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9.3 Communication Rules (continued)

Hazardous Waste Manifest

When transporting hazardous waste, you must sign by hand and carry a Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest. The name and EPA registration number of the shippers, carriers and destination must appear on the manifest. Shippers must prepare, date and sign by hand the manifest. Treat the manifest as a shipping paper when transporting the waste. Only give the waste shipment to another registered carrier or disposal/treatment facility. Each carrier transporting the shipment must sign by hand the manifest. After you deliver the shipment, keep your copy of the manifest. Each copy must have all needed signatures and dates, including those of the person to whom you delivered the waste.

Placarding

Attach the appropriate placards to the vehicle before you drive it. You are only allowed to move an improperly placarded vehicle during an emergency in order to protect life or property.

Placards must appear on both sides and ends of the vehicle. Each placard must be:

• Easily seen from the direction it faces.
• Placed so the words or numbers are level and read from left to right.
• At least 3 inches away from any other markings.
• Kept clear of attachments or devices such as ladders, doors and tarpaulins.
• Kept clean and undamaged so that the color, format and message are easily seen.

To decide which placards to use, you need to know:

• The hazard class of materials
• The amount of hazardous materials shipped.
• The total weight of all classes of hazardous materials in your vehicle.

Always make sure the shipper shows the correct basic description on a shipping paper and verifies that the proper labels are shown on the packages. If you are not familiar with the material, ask the shipper or contact your office.

Placard Tables

There are two placard tables (see below). Table 1 materials must be placarded whenever any amount is transported. Except for bulk packaging, the hazard classes in Table 2 need placards only if the total amount transported is 1,001 pounds or more, including the package. Add the amounts from all shipping papers for all Table 2 products you have on board. You may use DANGEROUS placards instead of separate placards for each Table 2 hazard class when:

• You have 1,001 pounds or more of two or more Table 2 hazard classes, requiring different placards, and
• You have not loaded 2,205 pounds or more of any Table 2 hazard class material at any one place. (You must use the specific placard for this material.)

If the words INHALATION HAZARD are on the shipping paper or package, you must display POISON INHALATION HAZARD or POISON GAS placards as appropriate, in addition to any other placards needed by the productʼs hazard class.

OXIDIZER placards are not required for Division 5.1 materials on freight containers, unit load devices, transport vehicles or rail cars also containing Division 1.1 or 1.2 materials and placarded with EXPLOSIVES 1.1 or 1.2 placards, as required. For transportation by transport vehicle or rail car only, an OXIDIZER placard is not required for Division 5.1 materials on a transport vehicle, rail car or freight container also containing Division 1.5 explosives and placarded with EXPLOSIVES 1.5 placards, as required.

A NON-FLAMMABLE GAS placard is not required on a transport vehicle containing non-flammable gas if the transport vehicle contains and is placarded with FLAMMABLE GAS or OXYGEN placards, as required.

Placards used to identify the primary or subsidiary hazard class of a material must have the hazard class or division number displayed in the lower corner of the placard.

Placards may be displayed for hazardous materials even if not required so long as the placard identifies the hazard of the material being transported.

Placard Table 1 - Any Amount Requires Placards

*RADIOACTIVE placard also required for exclusive use shipments of low-specific activity material and surface contaminated objects transported in accordance with §173.427(a) of this subchapter.

Placard Table 2 - 1,001 pounds or more require placards