Dot Hazmat Security Awareness Quiz Answers
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What information must non-bulk packaging markings have
1. Consignee or consignor name and address. 2 Identification number. 3. Proper shipping name.
What do columns 1 though 5 of the HMT contain
Basic Hazmat descriptions
What do columns 6 though 10 of the HMT contain
Special Information
When are shipping papers required for a hazardous material?
Whenever hazardous materials are transported.
How will you know if a material is hazardous for transportation?
The material will be listed on the Hazardous Materials Table.
Anyone who transports or offers to transport a hazardous material uses the Hazardous Materials Table. Who else uses the HMT?
Anyone involved in providing hazmat packaging.
DOT Hazmat General Awareness
1.1 Mass Explosion hazard, 1.2 Projection Hazard, not mass explosion hazard, 1.3 Fire hazard, and either a Minor Blast hazard, a minor Projection hazard, or both. 1.4 Minor Explosion hazard, 1.5 Very Insensitive Explosives, 1.6 Extremely Insensitive articles that do not have a Mass Explosion hazard.
What is the D.O.T.
The D.O.T.'s responsibility is to ensure the safety of US citizens from all potential transportation hazards.
What is the D.O.T.'s responsibility?
Federal Regulations Title 49 parts 100 to 185.
Which Code of federal Regulations deal with Hazardous Material Regulation, or HMR?
Hazardous Materials Tables, hazardous materials communication, emergency response information and training requirements.
What topics does part 172 include?
The Hazardous Materials Regulations, H.M.R. addresses the transportation of all hazardous materials by highway, rail, vessel and air.
What is H.M.R.?
These regulations are issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration or P.H.M.S.A.
Who issues the H.M.R. .
The P.H.M.S.A. is one of the D.O.T.'s administrative components.
What is the P.H.M.S.A.
Anyone involved in the preparation or transportation of hazardous materials
Who needs to learn the regulations?
Anyone who manufactures, repairs, or reconditions containers used to transport hazardous materials.
Other than drivers and manufacturers, who else must be included?
1. General awareness, 2. Function-specific, 3. Safety, 4. Security, 5. In-depth security, and 6. training specific to mode of transportation.
What does a complete DOT Hazmat transportation training include?
The training requirements for these areas can be found in Part 172 Subpart H of the HMR.
Where can a complete DOT Hazmat transportation training be found?
Not everyone needs all aspects of the training, such as clerical workers who fill out the shipping papers.
Does everyone need training?
no
If your work place does not have a security plant is In-depth security training required.
1. Lack of awareness that a hazmat is present, 2. Failure to follow established safety procedures, and 3. Lack of understanding of one's role during a incident
What are some examples of human error?
Within the first 90 days of your employment.
When is Hazmat training required?
At least every 3 years, unless you are an air carrier, in which the retraining must occur every 2 years as required by CFR 14
How often must the training be repeated?
The employer is responsible for ensuring you are trained, keeping records of your training, and determining the level of training and testing required.
What is the employers responsibility for training?
Penalties include fines from $250 to $500 per day per violation, and or imprisonment up to 5 years.
What are the consequences of Violating Regulations?
Imprisonment up to 10 years
What could be the penalty if a hazardous material release results in bodily injury or death?
All persons who transport or offer hazardous materials.
Who must develop and follow a Security plan?
1. Personnel Security, 2. Unauthorized Access, and 3. En route Security
At a minimum what must a Security Plan address?
The plan must be: 1. In writing, 2. Consistent with personnel security clearance or background investigation restrictions, and 3. A demonstrated need to know
What areas must a Security Plan address?
1. A hazardous materials is transported in an amount required the transport vehicle to display a placard. 2 A hazardous material in bulk packaging with a capacity equal or greater than 3,500 gallons for liquids or gases or more than 468 cubic feet for solids. 3. A select agent or toxin regulated is by Centers for disease Control and Prevention is transports, 4. A highway route-controlled quantity of Class 7 Radioactive material is transport
When must an assessment of possible transportation security risk be included with the plan?
5. More than 55 lbs of Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosive material is transported, 6. More than 1.06 qts per package of a material poisonous by inhalation, per 173.116a or 173.133a, 7 A shipment of 5,000 pounds gross weight or more of one class of hazardous material is transported for which a placarding is required
Security Risk Assessment?
All employees with responsibilities under the Security plan.
Who must receive in-depth Security -specific training?
1. Company security objectives, 2. Specific security procedures, 3. Employee responsibilities, 4. Action taken when a breach occurs, and 5 Organizational security structure.
What must In-depth Security-specific Training include?
The D.O.T.
Who regulates all forms of transportation in the US in the interest of protecting citizens?
The HMR was developed to regulate the transportation of hazardous materials in the US.
What is the purpose of the HMR?
The Hazardous Materials Table HMT is the table used to determine shipping requirements of all hazardous materials
What is the Hazmat Table?
Labeling the package, the vehicle transporting the material, the packaging itself, and restrictions on shipping plus more.
What does the HMT table include?
Materials capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety and property when transporting
According to the DOT how are hazardous materials classified?
They are found in 49 CRF 172.101
Where are hazardous materials listed?
1. Laboratory chemicals, 2. Biological agents, 3. Radioactive materials, 4. Compressed gases, 5. Patient specimens, 6. Dry ice, 7 Refrigerants and related equipment, 8. Instruments or equipment containing hazmats.
What are examples of Hazardous materials?
They are listed in appendix A of the HMT
Where are hazardous substances, mixtures and solutions found in the HMT?
Hazardous substances can also be mixtures or solutions for radionuclides conforming to appendix in the HMT table 2 as defined in 49 DFR 171,8
What else is a hazardous substance?
The categories are 1. Listed, 2, Characteristic, 3. Universal, and 4. Mixed
How does the EPA define a hazardous Waste, what are the categories?
Marine pollutants are hazardous materials that constitutes 10% of the solution or mixture or 1% of the solution or mixture if the material is considered a sever marine pollutant.
How are Marine Pollutants defined?
The person who manufactures or initiates the shipment of a material.
Who determines if a material is hazardous?
It is listed in the HMT
How do you know if a Material is Hazardous?
There are 9 DOT classes, plus sub classes of hazardous materials
What are the DOT Hazard Classes and Divisions?
Three divisions: 2.1 Flammable gases, 2.2 non-flammable compressed gases: and 2.3 Poisonous gases by inhalation
What are the 6 classes of explosives?
Class 3 flammable and combustible liquids are identified by their flash points.
How many divisions do Class 2 Compressed Gases have?
The flash point of a material is the lowest temperature at which a liquid gives off a vapor in large enough quantities that it can be ignited.
How are Class 3 flammable and Combustible liquids identified?
141 degrees F
What is the flash point of a material
Above 140 degrees f
What is the flash point of a flammable liquid?
Class 4 flammable solids are materials that either ignite easily, spontaneously or when they come into contact with water
What is the flash point of a combustible liquid?
3
What are class 4 flammable solids?
4.1 Flammable solids, 4.2 Spontaneously Combustible solids, 4.3 Dangerous when wet materials
How many divisions do Class 4, flammable solids have?
5.1 Oxidizers and 5.2 Organic Peroxides.
What are the 3 classes of class 4 flammable solids?
Hydrogen peroxide, aluminum nitrate, and nickel nitrate
What are the divisions of Class 5: Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides
6.1 Poisonous/Toxic Materials, and 6.2 Infectious Substances.
What are examples of Class 5 materials?
Examples includes pesticides, solid, toxic: regulated medical waste materials, n.o.s. and infectious substances affecting humans.
How many divisions do Class 6 Toxic materials have?
Materials that emit ionizing radiation that may be harmful to humans and animals and may affect photographic and x-ray films
What are examples of Class 6 materials?
Class 8 corrosive materials cause full thickness destruction of human skin at the site of contact within a specific period or time or Liquids that have a severe corrosion rate on steel and aluminum.
What are Class 7 Radioactive Materials?
Materials that present a hazard during transportation but do not meet the definition of any other hazard class.
What are Class 8 corrosive materials?
Examples are dry ice, asbestos and air bag inflators.
What are Class 9 miscellaneous Hazardous Materials
Other regulated materials
What are examples of Class 9 materials?
The HMT helps determine whether or not a material is considered dangerous
What does O.R.M. refer to?
The HMT provides information used to complete a variety of hazard warning documents including, 1. Shipping papers, 2. Package markings and 3. Package labels.
What is the HMT or Hazmat table?
The table also provides 1. Quantity limits for transporting specific hazardous materials by aircraft or rail car, 2. Stowage aboard marine vessels and 3. Placarding information for all forms of transportation.
What information does the HMT provide?
In CFR Title 49 Part 172.101
What else does the HMT do?
1. Anyone who offers a hazardous material for transportation. 2. Anyone who transports a hazardous material by air, highway, rail or water and 3. Anyone who performs a function related to providing or proper use of hazardous materials packaging. 4. Anyone who provides hazardous material packaging.
Where can the HMT be found?
1-5: Basic Hazardous Material Description and 6-10 Special information for packaging, marking, labeling, placarding and other shipping mode-specific requirements.
Who uses the HMT?
1. Symbols, 2. Hazmat descriptions and Proper Shipping names, 3. Hazard Classes or Divisions, 4, Identification numbers, and 5 Packaging groups
What are the two areas of the Hazmat Table Categories?
6. Label codes, 7. Special Provisions, 8. Packaging, 9. Quantity Limitations, and 10. Vessel Storage
What are the first 5 columns of the HMT?
Appendix "A" - Hazardous Substances, and Appendix "B" - Marine Pollutants.
What is contained in columns 6 through 10?
Whenever a hazardous material is shipped
What information is found in the Appendices to the HMT?
Shipping papers are any documents that contains information required to describe a hazardous material being transported.
When are shipping papers required for hazardous materials?
1. Shipping orders, 2. Bills of lading, 3. Manifests or 4. Other shipping documents that contain the information required by Part 172, Subpart C.
What qualifies as shipping papers?
Form 8700-22, other shipping papers have no standard forms.
What are some examples of shipping papers?
Shipping papers are not required when shipping O.R.M.-D. materials unless they are being shipped by air
When shipping Hazardous Wastes Manifests, which form must be used?
Shipping papers are not required for materials that have an "A" in column 1 of the hazmat table unless they are shipped by water and have a "W" in column 1 .
What are exceptions to shipping paper requirements?
Yes , shipping papers are required.
What are some other exceptions to shipping papers?
1. Number of packages of a specific hazmat being shipped, 2. Whether or not the material is hazardous, 3. a basic description of the material, 4 The total quantity of all material being shipped and 5. Additional requirements.
Are shipping papers required for hazardous substances, wastes, or marine pollutants that have an "A" and are not being shipped by air, or "W" in column 1. and are not being shipped by water?
Use I SHIP as a memory aid, 1. ID number, 2. Proper Shipping name, 3. Hazard class or division number and, 4. Packing group.
What basic information must all shipping papers contain?
1. DOT-SP or DOT-E, 2. Limited Quantity, 3. The name of the hazardous substance if not identified by the proper shipping name, 4. Reportable quantity, 5. Residue, last contained or 6. Technical and chemical group names and generic descriptions.
When filling out the basic description, what is the proper order of information?
1. The person offering the hazardous material for transportation, 2. An agency or organization capable of and accepting responsibility for provided detailed information.
What information can be found in the additional requirements column?
1. Hazard characteristics and risks, 2. Emergency response information, 3. Incident mitigation information.
Who should be listed as the emergency response telephone number?
1. Basic description and technical name, 2 Immediate health hazards, 3. Risks of explosion, 4. Immediate precautions in case of accident or incident, 5. Spill or leak containment, 6. Preliminary first aid measures.
Emergency response number should be monitored at all times while the hazardous material is in transit, what information must be available?
It must be Legible, in English, available for use away from the hazmat package, and provided on a shipping paper or other document that includes both the basic description and technical name
What information is required for incident mitigation on shipping papers?
It must cross-reference the description for the hazardous material on the shipping papers.
How must emergency response information be presented?
To aid responders in identifying the specific or generic hazards of the materials involved in an incident.
If the Emergency Response Guidebook is used what must it do?
1. Enter all hazardous materials first on the shipping papers, 2. Color highlight the hazardous material, 3. Place an X in the HM column of the shipping paper to designate a material as hazardous, or 4. place an RQ for Reportable Quantity in the columns.
What is the purpose of the Emergency Response Guidebook?
1. Use English, 2. Be legible, 3. Avoid codes or abbreviations not used in the HMR, 4. Number multiple pages including number of pages, such as 1 of 4.
When shipping papers contain both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, how must the hazardous materials be identified?
Hazardous Material: Shipper - 2 years, Carrier - 1 year. Hazardous Waste: shipper and Carrier - 3 years.
What are additional shipping paper requirements?
Certification is accomplished by including a Shipper Certification with or on the shipping papers.
How long must shipping papers be retained?
A specific certification must be provided depending upon the mode of transportation.
How do shippers certify shipments?
"I declare that all of the applicable air transport requirements have been met"
Are there different types of certifications?
Part 172, Subpart D
What statements must be included for shipments by air?
Markings are located on the outer packaging's and can include 1. Descriptive name, 2. Identification number, 3. Instructions, 4. Cautions, 5. Weight and 6. Specification or UN marks.
DOT Hazmat: General Awareness - Marking, Labeling, and Placarding
1. Durable, 2. Written in English, 3. Printed on or affixed to the surface of the package, 4. Displayed on a sharply contrasting background, 5. Unobscured by other labels or attachments, 6. Located away from other markings.
What section of the HMR covers marking?
1. Proper shipping name, 2. Identification number and 3. Consignee or consignor name and address
What does marking include?
1. Hazardous material itself, 2. the packaging, and 3. the mode of shipment
What are the HMR marking requirements?
The technical name is the recognized chemical name or microbiological name
What are Non-bulk Packaging marking requirements?
The technical name of the hazardous material must be entered in parentheses in association with the shipping name.
What can additional markings pertain to?
This marking designates that the Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety has authorized a special permit for the package
What does the technical name refer to?
These are packages authorized by an exemption issued prior to October 1, 2007
What must occur is the material has a letter G in Column 1 of the hazmat table?
Except when shipped by air, a package containing a limited quantity of a hazardous material does not required to be marked with the proper shipping name but must be marked with the identification number and preceded by the letters UN or NA.
What does the DOT-SP marking designate?
These are non-bulk packaging with a material classed as ORM-D and must be marked on at least one side. The ORM-D designation must be following the proper shipping name of the material.
What does a DOT-E refer to?
Class 7 radioactive materials must have the gross mass if greater than 110 lbs, as TYPE "A", or TYPE "B" with the radiation symbols for TYPE B markings, and marked USA for export shipments along with other packaging certification.
How are limited quantity materials handled?
There must be two vertical arrows on opposite sides of the package, with the arrows pointing in the upright direction.
What does ORM-D refer to?
Poisonous material by inhalation must be marked "Inhalation Hazard" unless there is a inhalation hazard label with the image of a skull and crossbones also.
How are Radioactive Materials marked?
Except where noted in 172.320 each package containing a Class 1 material must be marked with an EX-number
How must orientation markings be displayed?
Differences apply to bulk and non-bulk packaging per 172.322
Inhalation Hazard
All infectious substances must be marked with a BIOHAZARD marking in different ways related to its size. Packages containing Category B infectious substances must be marked with UN3373 per 173.199
Explosive
Non-bulk packaging, if the shipping name does not identify the hazardous substance by name, then the name must be marked on the package, in parentheses, in association with the proper shipping name.
Marine Pollutants
Keep Away from Heat markings must be placed on packages containing self-reactive substances of Division 4.1 or Organic Peroxides of Division 5.2 when transported by air.
Infectious Substances
All bulk packages must bear, at the least, an Identification number, unless otherwise specified
Hazardous Substances
The identification number is found in column 4 of the hazmat table and must be displayed on orange panels, placards representing the hazard class of the material, or white square-on-point configurations.
Keep Away from Heat
1. Cleaned of residue or purged of vapors, 2. Refilled with a material requiring no markings to the extend that the residue is no longer present or 3. Refilling with a material requiring different markings.
Bulk Packaging
a. Fires, breakage, spillage, or contamination involving radioactive materials or infectious substances other than diagnostic specimens of regulated medical waste b. Release of a marine pollutant
Where is the identification number found for bulk packaging?
Unodorized gas must be marked NON-ODORIZED or NOT ODORIZED. Additional requirements may pertain when carried on or in a transport vehicle or freight container per 172.326
When marked with proper shipping name, common name or identification number bulk packaging must remain marked when empty unless what?
The offertory must affix all markings and placards for the carrier as defined by 172.328(a)
What must portable tanks include?
Except for certain nurse tanks, each cargo tank transporting a Class 2 material must be marked with lettering no less than 2 inches in height on each side and end, with 1. Proper shipping name specified for the gas, 2. Appropriate common name for the material.
How must Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) be marked that is un-odorized?
Each tank must include QU for quenched or tempered steel or NQT if constructed on a different material. Each on-vehicle, manually activated remote shutoff device for closure of the internal self-closing ship valve must be identified by the marking Emergence shutoff in lettering at lease 3/4 inches high and in contrasting color to the background
How must Cargo Tanks be marked?
Tank cars must be marked on each side or end. If they contain materials specified in 172.330 they must be marked on each side with the key words of the proper shipping name or with a common name authorize for the material
How must cargo tanks be marked when transporting a Class 2 material.
Must be marked on 2 opposing sides in letter or numerals no less than 2 inches high with the proper shipping name or authorized common name and specified identification number. The vehicle used to transports such tanks must be marked on each side and with end with the specified identification number
How must MC 330 and 31 tanks be marked?
The offeror must affix all markings and placard for the carrier prior to or at the time the packaging is offered for transportation
Tank Cars
If the identification number marking on the bulk packaging is not visible, the transport vehicle or freight container must be marked as required by 172.332 on each side and each end with the specified identification number
Multi-Unit Tank cars
A bulk packaging containing an elevated temperature material must be marked on 2 opposing sides with the word HOT in black or white Gothic lettering on a contrasting background.
Other Bulk packaging
Those containing molten aluminum or molten sulfur must be marked MOLTEN ALUMINUM OR MOLTEN SULFUR
Other Bulk Packaging Identification
The minimum size of markings on bulk packaging depends upon the size of the bulk packaging
Elevated Temperature Materials
The information on labels should be conveyed by: 1. Color, 2. Symbol, 3. Text and 4. Hazard class or division number
Elevated Temperature Aluminum or Sulfur
All warning labels can be found in Part 172, Subpart E of the HMR.
Bulk Marking Size
The label required for a specific hazardous material is identified in column 6, Label Codes of the HMT
How should the information on labels be conveyed?
The first code is the Primary Hazard and those that follow are the subsidiary hazards.
Where can information on labels be found?
Class 1 explosives in division 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 must use Class 1 Explosive Label. Asterisks are replace by the division number and compatible group number
Where can the information be found when determining Correct Labels?
Packaging that contain division 2.1 flammable gas must be labeled with the white-on-red flammable gas label.
What happens when some materials have more than one code listed?
Division 2.2 non-flammable gases must use the non-flammable gas label to indicate the presence of a hazardous gas
Class 1 Explosives
a. Division 5.1 Oxidizer placard is used for quantities equal to or greater than 1000 pounds b. Organic Peroxide placard is used for quantities of organic peroxides other than Type B, temperature controlled equal to or greater than 1000 pounds in non-bulk packages.
Class 2 flammable gas
Class 3 flammable liquids such as gasoline or other fuels use the flammable liquid label.
Division 2.2 non-flammable gases
Flammable solids such as magnesium, must use the flammable solids label. If spontaneous combustible, the spontaneously combustible label must be used.
Division 2.3 poisonous gas.
Flammable solids that are dangerous when wetted must use the dangerous when wet label.
Class 3 flammable liquids
Division 5.2 organic peroxides must use organic peroxide label
Class 4 flammable solids
This class of materials must use the inhalation hazard label
Class 4.3 dangerous when wetted
The work POISON can be replaced with the work TOXIC
Division 5.1 oxidizers
Are medical waste or patient specimens.
Class 6.1 poisonous or Toxic materials
Radioactive material packaging are labeled after determining whether a radioactive material is considered I, II or III. Packaging containing fissile materials that can sustain a chain reaction of nuclear fission must use the Fissile Label.
Division 6.1 poision label that causes irritation, illness or death
Must use Corrosive materials Label
Division 6.2 infectious Substances
These materials do not meet the requirements of the other 8 hazards class and can include marine pollutants, hazardous wastes and substances and elevated temperature materials
Class 7 Radioactive Materials
Packages that contain a hazardous material authorized of transport on cargo aircraft only required a specific label in addition to the normal hazard label and must be labeled CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY
Class 8 corrosive materials
Bulk packages carrying regulated medical waste must be marked with the Biohazard label
What are class 9 materials?
The Empty label is used to label packaging that contained radioactive materials
Cargo Aircraft Only
Infectious substances must be labeled with the Etiological Agent label
Biohazard
All labels must meet the specification pertaining to 1. Durability, 2. Design, 3. Size, 4. Color and 5. Form identification
When is the Empty label used?
Labels must be located on the same surface of the package and near the proper shipping name., within 6 inches of one another, not obscured, on contrasting color or have a dotted or solid outer border
When is the Biomedical label used?
1. Color, 2. Symbol, 3. Text, 4 Hazard class or division number 5. Hazmat ID number.
What are the Label Specifications
The basic rule for placarding states that each bulk packaging, freight container, unit load device, transport vehicle or rail car containing any quantity of a hazardous material must be placards on each side on each end.
Label Placement
Placarding are not necessary for any of the following unless specified, 1. Infectious substances, 2. ORM-D, 3. Authorized limited quantities identified on the shipping paper, 4. Hazardous materials prepared in accordance with 173.13, 5.Hazardous material packaged as small quantity per 173.4 and 6. Combustible liquids in non-bulk packaging.
What information must placards convey?
In some cases the Dangerous placards can be used for 2 or more hazardous materials. Other exceptions can be for, 1. Hazardous material of aggregated amounts less than 1001 pound and 2. Empty non-bulk packages
Basic Placarding Rules
With very few exceptions all material listed in table 1 must be placarded. The exception that apply to materials in Table 2 do not apply to Table 1.
Placarding Exception
These labels convey hazards by, 1. Color, 2. Symbol, 3 Text, and 4. Hazard class or division number.
Exceptions from Table 2
Part 172, Subpart E
Table 1
The specifications can be found in 172.411 to 172.450
How do Labeling labels convey information?
Additional exceptions for specific hazard classes are identified in 172.504(f)
Where can warning labels be found in the HMR
a. The explosive placards for division 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 must be used for any quantity of these hazardous materials b. The placards for explosives division 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 must be used for quantities equal to or greater than 1000 pounds, the asterisk must be replaced when required by the appropriate compatibility group letter.
Where can information be found on label specifications?
Placard is used on non-bulk quantities with a gross weight of 1,000 pounds or more b. Must be used on bulk packages of any quantity
Table 1 Marking, Labeling and Placarding exceptions table 1.
a. The placard is used for all quantities transported in bulk b. The work Combustible can be replaced with the words Fuel Oil on a placard displaced on a cargo or portable tanks used to transport fuel oil that is not classed as a flammable liquid by highway. The words Fuel Oil must be in white.
Placards
a. Used for non-bulk quantities that are equal to or greater than 1000 pounds b. Must be used for all quantities transported in bulk c. The class 4 Dangerous When Wet is used for all bulk and non-bulk quantities
Class 2 Flammable gas, non-flammable gas, poison gas and oxygen placards are used on quantities of these materials equal to or greater than 1000 pounds. These placards must be used for any quantity of bulk packages.
a. Used for non-bulk packages containing 1000 pounds or more of poisonous maters b. Used for all bulk packages c. The word Toxic may be used instead of the work Poison d. For Division 6.1, Packing Group III materials, PGIII can be used in place of the work Poison e. Class 6 Poison Inhalation Hazard placard is used for all quantity of poison inhalation hazard materials.
Class 3 Flammable gas
a. Used for any quantity of a shipment containing packages bearing a Radioactive a Yellow-III label. b. Some radioactive materials in "exclusive use" with low specific activity radioactive materials will not use the label, though the Radioactive placard is required. c. Used for exclusive shipments of low specific activity material and surface contaminated objects.
Class 3 Combustible
Used for non-bulk packages of 1000 pounds or more and all quantities of bulk packages.
Class 4 Flammable Solids and Spontaneously Combustible
a. Do not required placards when shipping in the U.S. b. Bulk packages of Class 9 material must be marked with the appropriate identification number c. ID number can be on an orange panel, a white square-on-point display, or a Class 9 placard.
Class 5 Oxidizer
For several non-bulk Table 2 materials with a gross weight of more than 1000 pound you can use a Dangerous placard rather than specific placard for each hazard.
Class 6 Poison Placard
All placards must meet specifications pertaining to: 1. Strength and durability 2. Design 3. Size 4. Color 5. Form identification and 6. The trefoil symbol used on radioactive placard.
Class 7 Radioactive Placard
1. Must be 3 inches from all other markings 2. Clear of devices 3. Visible 4. Printed horizontally 5. Affixed to a backgound of contrasting color 6. Easy to locate and read.
Class 8 Corrosive Placards
1. Placards must be provided for the material being carried to the carries by the shipper 2. Unless proper placards are be affixed to the vehicle 3. In some cases the shipper must affix the placard.
Class 9
The receptacle, container, box, drum or any components of the materials used to contain the hazardous materials.
Dangerous Placard
The combination of the packaging and the hazardous material
Placard Specifications
a. A tank intended primarily for the carriage of liquids or gases and includes appurtenance, re-enforcements, fitting and closures b. Permanently attached or forms part of a motor vehicle, but not removed from motor vehicle when loaded or unloaded. c. Not fabricated under a specification for cylinders, intermediate bulk containers, tank cars etc.
Placard Placement
Combination of packaging
Who Provides Placards
Inner and outer packaging working as a unit
Hazmat Packaging
1. Made of metal, fiberboard, plastic, plywood etc 2. Does not include cylinder, jerricans, wooden barrels, or bulk packaging's
Packaging
IBC a rigid or flexible portable packaging other than a cylinder or portable tanks designed for mechanical handling
Package
A metal or plastic packaging of rectangular or polygon cross section
Cargo Tank
3 packing groups designations based upon the degree of danger: 1. PF I - Great Danger 2. PG II - Medium Danger 3. PG III - Minor Danger
Combination Packaging
1. The packing group for most materials is found in column 5 of the HMT 2. Class 1 Explosive are normally assigned to PG II implying a medium danger
Composite Packaging
1. Class 2: Gases 2. Class 7: Radioactive 3. ORM-D: Consumer Commodity 4. Division 6.2: Infectious Substances, other than regulated medical waste
Drum
1. Authorized packaging 2. Specification packaging 3. Packaging compatibility 4. Venting 5. Outages and filling limits 6. Details found in 173.24
Intermediate Bulk Container
1. Defined by the HMR depending upon the capacity or mass of the material inside 2. Any packaging that meets any one of the following conditions 3. Liquid - Max capacity of 119 gallons or less 4. Solid - Maximum mass of 882 pound or less 5. Class 2 Gas - Water capacity of 1000 pounds or less 6. Examples include fiberboard boxes, drums, cylinder or jerricans.
Jerrican
1. Packaging design 2. Filling limits 3. Restrictions on mixed contents 4. Requirements found in 173.24a
Packing Groups
Packaging other than a vessel or barge, including a transport vehicle or freight container, in which hazardous materials are loaded with on intermediate for of containment 1. Liquid - Max capacity greater than 119 gallons 2. Solid - Met mass greater than 882 pounds and max cap of 119 gallons 3. Class 2 Gas - Water capacity greater than 1000 pounds 4. Examples of Bulk packaging a. Tank cars b. Cargo tanks iii. Intermediate bulk containers
Determining Packing Groups
1. Outage and filling limits 2. Equivalent steel 3. Air pressure 4. Prohibitions for certain hazardous materials based on temperature or weight 4. United Nations portable tanks Requirements found in 1723.24b
Classes with No Packing Groups
1. HMR provides all criterial 2. Need to know about the material being shipped 3. Specific information required to determine packaging includes 4. The hazardous material being shipped 5. The hazmat's packing group 6. Any pertinent special provision for the hazmat 7. Packaging references
General Packaging Requirements Covers
1. Find proper shipping name for the hazmat in the HMT - determine the appropriate packaging by: i. Column 5 Packaging Group ii. Column 7 Special Provision iii. Column 8 Packaging iv. Columns 7 and 8 will direct you to specific instructions for packaging found within HMR.
Non-Bulk Packaging
a. Report incident within 12 hours to the National Response Enter b. For Infectious Substances (etiologic agent) report to the CDC
Additional Non-bulk Packaging Requirements include:
a. Hospitalization as a result of injury b. Death of any individual c. If either of the following lasts more than 1-hour notification is required i. Evacuation of the general public ii. Closing or shut down of a major transportation artery iii. Aircrafts flight patter or routine is altered
Additional Bulk Packaging Requirements include
a. Your name b. Name and address of person you represent c. Telephone number where you can be reached d. Date, time and location of incident e. Extend of any injuries f. Type of incident and nature of hazardous materials involved (spill, explosion etc.) g. Where continuing danger to life existing at the incident scene h. Hazmat class or division, proper shipping name and quantity of material involved if possible.
Determining the Correct Packaging
a. Fill out Hazardous Materials Incident Report DOT Form 5800.0 within 30 days of incident b. Submitted to DOT Information system PHH-63
Using the Hazardous Materials Table
a. Person in physical possession of hazardous material during: i. Transportation ii. Loading, iii. Unloading iv. Temporary storage
Incident Reporting
a. The NRC or CDC is notified of a hazardous materials incident b. A hazardous material is released, or any quantity of hazardous waste is discharged c. An undeclared hazardous material is discovered d. A specification cargo tank with a capacity of 1000 gallon or more containing hazardous material suffers i. Structural dame to the lading retention system ii. Damage that required repair to a system intended to protect lading retention system, even is no release of hazardous material occurred.
Telephone - Each person in physical possession of the hazardous materials must report to the NRC when an incident happens
a. When a hazardous materials incident involves transportation by aircraft report must be sent to FAA Security Field Office nearest the location of the incident
Cause for Telephone Notification
a. Copy of report must be kept by the principle place of business of the person who reported the incident for 2 years b. Report must be updated within one year of date of occurrence when: i. A death results from injury caused by a hazmat ii. There was a misidentification of the hazmat or package information on a prior incident report iii. Damage, loss or a related cost what was unknown when initial report filed iv. Damage, loss or a related cost changes by $25,000 or more or 10% pf the prior total estimate, whichever is greater
Additional Causes for Telephone Notification
a. Implemented in 2003 i. Involves all workers involved in shipping hazardous materials that provides: 1. An awareness of security risks associated with hazardous materials transportation 2. Methods to enhance hazardous material transportation security ii. Additionally, hazmat employees who perform regulated function related to transportation of materials listed in 172.800(b) or who are responsible for implementing an in-depth security plan must receive in-depth training
Required Notification Information
a. Disgruntled Employees b. Members of anti-government groups c. Mentally unbalanced d. Infiltrators e. Part time or temporary employees f. Thieves
Written Report
Follow attendance and parking rules established for truck drives by the US DOT in 49 CFR Part 397
Who Completes Written Report?
a. Establishing company tracking procedures such as GPS b. Establishing check points and time c. Ensures drives have a 24-hour contact number d. Insist you carry proper ID and paperwork for you load
Circumstances That Necessitate Written Reports
a. Prioritize the hazmats i. List all hazardous materials ii. Rank each on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being most dangerous iii. Rank each hazardous material for exposure potential and accessibility on a scale of 1 to 5. 1 being most accessible iv. Compute total score. v. Lowest score should receive highest priority
Written Reports for Air Transport
a. Predictability of shipment b. Proximity to public events c. Volume of material being shipped d. Population densities e. Proximity to landmarks f. Number and frequency of trips g. Stopping and refueling points h. Trip distance and environmental conditions
Written Report Maintenance
a. A hazardous material in an amount that must be placarded per Part 172, Subpart F b. A hazardous material in bulk packaging having a capacity equal to or greater than 3500 gallons of liquids or gases more than 468 cuft for solids c. A select agent or toxin regulated by the CDC
Security Awareness
a. ERG
Security Awareness Training
a. Anyone involved in providing hazmat packaging
Threats include
a. Ensure the safety of US citizens from transportation hazards
Awareness While En Route
a. health; safety; property
Employer Responsibilities
a. complete shipping papers
Conduction a Vulnerability Assessment: Carriers
a. Use the Dangerous placard
Ranking of Potential exposure
a. 30 days
Who is Required to have an In-depth Security Plan?
a. PG I
1. Which of the following is an example of an emergency response reference that can be used as a supplemental reference away from the hazmat package?
a. Yes
1. Anyone who transports or offers to transport a hazardous material uses the Hazardous Materials Table. Who else uses the HMT?
a. Jerrican
1. What is the DOT's responsibility?
a. Columns 1 - 5
1. The DOT considers any material capable of posing an unreasonable risk to ______, _______, and ________ in transportation to be a hazardous material.
a. 2.3
1. The Hazardous Materials Table is, amongst other things, used to determine if a material is considered hazardous by the DOT, What else is the HMT used for? select packaging markings, fill out packaging labels, and ________ .
a. proper shipping name
1. What might the HMR allow you to do when transporting multiple packages of different types of hazardous materials?
a. develop a Security Plan
How long after a hazmat incident do you have to submit a written report?
a. Whenever hazardous materials are transported
1. Which of the following packing groups present the greatest amount of danger?
a. A liquid with a flash point of 150° F is transported by rail in the US—
1. Your company regularly offers a liquid hazardous material for shipment in bulk quantities greater than 3,500 gallons. Is it necessary for your company to develop and implement an In-depth Security Plan?
a. They are unfamiliar with normal operating procedures
1. Which of the following is considered a non-bulk packaging?
a. Missing identification
1. Which of the following columns form the Hazardous Materials Table are used to determine the Basic Hazmat Description?
a. identification number
1. Dichlorosilane lists the following label codes in column (6) of the Hazardous Materials Table: 2.3, 2.1, and 8. Which of these codes is the Primary Hazard?
a. The hazmats with the lowest scores
1. All non-bulk packagings must have an identification number, a consignee (or consignor) name and address, and ______________.
a. The material will be listed on the Hazardous Materials Table
1. In order to prevent unauthorized access to hazardous materials, all persons who transport or offer hazardous materials must _______________.
a. enhance transportation security
1. When are shipping papers required?
a. are involved in the preparation or transportation of hazardous materials
1. Under which of the following circumstances would the Combustible Liquid classification used? The material does not meet any other hazard class definitions.
a. ORM
1. What might be an indication that your point of contact is not trustworthy with the materials you are carrying?
a. infrastructure damage
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