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If You Ship Hazardous Materials You Need To Know
Posted by Allan under Compliance , EPA , Hazardous Chemicals , Hazardous Material , Hazardous Waste , Hazmat , Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration , Safety , Shipping Hazardous Materials , Transportation , US DOTComments Off DOT Regs
As a shipper of hazardous materials you may be unaware of your responsibility under 49 CFR 172.506 to provide placards to the driver of the motor vehicle for your shipment prior to its departure from your property. Many Shippers rely on the driver of the vehicle (ie. the carrie) to provide the placards. In addition, they don’t maintain a supply of the necessary placards and would be unable to provide them if the driver requested them. A close reading 49 CFR part 172.506 of is in order.
Posted by Allan under Awareness , Compliance , Hazardous Material , Hazmat , Pipeline for Hazardous Materials Safety Administration , Shipping Hazardous Materials , Training , US DOTComments Off Most businesses today know when they are shipping a hazardous material. Some do not. It is your responsibility to know the law. Did you know these items are considered a hazardous material?
Motor Oil/Gasoline
As a shipper you must maker sure all employees involved with any part of the shipping or receiving of hazardous materials be training according to 49 CFR part 173.1.
PHSMA or Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (part of DOT), has materials you can obtain for free that outline what training you are required to do, how often and what the training must include. One brochure is called Does Your Hazmat Training Measure Up? Part of the brochure includes a Frequently Asked Question section that is very good.
Training is one of the main fined areas of PHSMA. Most companies either don’t complete the training or don’t do it correctly. Fines can range from $25,000 and up.
If you don’t know if you are shipping or receiving hazardous materials you need to find out. Then you need to make sure all the employees involved are trained. Proper training is good for 3 years for ground shipping and 2 years for both air and ocean shipping.
Remember ignorance of law is not an excuse and will still get your fined.
Posted by Allan under Awareness , Compliance , Hazardous Material , Hazmat , IDOT , Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration , Pipeline for Hazardous Materials Safety Administration , Shipping Hazardous Materials , Transportation , US DOTComments Off If your company ships any type of hazardous materials in commerce you will need to be advised of the new final ruling by the US DOT. As stated below if will make it mandatory that hazardous shipments are properly packaged and labeled under 49 CFR, parts 100-185. Failure to follow these regulations, can result in significant delay in the shipment of your package.
In a Federal Register notice, DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration specified procedures under which inspectors will gain access to open and examine a package offered for or in transportation if they have “reason to believe” that the package contained hazardous material.
HazWoper and More On-Line
Posted by Allan under Hazardous Materials , Hazardous Waste , Hazmat , OSHA , Training , US EPAComments Off The Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) applies to five distinct groups of employers and their employees. These include any employees who are exposed or potentially exposed to hazardous substances — including hazardous waste — and who are engaged in one of the following operations:
(More information can be found in osha documents as specified by 1910.120 and 1926.65)
OSHA has authorized several specific HAZMAT training courses know has the hazwoper training courses.These courses are comprised of the 40 hour hazwoper, 24 hour hazwoper and the 8 hour hazwoper refresher course.
Many OSHA authorized sites like OSHAu.co offer hazwoper training courses online.These courses can be administered in self-paced, downloadable modules which allow the student to complete the required training at their leisure.Online training also provides employers with the benefit of allowing their employees to take the required training from any internet-based computer eliminating travel costs and while maintaining productivity. The benefits of online training are realized through increased safety and health of employees and an increased protection of our environment and it’s resources.
Posted by Allan under Compliance , Equipment , Hazardous Materials , Hazmat , IATA , News , Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration , Safety , The Compliance Resource Center , Training , US DOTComments Off The Compliance Resource Center has reported that both the domestic hazardous materials transportation regulations and international rules for shipping batteries have undergone significant changes over the past two years. All batteries, alkaline, lithium, lead, nickel metal hydride, carbon zinc, etc., or battery powered products are subject to 49 CFR 173.21(c) in the U.S. hazardous materials regulations. Many batteries that were previously unregulated or under-regulated must now be thoroughly evaluated to determine hazard potential. Detailed packaging and communication standards must be followed under. Adding complexity to the issue is the fact that shipping requirements vary greatly, depending on the mode of transport and the type of battery. Battery shipping regulations affect a wide array of industries from manufacturers and part suppliers to freight forwarders and distributors. Regardless of whether a lithium or lithium ion cell or battery qualifies for the exceptions in the regulations, shippers must still comply with requirements of 49 CFR 173.21(c). That is, the cells and batteries must be securely packaged and offered for transportation in a manner that prevents the dangerous evolution of heat and short circuits.
Both FedEx and UPS will refuse to accept packages not meeting FedEx, Government or IATA requirements.
Posted by Allan under Compliance , Forklifts , Hazardous Materials , Hazmat , non-profits , Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration , Policies & Procedures , Safety , Security , The Compliance Resource Center , Training , Transportation , US DOTComments Off Do you ship or receive any materials considered hazardous by the US DOT (49 CFR 172.101)? If so, you MUST have a security plan (49 CFR part 172.800) which includes security awareness training to all who load, unload or have some responsibility putting the hazardous materials in commerce. This might include the person in the office who fills out the shipping papers, or the forklift driver who unloads the truck in your loading bay. Everyone involved with the process must be trained. The DOT has become more active fining companies and organizations for not having a security plan and not doing the training. Large or small, profit or not-for-profit, it doesn’t matter. Security awareness training is now considered one of the 5 parts of HAZMAT training. the 5 parts include: General Awareness, Function-Specific, Safety, Security Awareness, and Security In-Depth (if you need and have a security plan as classified by (49CFR 172.800(b)(1-7). If your hazardous materials fall under this last part, then you must do a full security plan including a assessment and training. The plan needs to be in writing and available to all who are affected.
The Compliance Resource Center can help you do a security assessment, write a security plan and customize hazmat training specificly for your company. All of our HAZMAT training is customize for the hazardous materials you ship or receive. You employees get ALL the training required by the US DOT Pipline and Hazardous Materials Safety Adminsitration. DOT Hazmat training for ground is required every 3 years and for air and/or ocean every 2 years. Thu 14 Aug 2008
Posted by Allan under Emergency , Emergency Response , First Responders , Hazardous Materials , Hazardous Waste , Hazmat , Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration , Quiz , Safety , Training , Transportation , US DOTComments Off Recently, Chuck Armstrong, Safety Manager for the City of Chicago, sent me a website to check out. This short video http://www.hazmatsolutions.net/erg/ explains how to use an Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). Click on the quiz at the end of the presentation to test your knowledge. This video can also be used a part of a training class if your safety department is involved with hazardous materials. Thanks for passing this information to our readers. If you have anything like this (which is not a commercial) let us know and we will give everyone the information to use.
Hazmat Survival Tips Article
Posted by Allan under Compliance , Emergency , Emergency Response , First Responders , Hazardous Materials , Hazardous Waste , Hazmat , OSHA , Safety , US DOTComments Off I recently became aware of a journal (Fire Engineering) that has a variety of articles about fire, hazmat and safety. One the articles that came to my attention was by Steven M. De Lisi. Mr. De Lisi retired after a fire service career spanning 27 years that included serving as a regional training manager for the Virginia Department of Fire Programs (VDFP) and most recently as the deputy chief for the Virginia Air Guard Fire Rescue.
His article, Hazmat Survival Tips: 10 Common Errors Committed During Incidents addresses issues First Responders have dealing with a hazardous incident. Today many companies have HazWoper trained personnel, many who might also find some interesting information within this article. Hazardous incidents are becoming more common as more and more hazardous materials are being transported throughout the United States. Companies need to make sure they are in compliance with both the US DOT (49 CFR parts 100-185) and OSHA (29CFR part 120).
Better Not Cry, Better Not Pout, OSHA & DOT Are Coming To Town
Posted by Allan under Compliance , Hazardous Materials , Hazmat , OSHA , Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration , Safety , Training , US DOTComments Off Sources have been telling me that both OSHA & DOT’S PHMSA (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) are actively conducting on-site inspections for violations. OSHA has released it Site Specific Targeting Plan, while PHMSA is
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration in May announced that it would focus on roughly 3,800 high-hazard work sites for unannounced comprehensive safety inspections in 2008. The visits will be part of OSHA’s 2008 site-specific targeting plan, according to a news release. OSHA has used such plans for more than a decade, honing in on different work sites based on injury and illness data.
“This program emphasizes to employers the importance of our enforcement efforts in ensuring safe working conditions for employees,” said Edwin G. Foulke Jr., assistant secretary of labor for OSHA, in a news release. The work sites that will be included in this year’s targeting plan are those that have reported 11 or more injuries or illnesses resulting in days away from work, restricted work activity, or job transfers for every 100 full-time employees.
OSHA also will randomly select and inspect about 175 workplaces with 100 or more employees that reported low injury and illness rates for the purpose of reviewing how well they actually comply with OSHA requirements, the release said. PHMSA has been very active in enforcement of hazmat (49CFR parts 100-185) regulations concerning the shipment of hazardous materials in commerce. DOT’s current maximum civil penalty is $50,000 per violation. Considering a shipment may have multiple vioaltions this amount can increase rapidly. The number 1 fined incident is lack of current training.
So you better be good and you better be nice or OSHA/PHMSA might fine you twice.
Posted by Allan under Compliance , Hazardous Materials , Hazmat , Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration , Safety , The Compliance Resource Center , Training , TransportationComments Off You know The Compliance Resource Center does not often write about products, but there are times when something comes along which our readers might find interesting and/or useful. Here is one of those products. If you ship hazardous materials you might want to consider the new software program by EZHAZMAT. This new software walks you through the process of correctly shipping hazardous materials in compliance with 49CFR part 100-185. The program identifies the correct shipping name, gives the shipper the correct markings on the package, creates a bill of lading and more. However, this is NOT a substitute for the training requirement in 49CFR part 172.700 or the security plan part (HM-232). Training is still required every 3 years for ground shipping and every 2 years for air and ocean shipping. Also all new employees involved with the loading or unloading of hazardous materials must be trained within 30 days. There are other software programs that will help you ship hazardous materials such as UPS’s WorldShip, and others. If you go to the EZHAZMAT site you might also want to take the hazmat quiz and test your knowledge.
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