1. Hazardous Materials

2. Introduction
This topic deals exclusively with the transportation of hazardous materials and how you can transport them safely.
It introduces the many classifications of hazardous materials and their descriptions

3. Over View On completing this lesson, you will be able to:
State what requirements drivers that haul hazmat must meet
Describe how drivers identify they are hauling hazmat
Identify each of the hazardous materials and the nine classes they fall into. Then describe the information needed on the
Hazmat shipping papers
Manifest
Package labels

4. Load hazardous materials safely
Explain what placards are and how they are used
Transporting hazmat on road safely
What you should do in case of accident
Special precautions when hauling radioactive materials
What to do when delivering hazmat

5. Safe and Secure Transportation
Must have a special endorsement on their license
Must pass Homeland security back ground and finger printing check
The DOT regulates hazardous materials
Packaging
Labeling
Loading
transporting

6. A drivers responsibility when hauling hazmat is:
Recognize
Load safely
Placard correctly
Transport safely

7. Know Your Shipment
A hazmat is one that can pose a health or safety risk to:
Humans
Animals
Plants
A material is also hazardous if it could damage property
Regulations define hazmat as those that pose risk when transported in commerce
Hazmat can be :
Liquid
Gas
solid

8. These nine classes include every substance that is known to be:
Nine classes of Hazmat
These nine classes include every substance that is known to be:
Flammable
Combustible
Poisonous
Otherwise harmful
Use the HM table to
Determine if regulated or forbidden for transport
Determine the proper shipping name
Identify the hazard class for the material

10. Shipping paper and Manifests
Use HM table to:
Verify the proper ID number
Identify the packaging group
Verify the label is correct
Verify the shipper used the proper package
Determine what proper placard
Shipping paper and Manifests
Must be able to recognize a hazmat shipment to handle it safely
Suspect a load contains hazmat based on the:
Shippers business
Packaging
Labels and markings
Shipping papers and manifest

11. Confirm the papers contain the right information
Three items that must be included:
Page numbers if more than one page
Proper description of Hazmat
Shippers certification signed by the shipper
The Basic description of hazmat includes:
Proper shipping name
Hazard class
ID number
Packaging group , if any

12. Shipping Papers and Manifests
Abbreviations of the shipping name may be used only when regulations permit it
The ID number is a four digit UN number for the U.S. and international shipments
The ID number NA used for U.S. and Canadian shipments only
HMR requires the shipper of a hazardous waste to:
Prepare
Date
Sign
A Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest
The manifest sets up a paper trail and tracks all hazardous waste

13. Drivers must receive three copies of the manifest
Keep shipping papers and manifests:
Readily available in case you are stopped
Within easy reach even when you wear a seat belt
In the cab on the drivers seat, in plain view even when you leave the tractor
Tab shipping papers related to hazmat or keep them on top of any other shipping papers

14. Labels Lables mark packages of Hazmat se we know what is in side
Labels are:
Diamond –shaped
3.9 inches in size
Label show the hazard class number in the lower corner of the diamond

15. Labels Hazard Classes are: Class 1- Explosives and fire hazards
Class 2- Gasses
Class 3- Flammable liquids
Class 4- Flammable Solids
Class 5- Oxidizing Substances
Class 6- Poisons
Class 7- Radioactive Materials
Class 8- Corrosive Materials
Class 9- Miscellaneous Materials

16. Labels
The shipper should prepare the package with labels in place, but you should make sure they are there and know what you are caring.

17. Loading Hazardous Materials
DO not accept any container that is damaged
Load packages properly
Certain Hazardous materials may Not be transported with other hazmat
There are special procedures for loading specific Hazmat
Make sure the parking brake is set
Chock wheels
Turn off engine (unless using a PTO )

18. Load containers so they:
Will be easy to get to in an emergency
Won’t bounce or shift
Don’t load packages that are damaged for leaking
You can’t have over hand or tailgate loads of:
Explosives
Flammable solids
Oxidizers
Load breakable containers of corrosive liquid
One by one
Right side up
Onto and even floor

19. Never load corrosive liquids next to or above
Division 1.4 (explosive C)
Class 4 (Flammable solids)
Class 5 ( Oxidizers)
Division 2,3, Zone B (poisonous Gases)
Division 1.1 or 1.2 (Explosives A)
Division 2.3, Zone A ( poisonous gases)
Division 4.2 (Spontaneously combustible materials)
Division 6.1, PG1 Zone A (poison Liquids)
Do not load nitric acid
Above any other product
Stack it more than two high
Load charged storage batteries so their liquid won’t spill.

20. Compressed gas cylinders must be loaded one of two ways:
Securely upright
Braced lying flat
Radioactive materials have a transport index
The shipper should label packages of radioactive material with this number
The total transport index of your load should not be more than 50
Also radioactive materials have to be loaded a certain distance away from any people or animals that may also be with the vehicle
A table in the FHMR lists the distance for each transport index

21. Where not to load Hazmat
Never load a package labeled POISON< POISON GAS or IRRITANT in the driver’s cab or sleeper or with food materials for humans or animal consumption
Flatbeds that will carry poisons must have racks that keep packages from falling off
Must tarp the load
Before loading or unloading explosives,
Turn off engine and disable any cargo heaters
Disconnect heater power sources and drain heater fuel
Use a floor liner with Class 1 Division 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 (class a or b explosives
The liner must not contain any steel or iron

22. Be careful not to damage the packages Load packages properly
A person loading or unloading a cargo tank must make sure a qualified person is always watching
To prevent leaks, close all manholes and valves before moving of hazmat
Turn off engine (unless needed to unload
Ground a cargo tank before opening a filling hole
Before you leave the warehouse, make sure you completely understand what procedures you would take in case of any incident.
Make sure you have all proper emergency equipment

23. Placards A placard is similar to a label
A placard is attached to the outside of the truck
It is the shippers responsibility to provide
The class and quantity of hazmat listed on the shipping papers determines the placard needed

24. Placards are needed for any amount of Hazmat listed in Table 1
Hazard classes that need placards only if the amount transported is 1001 pounds or more including the package are listed in Table 2.
You may use DANGEROUS placards instead of separate placards for each Table 2 hazard class when
Total of 1001 pounds or more
Have not loaded 5000 pounds or more of any Table 2 hazard class material at any one place

25. Safe Transport Tire inspection Routing Check tires Use a guage
At the beginning of trip
At the end of trip
Each time you stop
Use a guage
Routing
Avoid roads that take you through heavily populated areas

26. Railroad crossings The following vehicles must stop crossings
All placarded vehicles
Those hauling any amount of chlorine
Tanks weather loaded or empty that are used to haul hazmat
Stop 15 to 50 feet from the tracks
Look listen and precede with out shifting over the tracks
Avoid fire
Don’t park with in 300 feet of an open fire
Don’t smoke within 25 feet of vehicle

27. Have a fire extinguisher rated 10 B:c or more
Some one has to be at the controls of the fuel nozzle while fueling

28. In case of an Accident In any accident stop immediately
The carrier must also give you written instructions ( if hauling explosives) on what to do if you are delayed or are in an accident
The written instructions must include
The names and numbers of people to contact
The nature of the explosives being transported
The precautions to take in emergency

29. You must be familiar with and have in your possession while driving
Shipping papers
Written emergency instructions (explosives)
Written route plan (explosives
Copy of Hazmat EGR book
If you are involved in an accident
Keep shipping papers with you
Put out reflective triangles
Keep people away
Notify authorities

30. If you are involved in an accident
Contain the spill
Don’t move the vehicle
Don’t transfer materials
Notify your employer
Chemtrec provides immediate advice for those at the scene of emergencies
The National Response Center helps coordinate emergency response to a chemical hazards
When a hazardous material accident occurs you or your employer must phone the NRC if
A person is killed
A person receives injuries requiring hospitalization
Carrier or other property damage exceeds $50,000

31. The Hazardous Incident Report
Information you give
Your name
The name and address of your employer
The phone number where you can be contacted
The date, time and location of the incident
The extent of injuries if any
The classification and quantity of hazmat
The type of incident and nature of hazmat involved and weather a continuing danger to life exists at the scene
The Hazardous Incident Report
This is filled out by your employer and sent to DOT