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- SECTION 9: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

class or division, identification number, packag­ • Amount of all hazardous materials of all
ing group, and required labels. classes on your vehicle.
Six different symbols may appear in Column
Column 4 lists the identification number for
1 of the table. each proper shipping name. Identification num­
(+) - Shows the proper shipping name, haz­ bers are preceded by the letters "UN" or "NA."
ard class, and packing group to use, The letters "NA" are associated with proper
even if the material doesn't meet the shipping names that are only used within the
hazard class definition. United States and to and from Canada. The
(A) - Means the hazardous material de­ identification number must appear on the ship­
ping paper as part of the shipping description
scribed in Column 2 is subject to the and also appear on the package. It also must
HMR only when offered or intended
for transport by air unless it is a haz­ appear on cargo tanks and other bulk packag­
ing. Police and firefighters use this number to
ardous substance or hazardous waste. quickly identify the hazardous materials.
(W) - Means the hazardous material de­ Column 5 shows the packing group (in Ro­
scribed in Column 2 is subject to the man numeral) assigned to a material.
�;/ HMR only when offered or intended Column 6 shows the hazard warning label(s)
Examples of HAZMAT Placards for transportation by water unless it shippers must put on packages of hazardous
Figure 9.3 is a hazardous substance, hazardous materials. Some products require use of more
waste, or marine pollutant. than one label due to a dual hazard being
(D) - Means the proper shipping name is present.
on-point, in a diamond shape. Cargo tanks and Column 7 lists the additional (special) provi­
other bulk packaging display the identification appropriate for describing materials sions that apply to this material. When there is
for domestic transportation, but may
number of their contents on placards or orange an entry in this column, you must refer to the
panels or white square-on-point displays that not be proper for international trans­ federal regulations for specific information. The
portation.
are the same size as placards. numbers 1-6 in this column mean the hazardous
Identification numbers are a four-digit code (I) -Identifies a proper shipping name that material is a poison inhalation hazard (PIH).
used by first responders to identify hazardous is used to describe materials in inter­ PIH materials have special requirements for
materials. An identification number may be national transportation. A different shipping papers, marking, and placards.
used to identify more than one chemical. The shipping name may be used when only Column 8 is a three-part column showing
letters "NA or "UN" will precede the identifica­ domestic transportation is involved. the section numbers covering the packaging
tion number. The United States Department of (G) - Means this hazardous material de­ requirements for each hazardous material.
Transportation's Emergency Response Guide­ scribed in Column 2 is a generic ship­ NOTE: Columns 9 and 10 do not apply to
book (ERG) lists the chemicals and the identi­ ping name. A generic shipping name transportation by highway.
fication numbers assigned to them. must be accompanied by a technical Appendix A to 49 CFR 172.101 - The List
There are three main lists used by shippers,
carriers, and drivers when trying to identify name on the shipping paper. A tech­ of Hazardous Substances and Reportable
nical name is a specific chemical that Quantities. The DOT and the EPA want to
hazardous materials. Before transporting a
know about spills of hazardous substances.
material, look for its name on three lists. Some makes the product hazardous They are named in the List of Hazardous Sub­
materials are on all lists, others on only one. Column 2 lists the proper shipping names stances and Reportable Quantities. See Figure
Always check the following lists: and descriptions of regulated materials. En­ 9.5. Column 3 of the list shows each product's
• Section 172.101, the Hazardous Materials tries are in alphabetical order so you can more reportable quantity (RQ). When these materials
quickly find the right entry. The table shows
Table. proper shipping names in regular type. The are being transported in a reportable quantity or
• Appendix A to Section 172.101, the List of shipping paper must show proper shipping greater in one package, the shipper displays the
Hazardous Substances and Reportable Quan­ names. Names shown in italics are not proper letters RQ on the shipping paper and package.
The letters RQ may appear before or after the
tities. shipping names. basic description. You or your employer must
• Appendix B to Section 172.101, the List of Column 3 shows a material's hazard class or report any spill of these materials, which occurs
Marine Pollutants. division, or the entry "Forbidden." Never trans­ in a reportable quantity.
port a "Forbidden" material. Placard hazardous
If the words INHALATION HAZARD ap­
The Hazardous Materials Table. Figure 9.4 materials shipments based on the quantity and pear on the shipping paper or package, the rules
shows part of the Hazardous Materials Table. hazard class. You can decide which placards to
Column 1 tells which shipping mode(s) the en­ use if you know these three things: require display of the POISON INHALATION
HAZARD or POISON GAS placards, as appro­
try affects and other information concerning • Material's hazard class. priate. These placards must be used in addi­
the shipping description. The next five columns tion to other placards, which may be required
show each material's shipping name, hazard • Amount being shipped.
49 CFR 172.101 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLE
Hazardou Packaging (173. ***)
Materials M . . . . . . ;:,pec1a1
Description Label
Symbols Cl • I I nrcu m- PG Provisions
&Proper Di . . . . s Codes Exceptions Non Bulk Bulk
r
Shipping (172.102 )
Names
(1) (2 ) © e 5 ( ) 6 ( ) ( 7 ) ( BA ) ( BB ) ( BC )
Acetalde­
A hydeam­ 9 UN1841 Ill 9 188, IP6 155 204 240
mania
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