Shipping Papers For Hazardous Materials Must Be Kept On File For

2 the proper shipping name prescribed for the material in column 2 of the 172 101 table.

Shipping papers for hazardous materials must be kept on file for. Dot hazardous materials ptd hazard notification language is required for all shipping papers but not on delivery tickets generated for home delivery. Uniform hazardous waste manifest bill of lading and others. The shipping paper must list.

However both the shipper and the carrier must keep a copy of a hazardous waste. A the shipping description of a hazardous material on the shipping paper must include. A shipper must keep shipping papers for two years after the initial carrier accepts the material.

I also identified the different forms a shipping paper may take such as. Though it may appear in many forms if used for the transportation of a hazardous material hazmat all shipping papers must contain a hazardous materials description. Ups allows a maximum of three compatible hazardous materials in one package.

1 the identification number prescribed for the material as shown in column 4 of the 172 101 table. Each shipping paper copy must include the date of acceptance by the initial carrier except that for rail vessel or air shipments the date on the shipment waybill airbill or bill of lading may be used in place of the date of acceptance by the initial carrier. For hazardous waste the shipper and the carrier must keep shipping papers for three years after the initial carrier accepts the material.

A carrier must keep shipping papers for one year after the material is accepted. The carrier must keep a copy of the shipping paper for 1 year after initial acceptance. An individual ups shipping paper is required on each hazardous materials package.

For all other hazardous materials the shipping paper must be retained for two years after the material is accepted by the initial carrier. Dot hazardous material ptd language requirements require that the un and or na number appear first in the language string. If you have any questions about shipping hazardous materials with ups please call the ups hazardous materials support center at 1 800 554 9964.