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- Described first
- Highlighted in a contrasting color
- Identified by an "X" placed before the shipping name in a column captioned "HM"
- All of these answers are correct
Quote From The CDL Manual:
If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and non-hazardous products, the hazardous materials will either be:
- Described first
- Highlighted in a contrasting color
- Identified by an "X" placed before the shipping name in a column captioned "HM." The letters "RQ" may be used instead of "X" if a reportable quantity is present in one package.
- A proper shipping description for each hazardous material
- The full name of the shipping manager
- All of these are required on hazardous materials shipping papers
- The full name of the driver
Quote From The CDL Manual:
A shipping paper for hazardous material must include:
- Page numbers if the shipping paper has more than one page. The first page must tell the total number of pages (e.g., Page 1 of 4).
- A proper shipping description for each hazardous material.
- A shipper's certification, signed by the shipper, saying the shipment was prepared according to the rules.
TruckingTruth's Advice:
While it is solely the shippers responsibility to provide you with proper shipping papers, you must be certain all shipping papers are correct before leaving their facility. If there are any issues with the paperwork along your trip (DOT inspections, etc) it will cost you time and you can possibly be ticketed.
- The driver
- The shipper
- The carrier
- The receiver
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Shipping papers also must list an emergency response telephone number. The emergency response telephone number is the responsibility of the shipper. It can be used by emergency responders to obtain information about any hazardous materials involved in a spill or fire.
- A shipper's certification, signed by the shipper, saying the shipment was prepared according to the rules
- A proper shipping description for each hazardous material
- The shippers hazardous materials government ID number
- Page numbers if the shipping paper has more than one page
Quote From The CDL Manual:
A shipping paper for hazardous material must include:
- Page numbers if the shipping paper has more than one page. The first page must tell the total number of pages (e.g., Page 1 of 4).
- A proper shipping description for each hazardous material.
- A shipper's certification, signed by the shipper, saying the shipment was prepared according to the rules.
TruckingTruth's Advice:
While it is solely the shippers responsibility to provide you with proper shipping papers, you must be certain all shipping papers are correct before leaving their facility. If there are any issues with the paperwork along your trip (DOT inspections, etc) it will cost you time and you can possibly be ticketed.
- Identification number
- The amount of "outage" the product has (if a liquid product)
- Hazardous class or division number
- Proper shipping name
Quote From The CDL Manual:
The basic shipping description of a hazardous material on a shipping paper must include the (1) identification number (preceded by the letters UN or NA); (2) DOT proper shipping name; (3) hazardous class or division number of a product (must include subsidiary hazard class when required); and (4) packing group for a product in a roman numeric pattern (may precede with the letters PG).
TruckingTruth's Advice:
While it is solely the shippers responsibility to provide you with proper shipping papers, you must be certain all shipping papers are correct before leaving their facility. If there are any issues with the paperwork along your trip (DOT inspections, etc) it will cost you time and you can possibly be ticketed.
- The dispatcher or operations manager
- The shipper
- The broker expediting the Hazmat load
- The DOT
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Shippers also must provide emergency response information to the motor carrier for each hazardous material being shipped. The emergency response information must be able to be used away from the motor vehicle and must provide information on how to safely handle incidents involving the material. It must include information on the shipping name of the hazardous materials, risks to health, fire, explosion, and initial methods of handling spills, fires and leaks of the materials.
Such information can be on the shipping paper or some other document that includes the basic description and technical name of the hazardous material. Or, it may be in a guidance book such as the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). Motor carriers may assist shippers by keeping an ERG on each vehicle carrying hazardous materials. The driver must provide the emergency response information to any federal, state or local authority responding to a hazardous materials incident or investigating one.
- How to fight a fire started by the type of material being shipped
- Information on the shipping name of the hazardous materials, risks to health, fire, and explosion
- How to safely handle incidents involving the material being shipped
- Initial methods of handling spills, fires and leaks of the materials.
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Shippers also must provide emergency response information to the motor carrier for each hazardous material being shipped. The emergency response information must be able to be used away from the motor vehicle and must provide information on how to safely handle incidents involving the material. It must include information on the shipping name of the hazardous materials, risks to health, fire, explosion, and initial methods of handling spills, fires and leaks of the materials.
Such information can be on the shipping paper or some other document that includes the basic description and technical name of the hazardous material. Or, it may be in a guidance book such as the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). Motor carriers may assist shippers by keeping an ERG on each vehicle carrying hazardous materials. The driver must provide the emergency response information to any federal, state or local authority responding to a hazardous materials incident or investigating one.
- A form used when the shipper does not want to list the type of hazardous material being shipped
- Signed by the driver, saying the shipment was prepared according to the rules.
- Serves as "proof of delivery" and must be signed by the receiver
- Signed by the shipper, saying the shipment was prepared according to the rules.
Quote From The CDL Manual:
A shipper's certification, signed by the shipper, saying the shipment was prepared according to the rules.
- It can be used by drivers to inform the shipper or receiver of any delay in the shipment
- When involved in an accident, drivers should call the emergency response telephone number instead of calling police or fire
- Receivers can call the number to check the status of the shipment and verify there have been no spills while en-route
- It can be used by emergency responders to obtain information about any hazardous materials involved in a spill or fire
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Shipping papers also must list an emergency response telephone number. The emergency response telephone number is the responsibility of the shipper. It can be used by emergency responders to obtain information about any hazardous materials involved in a spill or fire.
- After the basic description
- Before the basic description
- After the UN Number
- Either before or after the basic description
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Total quantity and the number and type of packages must appear before or after the basic description. The packaging type and unit of measurement may be abbreviated. Example: 10 ctns. UN1263, Paint, 3, PG II, 500 lbs.
- Unsanitary
- Waste
- Hazardous disposable product
- Hazardous garbage
Quote From The CDL Manual:
The shipper of hazardous wastes must put the word WASTE before the proper shipping name of the material on the shipping paper (hazardous waste manifest). Example: UN1090, Waste Acetone, 3, PG II
- The material is an environmental hazard
- The material poses a threat to human health
- The material is flammable
- A non-hazardous material may not be described by using a hazard class or an ID number
Quote From The CDL Manual:
A non-hazardous material may not be described by using a hazard class or an ID number.
- DH
- UN
- HM
- HZ
Quote From The CDL Manual:
The basic shipping description of a hazardous material on a shipping paper must include the (1) identification number (preceded by the letters UN or NA); (2) DOT proper shipping name; (3) hazardous class or division number of a product (must include subsidiary hazard class when required); and (4) packing group for a product in a roman numeric pattern (may precede with the letters PG).
TruckingTruth's Advice:
It is very rare for shippers to use anything other than the letters "UN" for hazardous materials identification numbers.
- 6.1 (8, 3), UN2744, PG II, Cyclobutyl Chloroformate
- UN2744, Cyclobutyl Chloroformate, 6.1 (8, 3), PG II
- PG II, 6.1 (8, 3), UN2744, Cyclobutyl Chloroformate
- UN2744, WARNING: POISONOUS, Cyclobutyl Chloroformate, 6.1 (8, 3), PG II
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Except as provided in the federal HM regulations, the basic description specified must be shown in this sequence with no additional information interspersed. Example: UN2744, Cyclobutyl Chloroformate, 6.1 (8, 3), PG II
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