Department of Transportation

Hazardous Materials Regulations

Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (1974)

Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act (1990)

Hazardous Materials Safety And Security Reauthorization Act (2005)

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Hazardous materials that are

Sold,
Used for profit
Or
Are being transported by a paid carrier.
Are considered in commerce.
Therefore, they are regulated.
Regulations Include:

Classifying Materials
Packaging
manufacture
selection
preparation
Hazard Communication
shipping
marking
labeling
placarding
Materials Handling
Incident Reporting
 Classifying the Material

It is the shippers responsibility to classify the material.

Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR 172.101)

Hazard Classes (49 CFR 173)
Reportable Quantities (49 CFR 172.101)
Marine Pollutants (49 CFR 172.101)
Hazardous Waste (49 CRR 171.8)
 Hazard Classes

SPONTANEOUSLY INHALATION
COMBUSTIBLE OXIDIZER HAZARD

4 5.1 6

EXPLOSIVES FLAMMABLE
SOLID

1 4
INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE
DANGEROUS WHEN IN CASE OF DAMAGE OR LEAKAGE
IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY
NON-FLAMMABLE WET PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY
IN USA
GAS NOTIFY DIRECTOR CDC
ATLANTA, GA
404-633-5313

2
4 6 9
ORGANIC
TOXIC PEROXIDE
FLAMMABLE
GAS
6 2
5.2
INHALATION HARMFUL CORROSIVE
FLAMMABLE STOW AWAY
HAZARD FROM
FOODSTUFFS

3 2 6 8
 Class 1 Explosives

Division 1.1 Explosives that have a mass explosion hazard.

Examples include TNT, C-4, Dynamite.
Division 1.2 Explosives that have a projection hazard.
Examples include, Aerial Flares, Ammunition
or Bombs
Division 1.3: Fire hazard, minor blast or projection
hazard, no mass explosion. Examples
include, small arms ammunition, liquid
fueled rockets or fireworks.
Division 1.4: Minor explosion hazard, no projection
or mass explosion. Examples include
igniter cord, shaped charges without
detonators or signal flares.
Division 1.5: Insensitive materials with respect to
detonation. Function by mass detonation.
Example: Ammonia Nitrate
Division 1.6: Extremely insensitive, no mass
explosion hazard.
 Class 2 - Gases
These materials are stored under pressure in their
respective container(s). Hazards presented include
container rupture, fire, corrosivity, asphyxiate,
oxidizer, or thermal conditions (frost bite).
 2.1
Flammable Gas

Propane, methyl
chloride, ethyl fluoride

FLAMMABLE
GAS

2
 2.2
Non Flammable Gas

Anhydrous ammonia,
nitrogen,
dichlorofluoromethane

NON-FLAMMABLE
GAS

2
 2.3
Poison Gas
Chlorine, phosgene,
methyl isocyanate

INHALATION
HAZARD

2
 Class 3
Flammable Liquids

Gasoline, ethyl
chloride, methanol,
acetone

FLAMMABLE

3
Flammable Liquid - any liquid having a
flash point of not more than 141F (60.5C),
or any material in a liquid phase with a
flash point at or above 100F (38C) that is
intentionally heated and offered for
transportation at or above it's flash point.
 A COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID is any liquid
that does not meet the definition of any
other hazard class except Class 9 and has a
flash point at or above 141F and below
200F.
Creosote,
mineral oil

COMBUSTIBLE

3 3
 Class 4

These are solid materials when offered for

transportation that may be flammable, water
reactive, toxic and/or corrosive, or are
extremely difficult to extinguish when
involved in fire.
 4.1
Flammable Solids

Nitrocellulose,
phosphorus trioxide

FLAMMABLE
SOLID

4
 4.2
Spontaneously Combustible
Material
titanium powder,
yellow phosphorus

SPONTANEOUSLY
COMBUSTIBLE

4
 4.3
Dangerous When Wet

Metallic sodium,
calcium carbide

WHEN
DANGEROUS
WET

4
 Class 5

These materials supply oxygen to

support combustion...They may be
sensitive to heat, shock, friction and/or
contamination.
 5.1
Oxidizer
Ammonium
nitrate, calcium
hypochlorite

OXIDIZER

5.1
 5.2
Organic Peroxides

Benzoyl peroxide,
peroxyacetic acid

ORGANIC
PEROXIDE

5.2
 Class 6
These materials are toxic by inhalation,
ingestion, skin or eye absorption.
 6.1 (PG I and PG II)
Poison Liquid or Solid

POISON
INHALATION
TOXIC HAZARD
6
6 6
Hydrocyanic acid,
aniline
 6.2 Infectious Substances

Diagnostic specimen,
Regulated medical waste

INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE
IN CASE OF DAMAGE OR LEAKAGE
IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY
PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY
IN USA
NOTIFY DIRECTOR CDC
ATLANTA, GA
404-633-5313

6
 Class 7
Radioactive Substances

Materials or
combinations of
materials that
spontaneously
RADIOACTIVE emit ionizing
radiation. They
are capable of
7 causing burns and
biological effects.
Cobalt,
plutonium
 Class 8
Corrosive Materials
These materials are
liquids or solids that
cause visible destruction
or irreversible alterations
in human skin tissue at
CORROSIVE the point of contact or
have a severe corrosion
rate on steel or
8 aluminum.
Sulfuric acid,
sodium hydroxide
 Class 9 Materials

This category refers to any material

that 1) has an anesthetic, noxious, or
other similar property which could
cause discomfort or harm to flight
crew members in air transportation,
or 2) meets the definition of a
hazardous waste, or 3) is a consumer
commodity that presents a limited
9 hazard during transportation, or 4) is
a Marine Pollutant, or 5) is a
Hazardous Substance, or 6) is an
elevated temperature material.
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