Just like Nigel Tufnel’s amp that went up to 11, the new DOT Chart 15 is one more than the DOT Chart 14 it just replaced, making it TWO more than the DOT Chart 13. Whatever the number the DOT…
Vehicle Marking Requirements for Large Quantities of a Single Hazardous Materials in Non-Bulk Packagings
Generally, one can assume that the use of the Identification Number in association with the placard for a shipment of a hazardous material is limited to those shipments that are or contain a bulk packaging. Such as: The transport vehicle…
Use of Placards on Non-Bulk Packagings of Hazardous Material
Unless an exception to the Hazardous Material Regulations (HMR) is available, every shipment of a hazardous material will require the use of each of the four hazard communication methods of the US DOT, they are: Shipping papers Placards HazMat labels…
Is the CLASS 9 Placard Required?
For international transportation (anywhere outside the U.S.) the answer is yes; the CLASS 9 placard must be used if the applicable placarding threshold is met. For domestic transportation, including international transportation that occurs within the US, the answer is no;…
Visibility Requirements for Display of Hazardous Material Placards on a Motor Vehicle
In the general placarding requirements of 49 CFR 172.504(a) of the USDOT/PHMSA Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), it states that when required each bulk packaging, freight container, unit load device, transport vehicle, or rail car “must be placarded on each side…
DOT Chart 14 Now Available in Spanish
For those of you not familiar with the DOT Chart 14, it is a fantastic guidance document produced and distributed by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) within the US DOT. It contains helpful information on three of…
Use of Placards for HazMat in Bulk Packagings
The placarding requirements for the transportation of hazardous materials can be very confusing. Even during my years of driving a truck for Laidlaw Environmental Services I was often in doubt about placarding requirements. I am frequently asked specific questions about…
When Must an Identification Number Not be Included on a Hazardous Material Placard?
An identification number, though usually displayed on or in association with a placard on a vehicle or bulk container, must be in compliance with the Marking requirements of 49 CFR 172, Subpart D and not the Placarding requirements of Subpart…