This shipper also decides which class should be assigned to the goods. He knows the merchandise to be transported and the substances it contains. He is in the best position to classify it accordingly. If the manufacturer of the waste and the consignor are not the same person, the manufacturer is required to provide the consignor with the necessary information.
The consignor is obliged to pass on the necessary information to all the other parties involved in the transport operation. Certain dangerous substances may only be transported if they have received an express transport authorization mentioning their name. The DGR establishes a list of substances or objects that are assimilated to a dangerous substance--regardless of their properties. Some hazardous materials were already covered by regulations, policies or directives before the coming into force of the DGR.
This means that in cases where the existing framework had proven adequate, these materials were excluded from the concept of hazmat. Hazardous materials are transported all over the world by various means of transport. Therefore, the number of regulations to be complied with is significant. There are comprehensive national and international laws, directives, regulations and agreements concerning hazmat. They also define the organizational measures, obligations and responsibilities in the transport of hazardous materials.
In the past, these different requirements have been increasingly harmonized. They are constantly being adapted to new requirements and data, as is the knowledge gained from the analysis of incidents involving hazmat. Some items present only one risk, while others combine several risks. This is the case--for example--with hydrocyanic acid. It's toxic, flammable and corrosive all at once.
In total, so-called dangerous goods refer to approximately 3, UN numbers. Those are corresponding to identified substances or generic categories. Dangerous materials don't only concern toxic or radioactive products, but also products of daily use. Accidents involving hazardous materials can have very serious consequences for humans and the environment. Break-bulk means packages of hazardous materials that are handled individually, palletized, or unitized for purposes of transportation as opposed to bulk and containerized freight.
Bulk packaging means a packaging, other than a vessel or a barge, including a transport vehicle or freight container, in which hazardous materials are loaded with no intermediate form of containment. A Large Packaging in which hazardous materials are loaded with an intermediate form of containment, such as one or more articles or inner packagings, is also a bulk packaging. Bundle of cylinders means assemblies of UN cylinders fastened together and interconnected by a manifold and transported as a unit.
The total water capacity for the bundle may not exceed 3, L, except that a bundle intended for the transport of gases in Division 2. Captain of the Port COTP means the officer of the Coast Guard, under the command of a District Commander, so designated by the Commandant for the purpose of giving immediate direction to Coast Guard law enforcement activities within an assigned area.
As used in this subchapter, the term Captain of the Port includes an authorized representative of the Captain of the Port. Carfloat means a vessel that operates on a short run on an irregular basis and serves one or more points in a port area as an extension of a rail line or highway over water, and does not operate in ocean, coastwise, or ferry service.
Cargo aircraft only means an aircraft that is used to transport cargo and is not engaged in carrying passengers. For purposes of this subchapter, the terms cargo aircraft only, cargo-only aircraft and cargo aircraft have the same meaning.
Cargo tank motor vehicle means a motor vehicle with one or more cargo tanks permanently attached to or forming an integral part of the motor vehicle. Cargo vessel means: 1 Any vessel other than a passenger vessel; and. Carrier means a person who transports passengers or property in commerce by rail car, aircraft, motor vehicle, or vessel. Character of vessel means the type of service in which the vessel is engaged at the time of carriage of a hazardous material.
Class means hazard class. See hazard class. Combination packaging means a combination of packaging, for transport purposes, consisting of one or more inner packagings secured in a non-bulk outer packaging.
It does not include a composite packaging. Commerce means trade or transportation in the jurisdiction of the United States within a single state; between a place in a state and a place outside of the state; that affects trade or transportation between a place in a state and place outside of the state; or on a United States-registered aircraft.
Compatibility group letter means a designated alphabetical letter used to categorize different types of explosive substances and articles for purposes of stowage and segregation. Competent Authority means a national agency responsible under its national law for the control or regulation of a particular aspect of the transportation of hazardous materials dangerous goods. Composite packaging means a packaging consisting of an outer packaging and an inner receptacle, so constructed that the inner receptacle and the outer packaging form an integral packaging.
Once assembled it remains thereafter an integrated single unit; it is filled, stored, shipped and emptied as such. Consignee means the person or place shown on a shipping document, package marking, or other media as the location to which a carrier is directed to transport a hazardous material.
Consumer commodity means a material that is packaged and distributed in a form intended or suitable for sale through retail sales agencies or instrumentalities for consumption by individuals for purposes of personal care or household use.
This term also includes drugs and medicines. Container ship means a cargo vessel designed and constructed to transport, within specifically designed cells, portable tanks and freight containers which are lifted on and off with their contents intact. Crewmember means a person assigned to perform duty in an aircraft during flight time.
Cylinder means a pressure vessel designed for pressures higher than 40 psia and having a circular cross section. It does not include a portable tank, multi-unit tank car tank, cargo tank, or tank car. Design Certifying Engineer means a person registered with the Department in accordance with subpart F of part of this chapter who has the knowledge and ability to perform stress analysis of pressure vessels and otherwise determine whether a cargo tank design and construction meets the applicable DOT specification.
A Design Certifying Engineer meets the knowledge and ability requirements of this section by meeting any one of the following requirements:. Designated facility means a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility that has been designated on the manifest by the generator. District Commander means the District Commander of the Coast Guard, or his authorized representative, who has jurisdiction in the particular geographical area.
Domestic transportation means transportation between places within the United States other than through a foreign country. DOT or Department means U. Department of Transportation. Drum means a flat-ended or convex-ended cylindrical packaging made of metal, fiberboard, plastic, plywood, or other suitable materials. This definition also includes packagings of other shapes made of metal or plastic e.
Electronic data interchange EDI means the computer-to-computer exchange of business data in standard formats. In EDI, information is organized according to a specific format electronic transmission protocol agreed upon by the sender and receiver of this information, and transmitted through a computer transaction that requires no human intervention or retyping at either end of the transmission. Elevated temperature material means a material which, when offered for transportation or transported in a bulk packaging:.
Engine means a locomotive propelled by any form of energy and used by a railroad. Equivalent lithium content means, for a lithium-ion cell, the product of the rated capacity, in ampere-hours, of a lithium-ion cell times 0. The equivalent lithium content of a battery equals the sum of the grams of equivalent lithium content contained in the component cells of the battery.
Farmer means a person engaged in the production or raising of crops, poultry, or livestock. Federal hazardous material transportation law means 49 U. Ferry vessel means a vessel which is limited in its use to the carriage of deck passengers or vehicles or both, operates on a short run on a frequent schedule between two points over the most direct water route, other than in ocean or coastwise service, and is offered as a public service of a type normally attributed to a bridge or tunnel.
Flexible bulk container means a flexible container with a capacity not exceeding 15 cubic meters and includes liners and attached handling devices and service equipment. Freight container means a reusable container having a volume of 64 cubic feet or more, designed and constructed to permit being lifted with its contents intact and intended primarily for containment of packages in unit form during transportation.
Fuel cell means an electrochemical device that converts the energy of the chemical reaction between a fuel, such as hydrogen or hydrogen rich gases, alcohols, or hydrocarbons, and an oxidant, such as air or oxygen, to direct current d. Fuel cell cartridge or fuel cartridge means an article that stores fuel for discharge into the fuel cell through a valve s that controls the discharge of fuel into the fuel cell.
Fuel cell system means a fuel cell with an installed fuel cell cartridge together with wiring, valves, and other attachments that connect the fuel cell or cartridge to the device it powers. Major spills and emergencies involve the release of hazardous materials that spread rapidly, endanger humans or the environment, require medical treatment for exposure or injury, or require the rescue of an endangered individual.
In workplaces, simple spills may not require reporting, and they can be dealt with by the person responsible for the spill if qualified or another worker with appropriate clean-up training. Emergencies are reportable accidents, and they may require qualified external professionals to adequately decontaminate the spill area and to remediate the source of the spill if necessary.
For instance, following the release of some biological hazards, exposed persons should not leave the building the exposure occurred in and should be isolated from non-exposed persons until emergency responders arrive.
In contrast, persons exposed to chemical agents should be removed from the site as soon as possible to minimize exposure. The latter standard requires the development of an evacuation plan that can be relied upon in most situations where exposure to a HAZMAT incident occurs.
Employers' reporting obligations vary depending on the nature of the incident and the authorities having jurisdiction in the area that the incident is relevant to. For instance, in the United States, incidents involving the release of some chemicals may require reports to the Environmental Protection Agency EPA or to a sub-national environmental protection agency or natural resources department.
The U. Department of Transportation also has specific policies for HAZMAT incidents that impose obligations on employers involved in incidents that occur when substances are being transported via road, pipeline, or other means, including specific reporting requirements.
Most are oil spills originating from leaking pipelines or vessel collisions, as well as hurricanes and drilling well blowouts, such as the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Environmental Protection Agency collaborate on tools like the CAMEO software suite that offer fast access to chemical properties and other relevant information.
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