# Mr. Frank Milam — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

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- **citation:** 07-0146
- **title:** Mr. Frank Milam — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
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- **published on:** 2007-08-30
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- **summary:** 07-0146 concerning 172.407, 172.411.
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U.S. Department
of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20590
Materials Safety
Pipeline and Hazardous
Administration
AUG 30 2007
1900 River Road
Mr. Frank Milam
Ref. No.: 07-0146
Burlington, NJ 08016
Dear Mr. Milam:
This is in response to your July 19, 2007 letter and your follow-up letter of July 23, 2007,
requesting that this Office review your company's hazard warning labels for compliance
with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). You enclosed
approximately 32 different labels and duplicates of those labels in a follow-up letter, sixty-
four (64) in all.
Under the HMR, hazard warning labels must conform to the requirements specified in
§ 172.407. Any color on a hazard warning label, upon visual examination, must fall within
specifications set forth in Table 1 or 2 in Appendix A to Part 172 (see § 172.407(d)(4)). In
the color tolerances on the appropriate color charts conforming to the technical
accordance with § 172.407(d)(5), labels conforming to PANTONE® color standards are
also acceptable. However, if you choose to use PANTONE® colors, the labels must be an
exact match to the color in the PANTONE® formula guide coated/uncoated.
Labels are required to be at least 100 mm (3.9 inches) on each side with each side having a
solid line inner border 5.0 to 6.3 mm (0.2 to 0.25 inches) from the edge (see
§ 172.407(c)). The background color on each label must be as prescribed in §§ 172.411
shown in black on a label, except that white may be used on a label with a one color
through 172.448 (see § 172.407(d)(1)). The symbol, text, numbers, and border must be
background of green, red, or blue, and white must be used for the text and class number for
the CORROSIVE label (See § 172.407(d)(2)).
hazard warning labels required on packages of hazardous materials for transportation in
This Office does not perform extensive compliance reviews of the design and color of
172.407
070146
172.411-448

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commerce.
We are returning all of your labels in the two envelopes you enclosed for this
purpose.
I hope this information is helpful. If we can be of further assistance, please contact us.
Sincerely,
Chief, Standards Division
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards

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•
Engrum
$192.407
07/19/07
§172.411-448
To whom it may Concern,
17-814
Please review our labels for D.O.T. compliance standards.
Reply in supplied return envelope with your comments.
Thank you for your help.
Frank Milam
1900 River Rd
Burlington, NJ 08016
Ph# 609 499 7011
E-mail
frank.milam@gsa.gov
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