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SECTJON 9: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Cargo tank - A bulk packaging which: 3. When in a mixture or solution HAZARDOUS
l. Is a tank intended primarily for the carriage » For radionuclides, conforms to paragraph SUBSTANCE
7 of Appendix A to Sec. 172.101.
of liquids or gases and includes appurtenanc CONCENTRATIONS
es, reinforcements, fittings, and closures (for » For other than radionuclides, is in a concen - --
tration by weight which equals or exceeds
"tank", see 49 CFR 178.345-l(c), 178.337-1, or the concentration corresponding to the RQ Concentration by Weight
178.338-1, as applicable); of the material, as shown in Figure 9.12. .
2. Is permanently attached to or forms a part This definition does not apply to petroleum
of a motor vehicle, or is not permanently at products that are lubricants or fuels (see 40 CFR 5,000 (2,270) 10 100,000
tached to a motor vehicle but which, by rea
son of its size, construction, or attachment to a 300.6). 1,000 (454) 2 20,000
motor vehicle is loaded or unloaded without Hazardous waste - For the purposes of this
being removed from the motor vehicle; and chapter, means any material that is subject to 100 (45.4) .2 2,000
the Hazardous Waste Manifest Requirements
3. Is not fabricated under a specification for cyl of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
inders, portable tanks, tank cars, or multi unit 10 (4.54) .02 200
tank car tanks. specified in 40 CFR Part 262. .002 20
Intermediate bulk container (IBC) -A rig 1 (0.454)
Carrier -A person engaged in the transporta id or flexible portable packaging, other than a
tion of passengers or property by: cylinder or portable tank, which is designed Figure 9.12
l. Land or water as a common, contract, or pri- for mechanical handling. Standards for IBCs
vate carrier, or manufactured in the United States are set forth 172.101 for any material identified in Column 1
2. Civil aircraft. in subparts N and O §178. of the Appendix.
Consignee -The business or person to whom Limited quantity-The maximum amount of RSPA -now PHMSA-The Pipeline and Haz
a shipment is delivered. a hazardous material for which there may be ardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S.
specific labeling or packaging exception.
Division -A subdivision of a hazard class. Department of Transportation, Washington,
Marking-The descriptive name, identification DC 20590.
EPA-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. number, instructions, cautions, weight, specifi Shipper's certification - A statement on a
FMCSR - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety cation, or UN marks or combinations thereof, shipping paper, signed by the shipper, saying
required by this subchapter on outer packaging
Regulations. of hazardous materials. he/she prepared the shipment properly accord
Freight container-a reusable container having Mixture -A material composed of more than ing to law. For example:
a volume of 64 cubic feet or more, designed and one chemical compound or element. "This is to certify that the above named ma
constructed to permit being lifted with its contents terials are properly classified, described, pack
intact and intended primarily for containment of Name of contents -The proper shipping name aged, marked and labeled, and are in proper
packages (in unit form) during transportation. as specified in Sec. 172.101. condition for transportation according to the
Fuel tank - A tank, other than a cargo tank, Non-bulk packaging-A packaging, which has: applicable regulations or the Department of
Transportation." or
used to transport flammable or combustible l. A maximum capacity of 450 L (119 gallons)
liquid or compressed gas for the purpose of "I hereby declare that the contents of this
supplying fuel for propulsion of the transport as a receptacle for a liquid; consignment are fully and accurately described
vehicle to which it is attached, or for the opera 2. A maximum net mass less than 400 kg (882 above by the proper shipping name and are
tion of other equipment on the transport vehicle. pounds) and a maximum capacity of 450 classified, packaged, marked and labeled/
L (119 gallons) or less as a receptacle for a
placarded, and are in all respects in proper
Gross weight or gross mass -The weight of solid; or condition for transport by * according to ap
the packaging plus the weight of its contents. plicable international and national government
Hazard class - The category of hazard as 3. A water capacity greater than 454 kg (1,000 regulations."
pounds) or less as a receptacle for a gas as
signed to a hazardous material under the defi defined in Sec. 173.115. .. words may be inserted here to indicate
nitional criteria of Part 173 and the provisions
of the Sec. 172.101 Table. A material may meet N.O.S. - Not otherwise specified. mode of transportation (rail, aircraft, mo
tor vehicle, vessel)
the defining criteria for more than one hazard Outage or ullage - The amount by which a
class but is assigned to only one hazard class. packaging falls short of being liquid full, usu Shipping paper - A shipping order, bill of
Hazardous materials -A substance or mate ally expressed in percent by volume. lading, manifest, or other shipping document
serving a similar purpose and containing the
rial which has been determined by the Secretary Portable tank -Bulk packaging (except a cyl information required by Sec. 172.202, 172.203,
of Transportation to be capable of posing an inder having a water capacity of 1,000 pounds or and 172.204.
unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property less) designed primarily to be loaded onto, or on,
when transported in commerce, and which has Technical name - A recognized chemical
been so designated. The term includes hazard or temporarily attached to a transport vehicle name or microbiological name currently used
or ship and equipped with skids, mountings, or
ous substances, hazardous wastes, marine pol in scientific and technical handbooks, journals,
lutants, elevated temperature materials and ma accessories to facilitate handling of the tank by and texts.
mechanical means. It does not include a cargo
terials designated as hazardous in the hazardous tank, tank car, multi unit tank car tank, or trailer Transport vehicle -A cargo-carrying vehicle
materials table of §172.101, and materials that carrying 3AX, 3AAX, or 3T cylinders. such as an automobile, van, tractor, truck, semi
meet the defining criteria for hazard classes and trailer, tank car, or rail car used for the trans
divisions in §173, subchapter c of this chapter. Proper shipping name - The name of the portation of cargo by any mode. Each cargo
Hazardous substance - A material, including hazardous materials shown in Roman print carrying body (trailer, rail car, etc.) is a separate
(not italics) in Sec. 172.101.
its mixtures and solutions, that: transport vehicle.
l. Is listed in Appendix A to Sec. 172.101; P.s.i. or psi -Pounds per square inch. UN standard packaging - A specification
2. Is in a quantity, in one package, which equals P.s.i.a. or psia-Pounds per square inch absolute. packaging conforming to the standards in the
or exceeds the reportable quantity (RQ) listed Reportable quantity (RQ) - The quantity UN recommendations.
in Appendix A to Sec. 172.101; and specified in Column 2 of the Appendix to Sec. UN -United Nations.
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