Transportation, to refer to any person involved in the transportation of hazardous materials…
The Top Six Hazardous Material Transportation Violations
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) within the US DOT is tasked with enforcing the nations hazardous materials transportation regulations across all modes of transportation. The unannounced inspections of its agents of the regulated community, ie. shippers, receivers,…