1.
Purpose
The safe
transportation of hazardous materials continues to be a primary focus of the
rail industry. Those railroads involved
in the development of the Eastern Code - Hazardous Materials Rules©
have worked together to create a set of uniform instructions for employees that
transport hazardous materials by rail.
The opportunity for employees to interact on a regular basis with other
railroads continues to increase. The
implementation of a standardized set of hazardous materials rules for use by
subscribing railroads provides a significant enhancement to the safety of our
employees and the communities through which we operate by a consistent
application of the rules and regulations that govern the transportation of
hazardous materials.
2. Policy
To handle hazardous material shipments or incidents safely and efficiently,
without delay, and in accord with local, state and federal regulations, it is
imperative that you familiarize yourself with the Eastern Code - Hazardous
Materials Rules©. It describes how to perform your
duties so that both you and the company will comply with the Department of
Transportation (DOT) regulations.
Transportation employees who inspect or transport hazardous material by rail
must have a copy of, and comply with, the Eastern Code - Hazardous Materials
Rules©.
Employees who transport hazardous materials must also have a copy of the current
Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) readily accessible while on duty.
The company will provide each employee who directly effects hazardous material
transportation safety with appropriate training. For questions about the Eastern Code - Hazardous Materials
Rules© contact your immediate supervisor.
Always keep in mind that the company requires you to comply fully with the law. Compliance with the letter and spirit of
our obligations is good corporate citizenship and is basic to achieving quality
in all areas of our operations.
Each of us has a duty to see that the railroad's actions are consistent with the
highest legal and ethical standards.
1.
General DOT
Requirement
No person may offer, accept, or transport a hazardous material,
substance or waste unless that material is properly classed, described,
packaged, marked, labeled, and in condition for shipment as required or
authorized by the Department of Transportation (DOT).
2.
Expediting Hazardous
Material Shipments
a) You must forward all
hazardous material shipments (both loads and those containing a residue):
(1) within 48 hours (excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, and holidays) after accepting them at the shipper’s facility or
receiving them in any yard, transfer station, or interchange point; or
(2) on the first available train when only bi-weekly or weekly
service is performed;
b) Forward all “Time
Sensitive” hazardous material shipments, both loads and those containing a
residue, on the first available train.
Materials of concern are:
(1) Ethylene refrigerated liquid – UN 1038;
(2) Hydrogen chloride, refrigerated liquid –
UN 2186;
(3) Vinyl
fluoride, inhibited – UN 1860; and
(4) Styrene
monomer, inhibited – UN 2055.
3. Exceptions for U.S. Government Material
Department of Energy (DOE) and
Department of Defense (DOD) shipments made for the purpose of national security
and accompanied by escorts are not subject to the DOT regulations or these
instructions. Escorts must travel
in a rail car separate from the car carrying the hazardous materials.
4. Canadian Shipments
Canadian shipments of hazardous materials, moving with proper
Canadian documents and placards, may be transported in the United States (U.S.):
a. from the U.S.
port of entry to their U.S. destination;
b. when moving through
the U.S. to a Canadian or foreign destination; and,
c. from the U.S.
point of origin to the Canadian port of entry, when:
(1) the cars are
returning residue shipments;
Note: residue placards may be displayed on the return movement.
or
(2) regulated in
Canada but not in the U.S.
Figure I-1
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Hazard Classes and Divisions
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1 –
Explosives and Blasting Agents
1.1
Explosive (w/ mass explosion hazard)
1.2
Explosive (w/ projection hazard)
1.3
Explosive (w/ predominantly a fire hazard)
1.4
Explosive (w/ no significant blast hazard)
1.5 Very
insensitive explosive; blasting agents
1.6
Extremely insensitive detonating substances
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2 –
Gases
2.1
Flammable gas
2.2
Non-flammable compressed gas
2.3
Poisonous or Toxic gas
2.4 Corrosive gas (Canadian
classification)
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3 –
Flammable Liquids
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4 –
Flammable Solids and Reactive Solids/Liquids
4.1
Flammable solid
4.2
Spontaneously combustible material
4.3
Dangerous when wet material
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5 –
Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides
5.1
Oxidizer
5.2
Organic peroxide
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6 –
Poisonous Liquids, Solids and Infectious Substances
6.1
Poisonous or Toxic material
6.2
Infectious substance
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7 –
Radioactive Materials
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8 –
Corrosive Materials
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9 –
Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials
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Worded Classes
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Combustible Liquid
ORM-D
(other regulated material)
Note:
Shipping descriptions using IMDG (International Maritime Dangerous
Goods) or Canadian TDG (Transport Dangerous Goods) regulations may contain
additional divisions.
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1. General Requirement
Transport hazardous material by rail only when a member of the crew has:
a.
position-in-train documents;
b.
appropriate emergency response information; and,
c.
acceptable shipping papers.
Note: Keep all current hazardous material
train documents neat and orderly, and ensure that they are available in case of
an emergency or for inspection.
Properly discard superceded documents to eliminate the possibility of confusing
or inconsistent information.
2. Position-in-Train Document
Before moving
hazardous material shipments in a train, ensure that you have a
position-in-train document that shows the current position of each hazardous
material shipment in the train.
Update the
position-in-train documents before
proceeding, whenever the location of hazardous materials cars change
because of pick-ups or set-outs.
3.
Appropriate Emergency Response Information
Any of the following documents is acceptable
emergency response information:
a. Emergency response information
printed as part of the train list/consist;
b. DOT Emergency Response Guidebook
(ERG); or
c. Similar information provided by the
customer. For example, a Material
Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).
4.
Acceptable Shipping Papers
Any one of the
following documents is an acceptable shipping paper for hazardous material, as
long as it includes the required shipping description entries as described
below.
a. Railroad produced documents. For example, train consists, waybills,
industry work orders, or other similar documents;
b.
Customer produced documents.
For example, bills of lading or switch lists;
c. A connecting carrier’s documents;
d. A radio waybill or hand-printed
document; or
e.
A hazardous waste manifest.
5. Shipping Paper
Entries
Review the shipping description entries for each hazardous material on the
shipping papers.
a. Figure II-1 displays two examples of
shipping paper descriptions.
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Figure II-1
Shipping Description Entries
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(vertical format)
GATX 12345 (1)
1/TC (2)
SULFURIC ACID (3)
8 (4)
UN1830 (5)
PG II (6)
RQ (SULFURIC ACID) (7b)
EMERGENCY CONTACT:
800-424-9300 (8)
HAZMAT STCC = 4930040
(7j)
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(horizontal
format)
UTLX 12345 (1)
1/TC (2) // CHLORINE (3) // 2.3 (4)
// UN1017 (5) // RQ (CHLORINE) (7b) // POISON-INHALATION
HAZARD (7e) // ZONE B (7f) // MARINE POLLUTANT
(CHLORINE) (7c) // EMERGENCY CONTACT: 800-424-9300 (8)
// HAZMAT STCC = 4920523 (7j)
Note: Numbers in parenthesis () indicate the
entry described below.
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b. Description of shipping paper
entries
Note: Items (1) through (6) and (8) are
required entries for the basic hazardous materials description. Item (7) refers to additional entries. Items (2) through (6) must be in
sequence; however, other information may be entered in parentheses between these
items.
(1) Reporting
marks (initials) and number, when displayed on the package.
(2) Total Quantity Notation
(a) For bulk packaging (e.g., tank car
shipments) or cylinders of Class 2 materials, the total quantity must appear. For example, 1 T/C, 1C/L, or 10 cyl.
(b) For non-bulk packaging (e.g., intermodal
shipments), the total quantity is given by weight or volume (including the unit
of measure); for example, 100 lbs., 55 gal., or 5 kg.
(3) Proper Shipping Name
The proper shipping name of the hazardous material
may be one or more words, such as “Chlorine” or “Sulfuric Acid”. The proper shipping name may include a
number indicating the concentration of the material.
(a) When a N.O.S. (Not Otherwise Specified)
shipping name appears, the chemical name of the product may appear in
parenthesis immediately after the N.O.S. shipping name, such as, “Corrosive
Liquid, N.O.S. (Caprylyl Chloride).”
(b) Residue shipments will begin with
“Residue: Last Contained” followed by the proper shipping name.
(c) For waste shipments, the word “Waste”
shall precede the proper shipping name of the material, if not part of the
proper shipping name.
(4) Hazard Class –
numeric or worded
Refer to the definition in the Glossary and the list of hazard classes in Figure
I-1.
(a) Certain hazardous materials have a
subsidiary hazard class, which may appear in parenthesis after the primary
hazard class. For example Bromine
is listed as 8 (6.1).
(b) Hazard Class
is not required for Canadian tank car shipments of molten sulfur when both
"MOLTEN SULFUR" and the identification number “2448” are stenciled on both sides
of the car.
(5) Identification Number
A 4-digit
identification number and the prefix UN or NA must appear for all hazardous
materials, except those international shipments described as “Dangerous goods in
limited quantities …”.
(6) Packing Group
The packing group, in Roman numerals, (either “PG
I”, “PG II”, or “PG III” or “I”, “II”, or “III”) must be on shipping papers,
except for Hazard Classes 2, 6.2 and 7.
(7) Additional Entries
Some hazardous
material shipping descriptions may also require one or more of the following
entries:
(a) HOT notation
added before a shipping name for elevated temperature materials;
(b) “RQ” for Reportable Quantity notation of a
hazardous substance;
(c)
MARINE POLLUTANT notation;
(d) POISON or TOXIC notation;
(e) POISON/TOXIC-INHALATION HAZARD (PIH or TIH)
or INHALATION HAZARD notation;
(f)
Hazard Zone notation (ZONE A, ZONE B, ZONE C, or ZONE D);
(g) LIMITED QUANTITY or “LTD QTY” notation;
(h) FRA Movement Authority, DOT Exemption,
Special Approval Number, or Competent Authority Number;
(i) DOT-113 notation (DOT-113, Do Not
Hump or Cut-Off in Motion); or,
(j)
Hazardous Materials STCC Number (48xxxxx) or (49xxxxx).
(k)
Certain shipments described using Canadian regulations may contain both an
emergency response plan number and its activation telephone number (e.g.-
ERP-2-1008 (800-555-5555) // SPECIAL COMMODITY).
(8)
Emergency Response Telephone Number
Shipping papers
for hazardous materials must show at least one 24-hour emergency response
telephone number except when
the hazardous material is shown as a “Limited Quantity” (“LTD QTY”) or its
shipping name is:
(a) wheelchair, electric.
(b) refrigerating machine;
(c) engines, internal combustion;
(d) fish - meal or scrap, stabilized;
(e) carbon dioxide, solid or dry ice;
(f) castor - bean, meal, flake, or
pomace;
(g) battery powered - equipment or vehicle;
(9) Radioactive material
The description for a shipment of a Class 7
(radioactive) material must include the following additional entries as
appropriate:
(a)
The words “RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL” unless these words are contained in the proper
shipping name.
(b)
The name of each radionuclide.
(c) A
description of the physical and chemical form.
(d)
The activity contained in each package.
(e)
The category of label applied to each package.
(f)
The transport index, e.g. RADIOACTIVE YELLOW-II.
(g) For a shipment of low specific activity
material or surface contaminated objects, the appropriate group notation of LSA-I,
LSA-II, LSA-III, SCO-I, or SCO-II.
6. Hazardous
Waste Shipping Papers and Manifests
a. Before picking
up a rail car containing hazardous waste from a hazardous waste generator,
either:
(1) the
shipper/generator will sign the original hazardous waste manifest if they have
the authority to sign on behalf of the company; or
(2) a member of
the train crew or another designated railroad employee, must sign on behalf of
the company in the “transporter acknowledgement” section of the manifest.
b. You may pick up
a rail car containing hazardous waste without a copy of the manifest only if the
hazardous materials paperwork for the shipment contains the:
(1) proper
shipping description;
(2) name, address
and telephone number of both the hazardous waste generator and the hazardous
waste disposal facility; and
(3) the waste
manifest number.
c. When delivering
rail cars of hazardous waste to a disposal facility, either:
(1) the disposal
facility has an agreement with the company to forward the signed manifest
directly to the railroads’ Operations or Customer Service Center; or
(2) a train crew member or other designated
employee must obtain a handwritten signature by a person representing the
disposal facility on the manifest, or on the shipping paper if the manifest is
not available.
7.
Verifying Shipping Papers
Train crews
must have in their possession proper shipping papers, with the appropriate
entries, when:
a.
accepting hazardous material shipments at a customer’s
facility, interchange point, or other location;
b. moving hazardous material shipments in a train;
c. delivering hazardous material shipments to a
customer’s facility, interchange point, or intermediate station; and
d. switching hazardous
material shipments outside a yard.
Note: Shipping papers are not required in the
switch crew’s possession when moving hazardous material shipments within a yard
or customer’s facility.
e. Exception: Residue “Elevated Temperature Material”
tank cars do not require hazardous materials documentation, although may remain
placarded.
8.
Hazardous Material Radio Waybills
When shipping papers are not available, or
incomplete, take the following action:
a.
Do not move the car until a shipping paper is provided.
b.
When standard shipping documents cannot be provided by printer
or fax, contact your supervisor or dispatcher and request:
(1) a
hazardous material radio waybill (figure 11-2). The supervisor or dispatcher will provide the requested
information via radio or telephone to you.
Complete the radio waybill as instructed following proper radio
procedures. Ensure that the radio waybill remains
with the shipment until either reaching the final destination or receiving
another shipping paper; or
(2)
if a radio waybill form is not available, legibly print the required hazardous
materials information on a sheet of paper, including the car’s initials and
number (see Section II item 5).
c. For each radio waybill issued, add
the car initial and number and its position on the position-in-train document. Change all other position-in-train
entries that are affected by the addition of this rail car (see Section II Item
2).
Figure II-2
Hazardous Material Radio Waybill
NOTE: Print legibly
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
\ HAZARDOUS
MATERIAL \
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1. Train Number
2. Number of Cars from Head
End
(Update the position-in-train documents)
3. Car Initial & No.
4. 1/ Car Load or Residue Last
Contained (Circle One)
*** Description of Articles
***
5. Number of Packages/Car
6. Proper Shipping Name
7. Technical Name (
)
8. Primary Hazard Class
Secondary Hazard Class
9. UN/NA Id. No.
10. Packing Group (PG):
I I
III
(Circle One)
11. Reportable Quantity
(RQ): (
)
*** Additional Information
***
12. Poison/Toxic Inhalation Hazard:
Zone A,
Zone B,
Zone C,
Zone D
(Circle One)
13. Marine
Pollutant (
)
14. DOT Exemption Number(s):
15. Additional Information
16. ERP Plan No.:
(Canadian Shipments Only)
17. ERP Telephone No.: (
)
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(Canadian Shipments Only)
18. Emergency Contact (
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(
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Completed :
Date :
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Time:
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AM
MO
DAY
YR
PM
1. General Requirement
All hazardous material shipments, whether loaded or
containing a residue, must be inspected from ground level for required markings
(including stenciling), labels, placards, securement of closures and leakage.
Cars may continue in transportation only when the inspection indicates that the
cars are in safe condition for transportation and conform to DOT specifications.
2. Required Inspections
Rail cars, trailers, and containers
transporting hazardous material shipments (including flat cars transporting
placarded or marked trailers or containers) must be inspected:
a. before accepting them from the
shipper;
b. when receiving them in interchange;
Note: Run-through trains received in
interchange may continue to the next inspection point before being inspected;
c. when placing them in a train; or
d. at other points where an inspection
is required.
Note: Ensure that rail cars coupled to either
end of loaded tank car shipments do not contain shiftable loads.
3. Inspection Procedures
The following is in addition to standard inspections
of mechanical condition.
All routine hazardous material inspections should be made from the
ground.
a. All Car Types
(1) As you approach, without climbing on the
rail car, make sure that hazardous material shipments are not leaking by:
(a) looking for leaking contents – drips,
wetness or material on the ground;
(b) looking for a vapor cloud; and
(c) listening for hissing sounds of the
contents escaping.
(d) If you find a
hazardous material shipment leaking, follow the instructions in Section VIII.
(2) Placards and markings - see the requirements in Section IV.
(3) Confirm that all customer loading and
unloading lines are disconnected, derails, chocks, and blue flags are removed,
and that all platforms are raised or in the clear.
b.
Tank Cars
Ensure that
cars placarded or marked with a DOT identification number have:
(1) protective
housing covers are closed;
(2) manhole cover
swing bolts are up and in place;
(3) all valves and
fittings appear to be closed and
secure;
(4) plugs or caps
on other fittings are securely in place, except that heater coil pipes may be
left open on residue tank cars, to allow them to drain; and
(5) “double shelf
couplers” and roller bearings.
c. Gondola cars
Look for
securely fastened gondola covers, and make sure the cover or tie downs do not
foul any safety appliances.
d. Hopper cars
Check that discharge gates are closed and secured.
4. Handling
Defects
When a hazardous material shipment
is not mechanically ready for service or car fittings are not secure or appear
to be damaged.
a. Do not accept or pull the hazardous
material shipment or allow it to continue in transportation.
b. Contact the customer or your
immediate supervisor and explain the problem.
1.
General Requirement
When required,
hazardous material shipments, both loaded and those containing a residue, must
be properly placarded and marked (including stencils).
2. Placarding Requirements
a.
Placards are required for any
quantity of the hazardous materials listed in Figure IV-1.
Hazard Class
and Division
1.1 Explosive with mass explosion hazard
1.2 Explosive with projection hazard
1.3 Explosive with predominantly a fire hazard
2.3 Poisonous/toxic gas (by inhalation)
4.3 Dangerous when wet material
5.2 Organic peroxide, Type 8, liquid or solid,
temperature controlled
6.1 Poisonous/toxic material, inhalation
hazard, Zone A and Zone B
7 Radioactive Yellow III label,
or exclusive use shipments of low specific activity (LSA) materials and surface
contaminated objects.
b. Placards are required for quantities
of 1001 lbs. (454 kg) or more of the hazardous materials listed in Figure
IV-2.
Hazard Class and Division
1.4 Explosive with
no significant blast hazard
(Placards are not required for Class 1.4S materials.)
1.5 Very insensitive explosive; blasting
agents
1.6 Extremely insensitive detonating
substances
2.1 Flammable gas
2.2 Nonflammable, nonpoisonous compressed gas
2.4 Corrosive gas ‑ Canadian
3 Flammable liquid
4.1 Flammable solid
4.2
Spontaneously combustible material
5.1
Oxidizer
5.2
Organic peroxide, other than organic peroxide. Type B, liquid
or solid, temperature controlled
6.1
Poisonous/toxic material, PG I or II, other than Zone A or B
inhalation hazard
6.2
PGIII Harmful stow away from foodstuffs
Note: For
domestic transportation of Class 6.1 PG III materials, a POISON/TOXIC placard
may be used in place of a HARMFUL STOW AWAY FROM FOODSTUFFS placard.
9 Miscellaneous hazardous
material (may be either placarded or
marked with the identification number)
Combustible
Liquid.
c. Residue placards are not authorized
in the United States, unless they are displayed on tank cars and covered hoppers
moving to or from Canada.
d. Placards
are not required for:
(1) intermodal
hazardous material shipments with less than 1001 lbs. (454 kg) total weight,
provided the hazard classes are included in Figure IV-2;
(2) Class 9 materials that display the UN/NA
identification number on an orange panel or a white square-on-point
configuration.
(3)
Limited Quantity (LTD QTY) shipments when identified as such on shipping papers;
(4) combustible liquids in non-bulk packaging
(e.g., intermodal), unless the material is a hazardous substance or hazardous
waste;
(5) cars which have been cleaned and purged;
and,
(6)
Radioactive White and Yellow II labels.
e. Certain hazard classes are required
to display the primary placard on a white square background, as shown in the
example in Figure IV-3. This is
required for:
(1) Hazard Class
1.1 or 1.2 explosives;
(2) Hazard Class 2.3 or 6.1 poison inhalation
hazard zone A materials; or
(3) Hazard Class 2.1 flammable gases loaded in
DOT-113 tank cars.
f. The DANGEROUS placard may be
used when a rail car, trailer, or container is loaded with non-bulk packages of
two or more classes of hazard materials from Figure IV-2.
g. Some tank car shipments of hazardous
materials require additional subsidiary placards that represent secondary
hazards. These placards do not display the 4-digit
identification number or hazard class number.
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Primary Placard (with word name)
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Primary Placard(with 4-digit
ID #)
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Subsidiary (second) Placard
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Placard with White Square
Background
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3.
Inspecting Placards
Make sure that all required placards are:
a. consistent with the shipping paper
information;
b. on both sides and both ends of the
shipment;
c. in placard holders or securely
attached to the rail car, trailer, or container;
d. not damaged, faded or obscured by
dirt or car part;
e. oriented horizontally, so you can
read them from left to right; and,
f. visible when loaded in the
wells of intermodal stack cars.
4. Identification Number Markings
Make sure that the
4-digit identification numbers are displayed on both sides and both ends of bulk
packagings and that they agree with the shipping paper entries (see Figure IV‑4
for acceptable formats).
a.
Class 9 materials must be marked with the UN/NA identification number
displayed on:
(1) Class 9 placards,
(2) an orange panel or
(3) a white square-on-point configuration.
b.
Identification
numbers will not appear on:
(1) EXPLOSIVES 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, or
1.6,
(2) RADIOACTIVE, or
(3) DANGEROUS placards.
Figure IV-4
Acceptable
Display of DOT Identification Number
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Orange Panel w/ ID#
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White Square-on-Point w/ ID#
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5.
Inspecting Markings
Make sure that markings, which includes
tank car stenciling, are displayed on bulk packagings of materials described on
the shipping papers as follows:
a. MARINE POLLUTANT – for a material
designated as a marine pollutant, make sure that the MARINE POLLUTANT mark is
displayed on either both sides or both ends of bulk packagings in one of the
formats in Figure IV‑6.
Note:
MARINE
POLLUTANT marks are not required to be displayed when the bulk packaging
displays a placard.
Figure IV-6
Acceptable Display of MARINE POLLUTANT Mark
b. HOT - When bulk packagings of
elevated temperature materials are described with the words "HOT", "ELEVATED
TEMPERATURE", or "MOLTEN,” make sure the word "HOT" is marked on two opposing
sides either on:
(1) a plain white square‑on‑point
configuration having the same outside dimensions as a placard (see Figure IV‑7)
or;
(2) displayed on the packaging itself.
Note: The word "HOT" is not required for bulk
packagings of molten aluminum or molten sulfur marked "MOLTEN ALUMINUM" or
"MOLTEN SULFUR" as appropriate.
c. INHALATION HAZARD - shipments
described as a “Poison/Toxic‑Inhalation Hazard" or "Inhalation Hazard", require
the words "INHALATION HAZARD" marked (in at least 3.9 inch high letters) on both
sides of the rail car, trailer, or container near the placards.
Note: When
the words "INHALATION HAZARD" appear on the placard, the "INHALATION HAZARD"
mark is not required on the bulk packaging.
d. FUMIGATION - bulk packagings whose
contents have been fumigated must display the international fumigant marking
near the entries to the car. The
FUMIGANT mark must be in English; however, EPA allows another language in
addition to English on the same FUMIGANT mark.
e. PROPER SHIPPING NAME - ensure the
Proper Shipping Name of the material is legibly marked on two opposing sides of
an intermodal tank. Tank cars of
flammable gases (2.1) and inhalation hazards (2.3, Zone A and 6.1, PG I Zone A)
also require a product stencil.
f. TANK CAR TEST DATES – make
sure that the stencils describing the tank car specification and test dates are
legible. Check that the tank car test dates for
safety valve, tank and interior/exterior heater coil tests are current (a car is
within test until the last day of the month or year shown). These stencils will appear on the
right-hand side of the car under the specification marking.
Note: Do not accept loaded cars with overdue
test dates from the shipper.
Figure IV-9
Stenciling Format – Tank Car Test
Dates
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STATION
STENCIL
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QUALIFIED
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DUE
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TANK
QUALIFICATION
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111A100W1
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1998
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2018
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SERVICE
EQUIPMENT
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VALVE
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75 lb
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1995
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2005
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INT HTR
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COATING/LINING
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TYPE
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DATE APPLIED
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88.B.2
INSPECTION
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6. Shipments
Placarded EXPLOSIVES 1.1 or 1.2
In addition to the
other inspection requirements in this section, for high explosives:
a.
look for indications of damage to the contents.
b.
make sure that completed “car certificates” (see Figure
IV-10) are displayed
on both sides of the rail car containing either class 1.1 or 1.2 shipments.
c. Do not accept or transport the car
until all damage has been corrected and car certificates are in place.
Railroad
No. 1 Station, ,
20
I hereby certify that I have this day personally examined
Car Number
and that the car is in
condition for service
and complies with the
FRA Freight Car Safety Standards (49 CFR Part 215) and with the
Requirements for freight cars used to transport explosives prescribed by
The DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Part 174).
(Qualified Person Designated Under 49 CFR 215.11)
No. 2 Station, ,
20
I have this day personally examined the above car and hereby certify That the
explosives in or on this car, or in or on vehicles or in containers have been
loaded and braced; that placards have been applied, according to the regulations
prescribed by the Department of Transportation; and that the doors of cars so
equipped fit or have been stripped so that sparks cannot enter.
Shipper or his authorized agent
No. 3 Station, ,
20
I hereby certify that I have this day personally supervised the loading of the
vehicles or containers on and their securement to the above car.
Shipper or railway employee inspecting loading and securement
Note 1: A
shipper must decline to use a car not in proper condition.
Note 2: All
certificates, where applicable, must be signed.
7.
Missing or Illegible Placards or Markings
a. When placards, markings, or stencils
are illegible, not properly applied, badly faded or missing when picking up
hazardous material shipments at the customer’s facility or siding:
(1) Notify the customer or your immediate
supervisor, as appropriate; and
(2) Do not accept
the hazardous materials shipment until corrections have been made.
b. When placards or markings are found
illegible, not properly applied, or missing enroute, notify the dispatcher or
your immediate supervisor, who will arrange to correct the problem at the next
inspection point.
Note:
When
replacing missing identification numbers found enroute, they may be entered with
an indelible marking material on the appropriate placard, orange panel, or white
square-on‑point configuration.
1.
General Requirement
When switching placarded hazardous material cars at any location, you must
comply with the instructions contained in the Switching Chart (Figure V-1).
Note: All placarded rail cars must couple at
speeds of 4 MPH or less.
2. Safety
Position
yourself toward the end of a tank car, at least fifteen (15) feet, and more if
possible, from the manway and valves prior to coupling. Contents of tank cars may splash during
or immediately following coupling due to improperly secured closures or the
impact of coupling.
Do not place or
leave any rail car placarded EXPLOSIVES 1.1 or 1.2:
a.
where there is
any probable danger of fire (e.g. switch heaters), or
b.
under bridges
or along passenger stations.
3. When to Use the Switching Chart
Refer to the
Switching Chart:
a.
when switching placarded hazardous material shipments in a yard to
place them in a train or on a classification, repair, or storage track; or
b.
when switching (pulling or placing) placarded hazardous
material shipments at a customer's facility, interchange point, or intermediate
station.
4. How to Use the Switching Chart
Select the applicable column of the Switching Chart by:
a.
identifying the placards and markings applied to the car;
b. determining the load or residue
status of the car by the notation "RESIDUE: LAST CONTAINED" on the paperwork;
c. identifying the car type involved by
observation (e.g. tank car, hopper car, gondola, etc.); and then,
d. finding the applicable section,
based on the placard or marking applied, the load or empty status, and the car
type.
Read and follow
the restrictions associated with the placard or marking as indicated by "Xs" in
the columns.
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1. General Requirement
Place placarded hazardous material shipments in a train to
comply with the restrictions on the Position in Train Chart (Figure VI‑1).
At initial terminals where mechanical forces are responsible
for train inspection and at crew change points, conductors must physically
observe the first six cars of their train to ensure the correct placement of
placarded hazardous material cars.
2. When to Use the Position in Train
Chart
Use the Hazardous Materials Position in Train Chart whenever air brake rules
apply. Ensure that train placement
is correct before departing:
a.
the initial
terminal; or
b.
an intermediate
station where pickups and setouts were made enroute.
3. How to Use the Position in Train Chart
Select the applicable column of the Position in Train Chart
by:
a.
finding the placard or marking applied to the car;
b.
determining the load or residue status of the car by the notation "RESIDUE: LAST
CONTAINED" on the paperwork;
c.
identifying the type of car involved by inspection; and then,
d.
finding the appropriate column based on the placard applied, load or residue
status, and car type.
Read and follow the restrictions associated with the placard
or marking as indicated by "X"s in the columns.
4. General Information
a.
For train placement purposes, each platform of an intermodal rail car is counted
as one car.
b.
A buffer car is a:
(1) non-placarded rail car;
(2) rail car with a placard or marking shown in Group 5;
(3) residue tank
car, as long as it complies with Restriction # 2 on the Position in Train Chart;
or,
(4) placarded rail
car, other than a tank car, as long as it complies with Restriction # 7 on the
Position in Train Chart.
c.
The words
“TOXIC” and “POISON” can be used interchangeably on placards.
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1.
General Requirement
Trains carrying
specified numbers of loaded rail cars, trailers, or containers of hazardous
materials will be operated as “Key Trains.”
2.
Key Trains
A “Key Train” is any train with:
a.
five (5) or more tank car or intermodal portable tank loads of a
“Poison (Toxic) Inhalation Hazard;” (Hazard
zone A or B), or
b.
twenty (20) or more carloads or intermodal portable tank loads of a
combination of Poison Inhalation Hazard
(zone A or B), flammable gas, Class 1.1 or 1.2 explosives, and environmentally
sensitive chemicals.
Note: Mixed loads in box cars, trailers or containers are not
counted when determining key train status
3.
Identifying Key Trains
a. A computer generated train
consist/list, will identify key train status in the header block on the first
page.
b. When a computer generated train
consist/list is not available, or hazardous material cars are added to a train,
the conductor must review the shipping papers for all hazardous material cars
and determine key train status.
Note: The “Poison/Toxic Inhalation Hazard” or
“Inhalation Hazard” notation on a waybill or shipping documents will identify a
commodity designated as a Poison/Toxic Inhalation Hazard (PIH or TIH). The same notation will be stenciled in
4-inch letters on each side of tank cars containing “PIH or TIH” materials.
c. Notify the dispatcher anytime a
train is designated as a key train (i.e., before departing the initial terminal
or if status changes enroute).
4. Key Train Operation
a. The maximum authorized speed for key trains is
50 MPH, unless further restricted.
b. Meeting or passing trains:
(1) When any track with an authorized speed of
10 MPH or less is used, one of the trains must be stopped before the other train
passes.
(2) The key train should hold the main track,
when practicable, unless a speed of 15 MPH or greater is authorized for the
siding or auxiliary track.
c. Cabooseless key trains must use an end-of-train
telemetry device.
d. When a defect
detector indicates a defect on any car in a key train, but inspection fails to
confirm evidence of the defect, the train will not exceed 30 MPH until it has
passed over the next detector.
If the same car sets-off the next detector, it must be set out of the
train.
e. Only cars equipped
with roller bearings may move in a key train.
Section VIII
Transportation Incidents
1.
General Requirement
In case of a
hazardous materials incident, safety is the first consideration. Your responsibility when observing an
incident, is to determine the status of the incident and to immediately report
the incident to the train dispatcher or yardmaster.
Note: Do not allow a leaking hazardous
material shipment to continue in transportation until the leak is resolved
(e.g., repaired, reconditioned, or overpacked).
2.
Reportable Incidents
Reportable incidents include:
a. all unintentional or accidental
releases (including very minor leaks) of hazardous materials in transportation.
b. all derailments and accidents
involving rail cars containing either a hazardous material, substance, or waste,
including residue shipments, in which the:
(1) packaging is
damaged; or
(2) car is derailed and not upright,
regardless of damage, leaks, or releases.
c. all releases of any petroleum
product (including oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, etc.) or other materials that can
cause environmental damage. For
example, spills on shorelines next to water, or spills that cause a sheen on the
water.
d. When in doubt, report all release
incidents, regardless of the amount of material involved.
3. When an Emergency
Occurs:
SAFETY IS OF
FIRST IMPORTANCE.
Carry out the following actions as closely as possible; however, on-scene
judgment based on actual circumstances must be the final guide for protecting
people, property, and the environment.
a. Make an emergency call, as radio
rules require.
b. Look for a fire or vapor cloud.
c. Rescue the injured if qualified,
without endangering yourself or others.
Warn and keep everyone at a safe distance until it can be determined what, if
any, chemicals are involved.
4.
When a Fire or Vapor Cloud is Visible:
a.
Take the
shipping papers (including the emergency response information) and move yourself
and other crew members upwind to the farthest distance recommended in the
Evacuation Section of the emergency response information accompanying the
shipping papers, or the Emergency Response Guidebook’s green pages that provide
initial isolation distances.
b.
Stay out of
ditches and low areas.
c. Remove all possible ignition
sources. Do
Not Smoke.
d. Provide the train dispatcher or
yardmaster with as much of the following information as possible:
(1) Status of crew members;
(2) Cars involved, including each car’s
initials and numbers and their extent of involvement (for example, leaking,
derailed, or on fire);
(3) Surroundings (e.g., proximity to populated
areas, local bodies of water or nearby drainage ditches or storm sewers;
description of terrain; location of access roads; weather conditions);
(4) Resources required to handle situation
(e.g., fire, ambulance, and law enforcement agencies); and,
(5) Location where a crew member with shipping
papers, will meet arriving emergency response personnel.
e. Once you are in a safe location,
identify yourself and cooperate with the local emergency response personnel as
noted in Item 6 of this Section.
5. When No Fire or
Vapor Cloud is Visible:
a. Review the shipping papers for
hazardous material shipments.
b. Take the shipping papers (including
the emergency response information) and inspect the train to identify the rail
cars, trailers, or containers involved, and look for indications of the release
of hazardous materials.
c. When you encounter released
hazardous materials during this inspection:
(1) Avoid contact with the material and its
vapors;
(2) Move yourself
and other crew members upwind to the farthest distance recommended in the
Evacuation Section of the emergency response information accompanying the
shipping papers, or the Emergency Response Guidebook’s green pages that provide
initial isolation distance.
(3) Stay out of
ditches and low areas;
(4) Remove all possible ignition sources.
Do Not Smoke; and,
(5) Warn all bystanders to stay away.
d. After completing the inspection,
notify the train dispatcher or yardmaster with as much of the following
information as possible:
(1) Status of crew members;
(2) Cars involved, including each car’s
initials and numbers and their extent of involvement (for example, leaking,
derailed, or on fire).
(3) Surroundings (for example, proximity to
populated areas, local bodies of water or nearby drainage ditches or storm
sewers; description of terrain; location of access roads; weather conditions);
(4) Resources required to handle situation
(for example, fire, ambulance, and law enforcement agencies); and,
(5) Location where a crew member with shipping
papers, will meet arriving emergency response personnel.
e. Once
you are in a safe location, identify yourself and cooperate with the local
emergency response personnel as noted in Item 6 of this Section.
6. Cooperating with Local Emergency
Responders
a. Share any requested information from
the shipping papers with emergency response personnel.
(1) Provide an extra copy of the train
consist/list, if available;
(2) Provide the Emergency Response Guidebook
along with a copy of the emergency response information provided with the
shipment;
(3) Note time, along with the name and title
of the person provided with this information.
b. Help emergency response personnel
identify cars and the commodities involved.
Use shipping papers or observations from a safe location to accomplish this
task.
c. Provide a full report of the
incident, and any assistance you gave to the emergency responders to the first
railroad manager on the scene.
7.
Moving a Leaking Car
Do not move a
leaking rail car containing a hazardous material unless it is necessary to
reduce or eliminate an immediate threat of harm to human health or the
environment.
a. An adequate number of buffer cars
must be used between the locomotive and the leaking car to prevent chemical
exposure.
b. Short movements may be made if a
receptacle is attached under the leak to prevent the spread of product.
c.
If safe to do so, switch
cars containing leaking hazardous materials to a location distant from
habitation, waterways, and highways.
a.
Buffer car – a
non-placarded, residue or low hazard rail car used to separate hazardous
material shipments from other shipments, locomotives and occupied cars for
placement in a train.
b.
Bulk packaging ‑
packaging with capacity greater than 119 gallons or 882 pounds. For example, bulk bags, intermodal (IM)
portable tanks, portable tanks, portable bins, gondola cars, hopper cars, or
tank cars.
c.
Department of
Transportation (DOT) – a department of the United States Government that:
formulates and executes transportation objectives, policies and programs;
promotes research and development with an emphasis on safety; and, encourages
cooperation between Federal, State, and local governments, carriers, labor and
other interested persons to achieve transportation objectives.
The Department’s primary branches are the: U.S. Coast Guard, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal
Highway Administration, Federal Railroad Administration and the Research and
Special Programs Administration.
d.
Emergency response
information ‑ hazard and response information for each hazardous material
that is contained in either the train documentation or the Emergency Response
Guidebook (ERG) to assist response personnel at hazardous material incidents.
e.
Hazard class ‑
the category of hazard assigned to a material.
A class may be subdivided into divisions for clarity and expressed as a
number or with words.
f.
Hazardous material ‑
a substance or material which the
Secretary of Transportation has determined to be capable of posing an
unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce.
The term “hazardous material” includes hazardous substances, hazardous wastes,
elevated temperature materials (HOT or MOLTEN), and marine pollutants.
g.
Hazardous material
shipment ‑ a hazardous material in rail cars, trailers, or containers in
rail transportation. All
hazardous material shipments require shipping papers. When moved in rail cars,
trailers, or containers, hazardous material shipments may or may not be
placarded or marked with an identification number.
h.
Hazardous waste
manifest ‑ a document specifically for tracking hazardous wastes in
transportation, which contains the shipping description and identifies the waste
generator, each transporter and the disposal facility.
i. Hazard zone ‑ one of four levels of
inhalation hazard (Hazard Zones A through D) assigned to gases, and one of two
levels of hazard (Hazard Zones A and B) assigned to liquids that are
poisonous/toxic by inhalation. For
example, when the hazard zone is "A," it is shown on the shipping paper as "Zone
A." Zone A is the most hazardous,
and Zone D is the least hazardous.
j.
Interchange ‑
the process of transferring rail cars to or from another railroad.
k.
Limited quantity
(LTD QTY) ‑ a term used on shipping papers to indicate a hazardous material
shipment which is allowed an exception to the labeling, packaging and placarding
requirements because the hazard associated with a small package is low.
l.
Marking ‑ a
descriptive commodity name, identification number, instructions, cautions,
weight, specification, or UN marks, or combinations required by DOT regulations
to be displayed on the outer packaging of hazardous materials. For example, INHALATION HAZARD, HOT,
MOLTEN, OR MARINE POLLUTANT.
m.
Non‑bulk packaging ‑ packaging with a
capacity equal to or less than 119 gallons or 882 pounds. For example, bags, bottles, boxes,
cylinders, or drums.
n.
N.O.S. ‑
initials, found on shipping papers, which mean "Not Otherwise Specified."
o.
ORM‑D (Other
Regulated Material ‑ Group D) ‑ a
material such as a consumer commodity that, due to its form, quantity and
packaging, presents such a limited hazard that it is not subject to the
regulations when transported by rail.
p.
Packing group ‑
a grouping of hazardous materials according to the degree of danger:
(1) Packing Group I (shown as "PG I" or "I" on
the shipping papers) indicates great danger.
(2) Packing Group II (shown as "PG II" or "II"
on the shipping papers) indicates medium danger.
(3) Packing Group III (shown as "PG III" or
"III" on the shipping papers) indicates minor danger.
q.
Placard ‑ a sign
measuring 10 3/4 by 10 3/4 inches square‑on‑point, communicating a hazard by
symbol, color, and words or numbers. Some placards must be displayed on a square
background, which is white with a black border.
r.
Placarded car ‑a rail car displaying placards in
accordance with DOT regulations.
s.
Poison/Toxic
Inhalation Hazard (PIH or TIH) or Inhalation Hazard - synonymous terms used
to identify certain gases and liquids that may cause health problems if breathed
in very low concentrations for short periods of time.
t.
Position-in-Train
document – a document listing the current position of all rail cars
containing a hazardous material shipment within the train. This document could be the train consist
or a separate document specifically for this purpose.
u.
Residue – the
hazardous material remaining in a packaging, including a tank car, after its
contents have been unloaded to the maximum extent practicable.
v.
Shipper's
Certification
‑ a signed (or electronically printed) declaration on the shipping paper
provided by the shipper to the first transporter for a loaded hazardous material
shipment. It may read either:
"This is to certify that the above‑named materials are
properly classified, described, packaged, marked and labeled, and are in proper
condition for transportation according to the applicable regulations of the
Department of Transportation." or
"I hereby declare that the contents of this consignment are fully and accurately
described above by proper shipping name, and are classified, packaged, marked
and labeled/placarded, and are in all respects in proper condition for transport
according to applicable international and national governmental regulations."
Note: A shipper’s certification is required on
any shipping paper that the customer provides to the crew for loaded hazardous
material cars.
w.
Shipping paper - any document providing
the appropriate entries for a hazardous material shipment.
x.
Switching ‑ the
operation of moving rail cars within a yard, or customer's facility. It does not include moving rail cars to
or from a shipper's facility or industry track.
y.
Technical name ‑
a recognized chemical name used in scientific and technical handbooks, journals,
and texts to further identify a hazardous material description.
z.
Train ‑ one or
more engines coupled, with one or more rail cars, displaying a marker, and
authorized to operate on a main track.
aa. Yard ‑ a system of tracks, other than
main tracks and sidings, used for making and breaking up trains and for other
purposes, such as repair or storage of cars.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
1) Date Issued:________
2) _______Cars From Engine 3)__________ of ___________
4) Issued By: ________
5) Issued To: _____________ 6)
Train ID: _______________
7) Waybill Date: ______ 8)
Waybill #: _____________ 9)
Weight: __________ lbs / kg
10) Equipment Type:
Tank Car Covered Hopper Hopper
Gondola Boxcar Container
Trailer
11) Equipment Initials
& Number: _______________
12) Conveying Car: ________________
13) Number of Pieces:
___________ 14) Packaging Type: _______
15) Weight _______ lbs / kg
16) Mixed DG/HazMat
Shipment 17)
Compartmentalized 18) No. DG/HM
Commodities___
19) Multiple
Consignors/Consignees
20) Consignor Information:
21) Consignee Information
Name:_______________________________ Name: _______________________________
Street: _______________________________
Street: _______________________________
City: _____________________St/Prov: ____
City: ____________________ St/Prov: ____
22) Placarded Class:
___ ___ ___ ___
Placarded Danger
23) Special Commodity
24) Compartment Id:
_______________ 25)
Weight / Volume: ____ 26) Unit of
Measure: ____
27) Residue Last
Contained
28) Hot
29) Proper Shipping
Name:
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
30) Technical Name in
Brackets ( ):
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
31) Primary Class:
_____________________________________________
32) Subsidiary Class(es)
in brackets ( ): ________ ________ ________
_________
33) UN or NA number
________
34) Letter E in
brackets ( ):
________
35) Packing Group (PG):
________
36) RQ (__________________________________) 37) Marine Pollutant (___________________)
38) Inhalation Hazard
39) Poison
40) Poison Inhalation Hazard
41) Hazard Zone _____
42) Net Explosive Quantity: ________ lbs / kg
43) Flash Point / Range: ________
_______ F C
44)
Control Temperature: _________________
Emergency Temperature: ___________ F
C
45) 24 Hour Emergency Telephone: ________________, _________________,
________________
46) ERAP Plan Number _______________________
ERAP Telephone:_____________________
47) ELS Permit No: ______, ______, ______, ______
48) DOT Exemption No:_____, _____, ____
FORM 3153
(8‑00)
This Document Is Not Valid Beyond The Next
Crew Change Point
Instructions For Completion of a
Dangerous/Hazardous Materials Radio Waybill
1) Items I through 11 mandatory for all Dangerous Goods/Hazardous Materials shipments.
2) Item 12 is mandatory if the equipment type is a container or trailer.
3) Items 13 to 15 refer to
the packaging of the regulated commodities transported in a container, trailer
or boxcar. If known this section must be completed. Mandatory if the shipment is
a mixed dangerous/hazmat shipment. See
mixed and compartmentalized
instructions below.
4) Item 16 if checked
indicates that the shipment consists of mixed dangerous goods/hazardous materials possibly
including general merchandise.
5) Item 17 if checked
indicates that the shipment is a compartmentalized Lank car Or Covered hopper.
6) Item 18 indicates the
number of regulated commodities in a Mixed or Compartmentalized shipment. If the
number is greater than " I " it will be necessary to complete additional radio waybills
for each additional commodity. See mixed and compartmentalized instructions below.
7) Item 19 applies to
shipments of Mixed Dangerous Goods being transported in Canada. If
checked it indicates that the shipment is a consolidation of
consignments that will require additional information.
See mixed and compartmentalized instructions below.
8) Items 20 & 21 the
consignor and consignee address information is
mandatory
if the shipment is transported in Canada and required if available in the
U.S.
9) Item 22 placarding
information is mandatory if the shipment is transported
in Canada and require d if available
in the U.S.
10)
Item 23 if checked indicates that
the shipment is a "Special Dangerous" in Canada.
11)
Items 24 to 26 are mandatory for all
compartmentalized shipments.
12)
Item 27 if checked indicates that
the shipment is a regulated residue.
13)
Item 28 if checked indicates that
the shipment is being shipped at extreme heat.
14)
Item 29 is a mandatory entry for all
shipments.
15)
Item 30 is generally required if
N.O.S. is part of the proper shipping name (item 29)
16)
Item 31 is a mandatory entry for all shipments
17)
Item 32 may be required for
shipments originating in Canada.
18)
Item 33 is a mandatory entry for all shipments. The letters UN or NA must precede
the 4 digit number.
19)
Item 34 may be required on shipments
originating in Canada.
20)
Item 35 mandatory for primary classes 3, 4, 5, 6. 8, 9. Additionally, in the
US the Packing Group is required for Class I and Combustible Liquid.
21)
Items 36 & 37 may be required for shipments originating or destined to the U.S.
22)
Items 38 to 40 may be required on
shipments originating or destined to the U.S. Only one of those may be selected
for any given commodity.
23)
Item 41 is mandatory if Item 40 "Poison Inhalation Hazard" has been selected.
The valid entry is one of A, B, C or D.
24)
Item 42 is mandatory for any shipment of class 1 explosives that is transported
in Canada.
25)
Item 43 is required for class 3
products that will be or have been transported by ship. The flash point
temperature may be a single entry or a range.
26)
Item 44 is required for a limited number of class
4 and class 5 commodities. Both the control and emergency temperature values
are required.
27)
Item 45 at least I Emergency
Telephone Number entry is mandatory for all shipments.
28)
Item 46 required on certain commodities that art transported in Canada. If an entry
is made both the ERAP # and Telephone are required.
29)
Items 47 & 48 regulatory
approval/exemption numbers must be entered if present.
Instructions Mixed and Compartmentalized
Shipments of Regulated Commodities:
The following apply to all shipments where
Item IS is greater than "I";
30)
A separate Radio Waybill is required
for each regulated commodity in the shipments.
31)
item 3 is required for each
additional commodity. would read 2 of 3.
For example if
there are 3 regulated commodities then for the 2nd commodity Item 3
32)
Item 11 is required for each sheet used and where the equipment type specified
in Item 10 is a container or trailer.
Item 12 is also required.
33)
Where the shipment is compartmentalized completion of Items 24
to 26 is required for each regulated commodity in the shipment.
34)
Where the shipment is mixed completion of items 13 to 15 is
required for each regulated commodity in the shipment.
35)
A complete description of all
regulated products in a shipment is required. For complete instructions see
Items 13 to 27 above.
36)
Insure that the 24 hour Emergency
Number(s) and ERAP information in Items 45 & 46 in the radio waybill applies to
the commodity being described. These items can some times change from one
commodity to the next.
The following in
addition to Items 30 to 36 above applies to all mixed dangerous goods shipments where Item 18 has been checked
indicating Multiple
Consignors/Consignees.
37)
Completion of Item 20 and/or Item 21 is required whenever the Consignor or Consignee on the shipping document
changes.
38)
In cases where the Consignor changes
particular attention must be paid to Items 45 (24hr Tel) and 46 (ERP).
