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SECTJON 9: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
• Provide emergency responders with the • Your name, the carrier's name, and the name sion 2.3 (Poison Gases) or Division 6.1 (Poison
shipping papers and emergency response of the community or city where your termi Materials) might be flammable, take the added
information. nal is located. precautions needed for flammable liquids or
Follow this checklist: • The proper shipping name, hazard class, gases. Do not allow smoking, open flame, or
welding. Warn others of the hazards of fire,
• Check to see that your driving partner is OK. and identification number of the hazardous of inhaling vapors, or coming in contact with
materials, if you know them.
• Keep shipping papers with you. the poison.
This is a lot for someone to remember. It is A vehicle involved in a leak of Division 2.3
• Keep people far away and upwind. a good idea to write it all down for the person (Poison Gases) or Division 6.1 (Poisons) must
• Warn others of the danger. you send for help. The emergency response be checked for stray poison before being used
team must know these things to find you and again.
• Call for help. to handle the emergency. They may have to If a Division 6.2 (Infectious Substances) pack
• Follow your employer's instructions. travel miles to get to you. This information will age is damaged in handling or transportation,
help them to bring the right equipment the first you should immediately contact your super
9. 7.3 - Fires time, without having to go back for it. visor. Packages that appear to be damaged or
Never move your vehicle, if doing so will show signs of leakage should not be accepted.
You might have to control minor truck fires cause contamination or damage the vehicle. Keep
on the road. However, unless you have the train upwind and away from roadside rests, truck Class 7 (Radioactive Materials). If radioac
tive material is involved in a leak or broken
ing and equipment to do so safely, don't fight stops, cafes, and businesses. Never try to repack
hazardous materials fires. Dealing with hazard leaking containers. Unless you have the training package, tell your dispatcher or supervisor as
soon as possible. If there is a spill, or if an inter
ous materials fires requires special training and and equipment to repair leaks safely, don't try it.
protective gear. Call your dispatcher or supervisor for instruc nal container might be damaged, do not touch or
inhale the material. Do not use the vehicle until
When you discover a fire, call for help. You tions and, if needed, emergency personnel. it is cleaned and checked with a survey meter.
may use the fire extinguisher to keep minor truck
fires from spreading to cargo before firefighters 9.7.4- Responses to Specific Class 8 (Corrosive Materials). If corrosives
arrive. Feel trailer doors to see if they are hot be Hazards spill or leak during transportation, be careful to
fore opening them. If hot, you may have a cargo Class 1 (Explosives). If your vehicle has a avoid further damage or injury when handling
fire and should not open the doors. Opening the containers. Parts of the vehicle exposed to
doors lets air in and may make the fire flare up. breakdown or accident while carrying explo a corrosive liquid must be thoroughly washed
sives, warn others of the danger. Keep bystand
Without air, many fires only smolder until fire ers away. Do not allow smoking or open fire with water. After unloading, wash out the inte
men arrive, doing less damage. If your cargo is near the vehicle. If there is a fire, warn everyone rior as soon as possible before reloading.
already on fire, it is not safe to fight the fire. Keep of the danger of explosion. If continuing to transport a leaking tank
the shipping papers with you to give to emer would be unsafe, get off the road. If safe to do
Remove all explosives before separating vehi
gency personnel as soon as they arrive. Warn cles involved in a collision. Place the explosives so, contain any liquid leaking from the vehicle.
other people of the danger and keep them away. Keep bystanders away from the liquid and its
If you discover a cargo leak, identify the haz at least 200 feet from the vehicles and occupied fumes. Do everything possible to prevent injury
ardous materials leaking by using shipping pa buildings. Stay a safe distance away. to yourself and to others.
pers, labels, or package location. Do not touch Class 2 (Compressed Gases). If compressed
any leaking material--many people injure them gas is leaking from your vehicle, warn others 9.7.5- Required Notification
selves by touching hazardous materials. Do not of the danger. Only permit those involved in The National Response Center helps coordi
try to identify the material or find the source of removing the hazard or wreckage to get close. nate emergency response to chemical hazards.
a leak by smell. Toxic gases can destroy your You must notify the shipper if compressed gas
sense of smell and can injure or kill you even is involved in any accident. It is a resource to the police and firefighters. It
maintains a 24-hour toll-free line listed below.
if they don't smell. Never eat, drink, or smoke Unless you are fueling machinery used in You or your employer must phone when any
around a leak or spill. road construction or maintenance, do not trans of the following occur as a direct result of a
If hazardous materials are spilling from your fer a flammable compressed gas from one tank hazardous materials incident:
vehicle, do not move it any more than safety to another on any public roadway.
requires. You may move off the road and away Class 3 (Flammable Liquids). If you are • A person is killed.
from places where people gather, if doing so
serves safety. Only move your vehicle if you transporting a flammable liquid and have an • An injured person requires hospitalization.
accident or your vehicle breaks down, prevent
can do so without danger to yourself or others. bystanders from gathering. Warn people of the • Estimated property damage exceeds $50,000.
Never continue driving with hazardous ma
terials leaking from your vehicle in order to find danger. Keep them from smoking. • The general public is evacuated for more than
one hour.
Never transport a leaking cargo tank farther
a phone booth, truck stop, help, or similar rea
son. Remember, the carrier pays for the cleanup than needed to reach a safe place. Get off the • One or more major transportation arteries
roadway if you can do so safely. Don't transfer
of contaminated parking lots, roadways, and or facilities are closed for one hour or more.
drainage ditches. The costs are enormous, so flammable liquid from one vehicle to another • Fire, breakage, spillage, or suspected radioac
on a public roadway except in an emergency.
don't leave a lengthy trail of contamination. tive contamination occurs.
If hazardous materials are spilling from your Class 4 (Flammable Solids) and Class 5
vehicle: (Oxidizing Materials). If a flammable solid • Fire, breakage, spillage or suspected contami
• Park it. or oxidizing material spills, warn others of the nation occur involving shipment of etiologic
agents (bacteria or toxins).
fire hazard. Do not open smoldering packages
• Secure the area. of flammable solids. Remove them from the • A situation exists of such a nature (e.g., con
• Stay there. vehicle if you can safely do so. Also, remove tinuing danger to life exists at the scene of an
unbroken packages if it will decrease the fire
• Send someone else for help. hazard. incident) that, in the judgment of the carrier,
should be reported.
When sending someone for help, give that Class 6 (Poisonous Materials and Infec
person: tious Substances). It is your job to protect National Response Center
(800) 424-8802
• A description of the emergency. yourself, other people, and property from harm. Persons telephoning the National Response
Remember that many products classed as poi
• Your exact location and direction of travel. son are also flammable. If you think a Divi- Center should be ready to give:
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