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titleTitle 49 — Transportation subtitleSubtitle B — Other Regulations Relating to Transportation chapterChapter I — Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation subchapterSubchapter C — Hazardous Materials Regulations partPart 174 subpartSubpart J—Detailed Requirements for Division 6.1 (Poisonous) Materials

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Subpart A—General Requirements8

§ 174.1Purpose and scope.§ 174.2Limitation on actions by states, local governments, and Indian tribes.§ 174.3Unacceptable hazardous materials shipments.§ 174.5Carrier's materials and supplies.§ 174.9Safety and security inspection and acceptance.§ 174.14Movements to be expedited.§ 174.16Removal and disposition of hazardous materials at destination.§ 174.20Local or carrier restrictions.

Subpart B—General Operating Requirements4

§ 174.24Shipping papers.§ 174.26Notice to train crews.§ 174.28Electronic Train Consist Information.§ 174.50Nonconforming or leaking packages.

Subpart C—General Handling and Loading Requirements7

§ 174.55General requirements.§ 174.57Cleaning cars.§ 174.59Marking and placarding of rail cars.§ 174.61Transport vehicles and freight containers on flat cars.§ 174.63Portable tanks, IM portable tanks, IBCs, Large Packagings, cargo tanks, and multi-unit tank car tanks.§ 174.67Tank car unloading.§ 174.81Segregation of hazardous materials.

Subpart D—Handling of Placarded Rail Cars, Transport Vehicles and Freight Containers5

§ 174.82General requirements for the handling of placarded rail cars, transport vehicles, freight containers, and bulk packages.§ 174.83Switching placarded rail cars, transport vehicles, freight containers, and bulk packagings.§ 174.84Position in train of loaded placarded rail cars, transport vehicles, freight containers or bulk packagings when accompanied by guards or technical escorts.§ 174.85Position in train of placarded cars, transport vehicles, freight containers, and bulk packagings.§ 174.86Maximum allowable operating speed.

Subpart E—Class I (Explosive) Materials10

§ 174.101Loading Class 1 (explosive) materials.§ 174.102Forbidden mixed loading and storage.§ 174.103Disposition of damaged or astray shipments.§ 174.104Division 1.1 or 1.2 (explosive) materials; car selection, preparation, inspection, and certification.§ 174.105Routing shipments, Division 1.1 or 1.2 (explosive) materials.§ 174.106“Order-Notify” or “C.O.D.” shipments, Division 1.1 or 1.2 (explosive) materials.§ 174.110Car magazine.§ 174.112Loading Division 1.3 materials and Division 1.2 (explosive) materials (Also see § 174.101).§ 174.114Record to be made of change of seals on “Cars loaded with Division 1.1 or 1.2 (explosive) materials”.§ 174.115Loading Division 1.4 (explosive) materials.

Subpart F—Detailed Requirements for Class 2 (Gases) Materials4

§ 174.200Special handling requirements.§ 174.201Class 2 (gases) material cylinders.§ 174.204Tank car delivery of gases, including cryogenic liquids.§ 174.290Materials extremely poisonous by inhalation shipped by, for, or to the Department of Defense.

Subpart G—Detailed Requirements for Class 3 (Flammable Liquid) Materials4

§ 174.300Special handling requirements.§ 174.304Class 3 (flammable liquid) materials in tank cars.§ 174.310Requirements for the operation of high-hazard flammable trains.§ 174.312HHFT information sharing notification for emergency response planning.

Subpart J—Detailed Requirements for Division 6.1 (Poisonous) Materials3

§ 174.600Special handling requirements for materials extremely poisonous by inhalation.§ 174.615Cleaning cars.§ 174.680Division 6.1 (poisonous) materials with foodstuffs.

Subpart K—Detailed Requirements for Class 7 (Radioactive) Materials3

§ 174.700Special handling requirements for Class 7 (radioactive) materials.§ 174.715Cleanliness of transport vehicles after use.§ 174.750Incidents involving leakage.

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Subpart A—General Requirements8

§ 174.1Purpose and scope.§ 174.2Limitation on actions by states, local governments, and Indian tribes.§ 174.3Unacceptable hazardous materials shipments.§ 174.5Carrier's materials and supplies.§ 174.9Safety and security inspection and acceptance.§ 174.14Movements to be expedited.§ 174.16Removal and disposition of hazardous materials at destination.§ 174.20Local or carrier restrictions.

Subpart B—General Operating Requirements4

§ 174.24Shipping papers.§ 174.26Notice to train crews.§ 174.28Electronic Train Consist Information.§ 174.50Nonconforming or leaking packages.

Subpart C—General Handling and Loading Requirements7

§ 174.55General requirements.§ 174.57Cleaning cars.§ 174.59Marking and placarding of rail cars.§ 174.61Transport vehicles and freight containers on flat cars.§ 174.63Portable tanks, IM portable tanks, IBCs, Large Packagings, cargo tanks, and multi-unit tank car tanks.§ 174.67Tank car unloading.§ 174.81Segregation of hazardous materials.

Subpart D—Handling of Placarded Rail Cars, Transport Vehicles and Freight Containers5

§ 174.82General requirements for the handling of placarded rail cars, transport vehicles, freight containers, and bulk packages.§ 174.83Switching placarded rail cars, transport vehicles, freight containers, and bulk packagings.§ 174.84Position in train of loaded placarded rail cars, transport vehicles, freight containers or bulk packagings when accompanied by guards or technical escorts.§ 174.85Position in train of placarded cars, transport vehicles, freight containers, and bulk packagings.§ 174.86Maximum allowable operating speed.

Subpart E—Class I (Explosive) Materials10

§ 174.101Loading Class 1 (explosive) materials.§ 174.102Forbidden mixed loading and storage.§ 174.103Disposition of damaged or astray shipments.§ 174.104Division 1.1 or 1.2 (explosive) materials; car selection, preparation, inspection, and certification.§ 174.105Routing shipments, Division 1.1 or 1.2 (explosive) materials.§ 174.106“Order-Notify” or “C.O.D.” shipments, Division 1.1 or 1.2 (explosive) materials.§ 174.110Car magazine.§ 174.112Loading Division 1.3 materials and Division 1.2 (explosive) materials (Also see § 174.101).§ 174.114Record to be made of change of seals on “Cars loaded with Division 1.1 or 1.2 (explosive) materials”.§ 174.115Loading Division 1.4 (explosive) materials.

Subpart F—Detailed Requirements for Class 2 (Gases) Materials4

§ 174.200Special handling requirements.§ 174.201Class 2 (gases) material cylinders.§ 174.204Tank car delivery of gases, including cryogenic liquids.§ 174.290Materials extremely poisonous by inhalation shipped by, for, or to the Department of Defense.

Subpart G—Detailed Requirements for Class 3 (Flammable Liquid) Materials4

§ 174.300Special handling requirements.§ 174.304Class 3 (flammable liquid) materials in tank cars.§ 174.310Requirements for the operation of high-hazard flammable trains.§ 174.312HHFT information sharing notification for emergency response planning.

Subpart J—Detailed Requirements for Division 6.1 (Poisonous) Materials3

§ 174.600Special handling requirements for materials extremely poisonous by inhalation.§ 174.615Cleaning cars.§ 174.680Division 6.1 (poisonous) materials with foodstuffs.

Subpart K—Detailed Requirements for Class 7 (Radioactive) Materials3

§ 174.700Special handling requirements for Class 7 (radioactive) materials.§ 174.715Cleanliness of transport vehicles after use.§ 174.750Incidents involving leakage.

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RegulationsTitle 49Subtitle BChapter ISubchapter CPart 174Subpart J—Detailed Requirements for Division 6.1 (Poisonous) Materials49 CFR 174.615

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49 CFR 174.615

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(b) After Division 6.1 (poisonous) materials are unloaded from a rail car, that car must be thoroughly cleaned unless the car is used exclusively in the carriage of Division 6.1 (poisonous) materials.

[Amdt. 174-26, 41 FR 16092, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 174-68, 55 FR 52684, Dec. 21, 1990; Amdt. 174-82, 61 FR 18933, Apr. 29, 1996]

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