Hazmat Details....
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Hey GJ, If I had to guess it would be, What? what is this contained in? cylinders, boxes, pink balloons....... and then how many of said container.
One of the most frequently cited safety violations. I googled it srry. I wil leave details to Guy and others
One of the most frequently cited safety violations. I googled it srry. I wil leave details to Guy and others
Thnx Guy love these type of questions.
Well I gave the rule that governs hazmat shipping papers and I posted the bills and I will add this..... It's a very small detail that may not seem important and could easily over loved but if caught would cost me several hundred on a ticket. I will post the actual BOL once we try and get a few answers.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
I don't see "RQ" for reportable quantity. I see "1xSKD" indicating that it's on a skid but I don't see the type of containers on that skid, nor do I see packing group. I assume you have a Chemtrec phone number but your paper is folded. Hopefully, you have the shipper's certification.
-mountain girl
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
I don't see "RQ" for reportable quantity. I see "1xSKD" indicating that it's on a skid but I don't see the type of containers on that skid, nor do I see packing group. I assume you have a Chemtrec phone number but your paper is folded. Hopefully, you have the shipper's certification.
-mountain girl
MG you should recognize the first picture since it's a Conway load.
"RQ" is not required on this this bill but but the main 3 things missing in the load, which Mountain Girl noticed, is Quantity of the hazmat packages, the container type, and the PG(packaging group).
1xSKD, meaning 1pallet or skid, is not a container therefore has not place on this product description. It should have read "24" bx or "boxes". And the package group will look like PG II or PG III .
Below is the original BOL my company had to get from the customer and you can see its has the amount of packages and the container type on the left side but even it is missing the Packing Group. This load should have never left Georgia with the paperwork all screwed up like this.
The original bills(bottom pic) was wrong and whoever drew up the bills(top pic) at Conway did not know any better(though he should have) These 3 little things not being on the bills would have cost me a lot of money had I been caught by DOT. Though not my fault that the bills is wrong from the get go, it would have been my fault had I not checked the BOL and ran with the load and would have been placed OOS(out of service) till new bills could be faxed to me. Oh we will get detention pay for having to sit for 18 hours (this Conway hub is closed on Sunday) so that is not the issue.
Above is the reason why it's a very good idea not to just pay lip service and get your endorsements but also have the knowledge to do your job. The DOT is not going to want to hear "I am new to hazmat and did not know every detail on the BOL"... Wrong. It is your job to look at a hazmat BOL and know if something is wrong with the bills. It's every drivers job to know what they are hauling, giving the load info and BOL, at all times. Rarely will your bills list only a product number and never on a hazmat bill.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
MG you should recognize the first picture since it's a Conway load.
-Guyjax
Thanks for the quiz, Guyjax. Yeah. Although it's been what? six weeks since I've seen one of their BOLs it did look very familiar. (I must be healed now. Lol) I was so focused on finding the missing items, I didn't realize I'd seen this format before.
Glad you didn't drive off without obtaining the proper BOL. Niiiiice!!
More! More! Do more quizzes!
-mountain girl
Yeah, on the Con-way Freight form, the "1xSKD" still would have been there, but in the column just to the right of that, there should have been the description of the containers, i.e., "24 boxes" plus the other missing parts to the hazmat description.
Thanks, Gj!
-mountain girl
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
Hey GJ, If I had to guess it would be, What? what is this contained in? cylinders, boxes, pink balloons....... and then how many of said container.
As the song goes "2 out of three ain't bad" but yes the third would have probably cost also. Thanks
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Here is a teaching moment that I am currently dealing with on my current load assignment. Anyone tell me what's wrong with this hazmat product description? Here is a hint..... 49 CFR 172.202 A7 The devil is in the smallest details
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations