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9.2 - Hazardous Materials Transportation - Responsibility
What are the responsibilities of the shipper, the carrier, and the driver when transporting hazardous materials?
9.2.1 - The Shipper
- Sends products from one place to another by truck, rail, vessel or airplane.
- Uses the hazardous materials regulations to determine the product’s:
- Proper shipping name.
- Hazard class.
- Identification number.
- Packing group.
- Correct packaging.
- Correct label and markings.
- Provides correct placards.
- Packages, marks and labels the materials; prepares shipping papers; provides emergency response information; and supplies placards.
- Certifies on the shipping paper that the shipment has been prepared according to the rules (unless you are pulling cargo tanks supplied by you or your employer).
9.2.2 - The Carrier
- Takes the shipment from the shipper to its destination.
- Prior to transportation, checks that the shipper correctly described, marked, labeled and otherwise prepared the shipment for transportation.
- Refuses improper shipments.
- Reports accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials to the proper government agency.
9.2.3 - The Driver
- Makes sure the shipper has identified, marked and labeled the hazardous materials properly. Refuses leaking packages and shipments.
- Placards vehicle when loading, if required.
- Safely transports the shipment without delay.
- Follows all special rules about transporting hazardous materials.
- Keeps hazardous materials shipping papers and emergency response information in the proper place.
Multiple-Choice Questions:
When transporting hazardous materials, whose responsibility is it to refuse improper shipments and report accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials to the proper government agency?
- The driver
- The carrier
- The shipper
- Hazmat regulators
9.2.2 - The Carrier
- Takes the shipment from the shipper to its destination.
- Prior to transportation, checks that the shipper correctly described, marked, labeled and otherwise prepared the shipment for transportation.
- Refuses improper shipments.
- Reports accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials to the proper government agency.
When transporting hazardous materials, whose responsibility is it to place placards on the vehicle when loading?
- Hazmat regulators
- The shipper
- The carrier
- The driver
9.2.3 - The Driver
- Makes sure the shipper has identified, marked and labeled the hazardous materials properly. Refuses leaking packages and shipments.
- Placards vehicle when loading, if required.
- Safely transports the shipment without delay.
- Follows all special rules about transporting hazardous materials.
- Keeps hazardous materials shipping papers and emergency response information in the proper place.
When transporting hazardous materials, whose responsibility is it to make sure the shipper has identified, marked, and labeled the hazardous materials properly and to refuse leaking packages and shipments.
- The driver
- The carrier
- Hazmat regulators
- The shipper
9.2.3 - The Driver
- Makes sure the shipper has identified, marked and labeled the hazardous materials properly. Refuses leaking packages and shipments.
- Placards vehicle when loading, if required.
- Safely transports the shipment without delay.
- Follows all special rules about transporting hazardous materials.
- Keeps hazardous materials shipping papers and emergency response information in the proper place.
When transporting hazardous materials, whose responsibility is it to package, mark and label the materials; prepare shipping papers; provide emergency response information; and supply placards?
- Hazmat regulators
- The driver
- The carrier
- The shipper
9.2.1 – The Shipper
Packages, marks and labels the materials; prepares shipping papers; provides emergency response information; and supplies placards.
When transporting hazardous materials, whose responsibility is it to use the hazardous materials regulations to determine the product’s proper shipping name, hazard class, Identification number, and provide the correct placards?
- The driver
- The shipper
- The carrier
- Hazmat regulators
9.2.1 – The Shipper
- Uses the hazardous materials regulations to determine the product’s:
- Proper shipping name.
- Hazard class.
- Identification number.
- Packing group.
- Correct packaging.
- Correct label and markings.
- Provides correct placards.
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