{"operation":"document","citation":"PHMSA Guidance, How to Use HMR - Jack Whitley","title":"How to Use HMR - Jack Whitley","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2005-02-01","effective_on":"2005-02-01","summary":"How to Use HMR - Jack Whitley Document How_to_Use_HMR.pdf (2.66 MB) This document teaches how to use 49 CFR, Parts 100-185, which contains the current HMR under Chapter I – Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Issued Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2005","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-guidance-how-use-hmr-jack-whitley-55141ff8.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-guidance-how-use-hmr-jack-whitley-55141ff8.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-guidance-how-use-hmr-jack-whitley-55141ff8","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/news/how-use-hmr-jack-whitley","body":"How to Use HMR - Jack Whitley\n\nDocument\n\n How_to_Use_HMR.pdf (2.66 MB)\n\n        This document teaches how to use 49 CFR, Parts 100-185, which contains the current HMR under Chapter I – Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.\n\n          Issued Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2005\n\n<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nHow to\nUse the\nHMR\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nTo Protect People and the Environment From the Risks of\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nHazardous Materials Transportation\nSafety Administration\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nJack Whitley\nHMSAT, Western Region\n3401 Centre Lake Dr.\nSuite 550B\nOntario, CA 91761\nPhone: 909-937-3279\nEarl.whitley@dot.gov\nazardous\naterial\nafety\nssistance\neam\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nPrimary Goal of the\nHazardous Materials Regulations\n(HMR)\n- 3 -\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nProtecting the Public\n- 4\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nTo Protect People and the Environment From the Risks of\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nHazardous Materials Transportation\nE\nSafety Administration\nEBOL OOL\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\nPreparing Shipments for\nAll Environments\n- 5 -\n\n<<<PAGE 6>>>\n\nWhat If This Was Hazmat?\n05\n03\n- 6 -\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nTo Protect People and the Environment From the Risks of\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nHazardous Materials Transportation\nSafety Administration\n\n<<<PAGE 7>>>\n\n\"Incidents Occur\"\n- 7 -\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nTo Protect People and the Environment From the Risks of\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nHazardous Materials Transportation\nSafety Administration\nESTO-AOL\n\n<<<PAGE 8>>>\n\nReference Material\nHOW TO USE\nThe Hazardous\nCRaters als Regulations\nCFR 49 Parts 100 To 185\n15. Departmen\nPipeline and\nof Transportotio\nSafety Administration\nHazardous Materials\n- 8\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nTo Protect People and the Environment From the Risks of\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nHazardous Materials Transportation\nSafety Administration\nE0--00\n\n<<<PAGE 9>>>\n\nHMR General Areas\nThe HMR is divided into four general areas:\n1. Identification and Classification\n2. Hazard Communication\n3. Packaging Requirements\n4. Operational Rules\n- 9 -\n\n<<<PAGE 10>>>\n\nHMR Breakdown\nTitle 49 Transportation\nSubtitle B – Other Regulations Relating to Transportation\nChapter 1 – Department of Transportation, Pipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety Administration\nSubchapter C – Hazardous Materials Regulations\nParts 171-185\nSubparts\nSection\nParagraph\nSubparagraph\n- 10 -\n\n<<<PAGE 11>>>\n\nStructure of the HMR\n172.301 (a) (3) (i)\nSection\nParagraph\nSubparagraph\nSub-subparagraph\n- 11 -\n\n<<<PAGE 12>>>\n\nRules of Construction §171.9\n Singular words include the plural and plural words include\nthe singular\n Masculine words include the feminine\n “Must” and “shall” mean required\n “Should” means recommended, but not required\n “May” means permitted, but not required\n “No person may” means no person is required, authorized,\nor permitted to...\n “Includes” means includes, but not limited to\n- 12 -\n\n<<<PAGE 13>>>\n\nWhat is a HAZMAT?\nHazardous material means a substance or material that\nthe Secretary of Transportation has determined is capable\nof posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and\nproperty when transported in commerce, and has\ndesignated as hazardous under section 5103 of Federal\nhazardous materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5103).\nThe term includes hazardous substances, hazardous\nwastes, marine pollutants, elevated temperature\nmaterials, materials designated as hazardous in the\nHazardous Materials Table (see 49 CFR 172.101), and\nmaterials that meet the defining criteria for hazard\nclasses and divisions in part 173 of this subchapter. § 171.8\n\n<<<PAGE 14>>>\n\nIs it a HAZMAT?\n• Listed in the HAZMAT Table\n• Prior marking/labeling/placarding\n• Safety Data Sheet (SDS)\n• Testing\nDON’T FORGET TO CHECK THE APPENDICES TO THE HMT (172.101)\nAppendix A – The hazardous material may also be a hazardous substance\nAppendix B – The hazardous material may also be a marine pollutant\n\n<<<PAGE 15>>>\n\nThe Hazardous Material Table\n§172.101\nSymbols\n(1)\nHazardous\nMaterials\nDescriptions\nand Proper\nShipping\nNames\n(2)\n(8) Packaging\n(§173.***)\n(9)\nQuantity Limitations\nHazard\nClass or\nDivision\n(3)\nIdentification\nNumbers\n(4)\nPG\n(5)\nLabel\nCodes\n(6)\nSpecial\nProvisions\n(§172.102)\n(7)\nExcep-\ntions\n(8A)\nNon-\nbulk\n(8B)\nBulk\n(8C)\nPassenger\naircraft/rail\n(9A)\nCargo air-\ncraft only\n(9B)\nAcrolein,\nstabilized\n6.1 6.1 UN1092 Copper\ncyanide\nG\nUN1587 3 UN1993 I\nFlammable\nliquid, n.o.s.\nPhosphoric\nacid solution\n8 UN1805 I 6.1, 3 II II\nIII\nIII 6.1 3\n3\n3\n1, B9, B14, B30,\nB42, B77, T22,\nTP2, TP7, TP13,\nTP38, TP44\nIB8, IP2, IP4, T3,\nTP33\nT11, TP1, TP27,\n1B2, T7, TP1, TP8,\nTP28, B1, B52, IB3,\nT4, TP1, TP29\n8 A7, IB3, N34,\nT4, TP1\nNone 226 244\n153 150\n150\n150\n154 204 201\n202\n203\n203 242\n243\n242\n242\n241\nForbidden\n25kg 1L\n5L\n60L\n5L Forbidden\n100kg\n30L\n60L\n220L\n60L\n- 15 -\n\n<<<PAGE 16>>>\n\nTable Provisions (PREAMBLE)\n Preamble is the road map.\n Key references for each column listed.\n When all else fails go back!\n 49 CFR 172.101 Subpart B\n- 16 -\n\n<<<PAGE 17>>>\n\nSymbols\nColumn 1\n+ Affixes Proper Shipping Name, Hazard Class & Packing Group (Pure Materials Only) without\nregard to whether the material meets the definition of that class, packing group or any other hazard class definition\nA Air Transportation\nRegulated when transported by\nW Vessel (Water) Transportation\nD Domestic Transportation\nFor “proper shipping names”\nI International Transportation\nG Generic & Hazard Class, n.o.s. PSN Requiring Constituent Identification\n§ 172.101(b)\n- 17 -\n\n<<<PAGE 18>>>\n\nColumn 2\nHazardous Materials\nDescriptions and Proper\nShipping Names\n Alphabetical listing of hazardous materials\ndescriptions and proper shipping names\n Proper shipping names\n• Roman type\n• Singular or plural\n Words in italic are not part of the proper\nshipping name\nPunctuation marks and words in italics are not part of the proper shipping\nname, but may be used in addition to the proper shipping name.\n§ 172.101(c)\n- 18 -\n\n<<<PAGE 19>>>\n\nExamples of PSN\n Anhydrous ammonia, see\nAmmonia, Anhydrous\n Acetone\n Ammunition, rocket see\nWarheads, rocket etc.\n- 19 -\n\n<<<PAGE 20>>>\n\nMore Examples of PSN\n Hydrogen, compressed\n Hydrogen cyanide, stabilized\nwith less than 3 percent water\n Hydroxyl amine iodide – “Forbidden”\n- 20 -\n\n<<<PAGE 21>>>\n\nHazard Class\nor Division\nColumn 3\n Designation of hazard class or division or\n“Forbidden”\n A basic description of each hazard class can\nbe found in § 173.2\n Examples:\n1.2 Explosives (with a projection hazard)\n2.3 Poisonous gas\n3 Flammable and combustible liquid\n4.1 Flammable Solid\n§ 172.101(d)7 Radioactive material - 21 -\n\n<<<PAGE 22>>>\n\nColumn 4\nIdentification\nNumbers\n Identification number is assigned to each proper\nshipping name\n “UN” - United Nations\n• Considered appropriate for domestic and\ninternational transportation\n “NA” - North America\n• Domestic transportation\n• Transportation To and From Canada Only\n “ID” – International Civil Aviation Organization\n(ICAO)\n§ 172.101(e)- 22 -\n\n<<<PAGE 23>>>\n\nColumn 5\nPG\nSpecifies one or more packing groups assigned to a material\nPacking Group I PG I Great Danger\nPacking Group II PG II Medium Danger\nPacking Group III PG III Minor Danger\n§ 172.101(f)\n- 23 -\n\n<<<PAGE 24>>>\n\nAssigning Packing Groups\n Class 2 (gases)\n Class 7 (radioactive)\n Class 6.2 (other regulated medical wastes)\n ORM-D (other regulated material – D)\nMore than one PG assigned?\nFlash Point, Reactivity\n- 24 -\n\n<<<PAGE 25>>>\n\nDetermining Packing Group?\n 49 CFR 173 Subpart D\n• Flammability (Flash Point)\n• Reactivity (SADT, H2O, O2)\n• Toxicity (LD 50/LC 50)\n• Corrosiveness (Time/Damage)\n- 25 -\n\n<<<PAGE 26>>>\n\nLabel\nCodes\nColumn 6\n Specifies codes which represent\nhazard warning labels\n• See “Label Substitution Table”\nin §172.101(g)\n If more than one code is present:\n• The first indicates the primary\nhazard\n• Additional codes indicates\nsubsidiary hazards\n§ 172.101(g)\n- 26 -\n\n<<<PAGE 27>>>\n\nSpecial\nProvisions\nColumn 7\n Specifies codes for special provisions – see\n§172.102 for the meaning of the provisions\n Code descriptions\n• Numbers Only = All Applications\n• A = Air Transport Only\n• B = Bulk Transport Only\n• H = Highway Transport Only\n• N = Non-Bulk Transport Only\n• R = Rail Transport Only\n• T = IM Tanks Only\n§ 172.101(h) 172.102\n• W = Water Transport Only\n- 27 -\n\n<<<PAGE 28>>>\n\nExample Special Provision Codes\n A2 Single packagings are not permitted on\naircraft\n B25 Package must be made from monel or\nnickel\n N41 Metal construction not allowed to contact\nmaterials\n 1 Poison by inhalation Hazard Zone A\n- 28 -\n\n<<<PAGE 29>>>\n\nExample Special Provision Codes\nContinued\n A1 Single packages are not permitted on\npassenger aircraft\n B9 Bottom outlets are not authorized.\n N33 Aluminum drums are not authorized.\n 24 Alcoholic Beverages Greater than 70%\nBy volume (Dad’s Moonshine shipments)\nmust be transported as PGII\n- 29 -\n\n<<<PAGE 30>>>\n\nColumn 8\nPackaging\n• Identifies the applicable\n(173.***)\npackaging reference:\nExceptions\nNon-Bulk\nBulk\n• Column 8A - Packaging\n(8A)\n(8B)\n(8C)\nExceptions (limited quantities)\n• Column 8B - Non-Bulk\nPackaging requirements\n• Column 8C - Bulk Packaging\nrequirements\n• ***Note*** If \"None\" listed,\nyou can not use that method\n§ 172.101(i)\n- 30-\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nTo Protect People and the Environment From the Risks of\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nHazardous Materials Transportation\nSafety Administration\n\n<<<PAGE 31>>>\n\nExceptions\nExceptions. Column 8A contains exceptions from some of the\nrequirements of this subchapter. The referenced exceptions are in\naddition to those specified in subpart A of part 173 and elsewhere in\nthis subchapter.\nA “None” in this column means no packaging exceptions are authorized,\nexcept as may be provided by special provisions in Column 7. “None”\ndoes not apply to the small, excepted or de minimis quantities\nexceptions found in §§ 173.4, 173.4a, or 173.4b\n• Exceptions are for small amounts of hazardous materials, exceptions\nand quantity limitations vary based on hazards.\n\n<<<PAGE 32>>>\n\nNon-bulk\nNon-bulk packaging means a packaging which has:\n(1) A maximum capacity of 450 L (119 gallons) or less as a\nreceptacle for a liquid;\n(2) A maximum net mass of 400 kg (882 pounds) or less and a\nmaximum capacity of 450 L (119 gallons) or less as a receptacle for a\nsolid;\n(3) A water capacity of 454 kg (1000 pounds) or less as a\nreceptacle for a gas as defined in §173.115 of this subchapter; or\n(4) Regardless of the definition of bulk packaging, a maximum\nnet mass of 400 kg (882 pounds) or less for a bag or a box conforming\nto the applicable requirements for specification packagings, including\nthe maximum net mass limitations, provided in subpart L of part 178\nof this subchapter.\n§ 171.8\n\n<<<PAGE 33>>>\n\nBulk\nBulk packaging means a packaging, other than a vessel or a barge,\nincluding a transport vehicle or freight container, in which hazardous\nmaterials are loaded with no intermediate form of containment. A\nLarge Packaging in which hazardous materials are loaded with an\nintermediate form of containment, such as one or more articles or\ninner packagings, is also a bulk packaging. Additionally, a bulk\npackaging has:\n(1) A maximum capacity greater than 450 L (119 gallons) as a\nreceptacle for a liquid;\n(2) A maximum net mass greater than 400 kg (882 pounds)\nand a maximum capacity greater than 450 L (119 gallons) as a\nreceptacle for a solid; or\n(3) A water capacity greater than 454 kg (1000 pounds) as a\nreceptacle for a gas as defined in §173.115 of this subchapter.\n§ 171.8\n\n<<<PAGE 34>>>\n\nExample for “ACETAL”\n Exception - 150\n• LTD QTY, Consumer Commodities,\nlimitations per package/overpack\n Non Bulk - 202\n• Outer package, Inner package\n Bulk - 242\n• Rail cars, Cargo tanks, Portable tanks\nand IBCs to be used\n- 35 -\n\n<<<PAGE 35>>>\n\nColumn 9\nQuantity Limitations\nPassenger\naircraft/rail (9A)\nCargo air-\ncraft only\n(9B)\n Columns specify the maximum\nquantities (kgs) per package\n “Forbidden”\n Quantity limitation is “net”\nunless otherwise specified\n If “Forbidden” on passenger-\ncarrying aircraft, but permitted\non cargo aircraft, it must be\nlabeled with the CARGO\nAIRCRAFT ONLY label\n(§172.448)\n§ 172.101(j)\n- 36 -\n\n<<<PAGE 36>>>\n\nColumn 10\nVessel stowage\nLocation (10A) Other\n(10B)\n Column 10A specifies\nauthorized stowage locations on\nboard cargo and passenger\nvessels\n Column 10B specifies codes for\nstowage requirements – see\n§176.84 for code meanings\n§ 172.101(k)\n- 37 -\n\n<<<PAGE 37>>>\n\nStep-wise Compliance Process\nSYMBOL\nSTEP 2\nCLASSIFY\nSTEP1\nSTEP4\nSTEP 3\nLABELING\nPACKAGING\nDETERMINE\nSTEPS\nSTEP6\nAIR/RAIL\nWATER\n§172.101 Hazardous Materials Table\nSymbols\nHazardous materials\nshipping names\ndescriptions and proper\nclass or\nHazard | Identifica-\nDivision Numbers\ntion\nPG\nLabel\nCodes\n(8)\nSpecial provisions\nPackaging\n(9)\n($173.***)\nQuantity limitations\nVessel stowage\n(10)\nBulk\nCargo\n(8A)\n(8B)\n(8C)\naircraft\nLocation\n(9A)\n(10A)\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(6)\n17)\nSodium peroxide..\n5.1\nUN1504\n5.1......\nA2O, N4...\nNone....\n211.\nNone...\nForbidden\n15 kg.....\n13, 75, 106\nSodium pro borate,\n5.1\nUN3247\n5.1...\n152.....\n212....\n/240...\n5 kg.........\n25 kg.....\nA\n13, 25, 106\nSodium Persulfate..\n5.1\n| UN1505\n5.1...\nA1.\n_ 152. 213 240\n25 kg........\n100 kg...\nSTEP\nTASK\nCOLUMN\nSTEP\nTASK\nCOLUMN\nHMT\n1\netermine proper shipping name\n4\nazard class or divisic\nDetermine labels\n6\nIdentification number\nDetermine air/rail quantity limits\n9A &9B\nPacking group (PG)\n+ in\nDetermine water requirements\n10A & 10B\n2\nDetermine symbol\nNote: Check the Appendices. The material may also be a hazardou\n3\nubstance (Appendix A) or a marine pollutant (Appendix B\nExceptions\nDetermine Packaging\nNon-Bulk Packaging\nBulk Packaging\n8B\nDetermine if any special provisions for the\nmaterial apply\n- 38-\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nTo Protect People and the Environment From the Risks of\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nHazardous Materials Transportation\nSafety Administration\n\n<<<PAGE 38>>>\n\nStep 1: Identify the Material\n Proper Shipping Name (Col. 2)\n Hazard Class or Division (Col. 3)\n Identification Number (Col. 4)\n Packing Group, (Col. 5)(if appropriate)\nDON’T FORGET TO CHECK THE APPENDICES TO THE HMT (172.101)\nAppendix A – The hazardous material may also be a hazardous substance\nAppendix B – The hazardous material may also be a marine pollutant\n- 39 -\n\n<<<PAGE 39>>>\n\nHAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE\n Listed in Appendix A\n Defined:\n• Placed in transportation\n• Meets or exceeds RQ listed per/pkg\noIn pounds and KGs\n• Once it becomes a HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE\nnow considered HAZMAT\n• Name of Substance with RQ listed with PSN\n- 40 -\n\n<<<PAGE 40>>>\n\nMARINE POLLUTANT\n Listed in Appendix B\n• Marine Pollutants\no10% by volume\n• Severe Marine Pollutants (PP)\no1% by volume\noIf no other HAZMAT traits (Class 1-8)\noUN 3077 Environmentally hazardous\nsubstance, liquid/solid n.o.s, 9\n- 41 -\n\n<<<PAGE 41>>>\n\nStep 2: Check Symbols\n Determine if restrictions (+, A, D, G, I or W) apply\n(Col. 1)\nStep 3: Determine Packaging\n Check special provisions (Col. 7)\n Determine authorized packaging (Col. 8A, 8B, 8C)\n- 42 -\n\n<<<PAGE 42>>>\n\nStep 4: Label the Package\n Determine the required hazard warning label(s)\n(Col. 6)\n Furthermore:\n• Mark the package (§172.300)\n• Determine placarding requirements (§172.500)\n- 43 -\n\n<<<PAGE 43>>>\n\nStep 5: Check Air or Rail Limitations\n If transporting by air and/or rail, determine packaging\nlimitations (Col. 9A, 9B)\nStep 6: Check Water Limitations\n If transporting by water, determine vessel shipment\nrequirements (Col. 10A, 10B)\n- 44 -\n\n<<<PAGE 44>>>\n\nAdditional Requirements\n Shipper’s Certification\n Other hazard communication\n• Shipping papers\n• Additional labeling\n• Emergency Response Information\n• Emergency Telephone Number\n- 45 -\n\n<<<PAGE 45>>>\n\nGot A\nQuestion?\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nTo Protect People and the Environment From the Risks of\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nHazardous Materials Transportation\nSafety Administration\n\n<<<PAGE 46>>>\n\nWhere to Find More Information…\nhttp://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat\n- 47 -\n\n<<<PAGE 47>>>\n\nNEW: Hazardous Materials\nTransportation Training Modules\nFree, interactive training modules available online:\nhttp://phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat\n\n<<<PAGE 48>>>\n\nHazardous Material Info-Center\n1-800-HMR-4922\n(1-800-467-4922)\nE-mail: infocntr@dot.gov\n Obtain answers to HMR questions\n Request copies of Federal Register,\nspecial permits or training materials\n Fax on Demand\n- 49 -","truncated":false,"body_characters":16393}