Hazmat Shipping Papers Requirements

Phmsa is issuing this notice to clarify the flexibilities provided in the hazardous materials regulations regarding shipper s certification signatures on shipping papers.

Hazmat shipping papers requirements. Hazardous materials regulations regarding shipper s certification signatures on shipping papers. Each person who provides a shipping paper must retain a copy of the shipping paper required by 172 200 a or an electronic image thereof that is accessible at or through its principal place of business and must make. A carrier must keep shipping papers for one year after the material is accepted.

These flexibilities allow compliance with the regulations while still maintaining appropriate social distancing during the covid 19 public health emergency. The shipping paper for a hazardous material must properly describe per dot requirements the hazardous materials being transported. Additional information depending on materials and mode of transport.

For the purpose of the hazardous materials regulations a shipping paper is any shipping document whose purpose is to communicate a hazard and conforms to the requirements contained in this subpart. Quantity of hazardous material. Each person who offers hazardous materials for transportation shall describe the hazardous materials on a shipping paper that conforms to the requirements of the hmr.

These flexibilities allow compliance with the regulations while still maintaining appropriate social distancing during the covid 19 public health emergency. A paper copy of the shipping paper must accompany a hazardous material during transportation. Each person receiving a shipping paper required by this section must retain a copy or an electronic image thereof that is accessible at or through its principal place of business and must make the shipping paper available upon request to an authorized official of a federal state or local government agency at reasonable times and locations.

Same shipping paper with hazardous materials the hazardous materials must be listed first or be entered in a clearly contrasting color or highlighted in a contrasting color to distinguish them from non hazardous materials. All persons involved in the transportation of a hazardous material including a hazardous waste should be familiar with these regulations particularly the requirements for hazmat shipping paper retention and recordkeeping found at 172 201 e. Type of packaging used.

The hazardous materials regulations hmr. Identify record retention requirements for shipping papers relating to hazardous materials. The proper shipping description of a hazardous material consists of.