# Kajuligan Corporation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation

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- **citation:** 11-0021
- **title:** Kajuligan Corporation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation
- **source type:** guidance
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** guidance
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2011-04-21
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** 11-0021 response to Kajuligan Corporation concerning 173.22.
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U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
APR 21 ~Oil
1200 New Jersey Ave, SE
Washington. D.C. 20590
Mr. Clifford Croft
Director ofRegulatory Compliance
Kajuligan Corporation
1533 Kirkwood Drive
Geneva, IL 60134
Ref. No. 11-0021
Dear Mr. Croft:
This responds to your January 18,2011 request for clarification on the hazard class and proper
shipping name for 46% Hydrogen Peroxide in a 3 ml syringe under the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR; 49CFR Parts 171-180). You state that the manufacturer is listing the
classification as "UN 3139, Oxidizing liquid, n.o.s. (Hydrogen peroxide), 5.1, PG II" on the
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). You disagree with the manufacturer's classification of this
material. Specifically, you ask for the proper hazard class and proper shipping name for this
product.
As provided in § 173.22, it is the shipper's responsibility to properly classify a hazardous material.
Such determinations are not required to be verified by this office. Additionally, you provided no
test data or an MSDS to substantiate your disagreement with the manufacturer's classification of
this material. However, the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT) specifically lists "Hydrogen
peroxide, aqueous solution, with more than 40% but less than 60% hydrogen peroxide" as a
Division 5.1, and requiring both an OXIDIZER and CORROSIVE label. If the hazard class of the
material you describe is questionable, the material should be tested for final hazard class
determination.
I hope this answers your inquiry. If you need additional assistance, please contact this office at
202-366-8553.
Sincerely,
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Ben Supko
Acting Chief, Standards Development Branch
Standards and Rulemaking Division

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• Kajuligan Corporation
1533 Kir1<wood Drive, Geneva, IL 60134
January 18,2010
U.S. DOT
PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
Attn: PHH-IO
East Building
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.
Washington, DC 20590-0001
I would like to get a formal interpretation for the following. We are the distributor of a
tooth whitening product that contains 46% Hydrogen Peroxide in a 3ml syringe. The
manufacturer is listing the classification as UN3139, Oxidizing liquid, n.o.s. (Hydrogen
peroxide), 5.l, PGII on the MSDS. I feel the classification and description are incorrect
due to that a 46% concentration ofhydrogen .peroxide is typically corrosive as welL
Symbols on the packaging indicates that the product is an oxidizer and corrosive materiaL
The MSDS just indicates the material is an oxidizer.
The description the manufacturer is using would allow this material to be ship as an
excepted quantity by air. Ifthey had used UN2014, Hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution,
5.1 (8), PGII it would not be allowed to ship by air unless they passed a comparative fire
test required by special provision A60.
It is my understanding that we are required to select the most appropriate proper shipping
name. I don't feel the manufacturer has done so in this case. I am looking for guidance
on the proper classification for this item.
Ifyou require any additional information please let me know.
Sincerely,
Clifford Croft
Director ofRegulatory Compliance
Kajuligan Corp.
Phone: 630-2154509 Fax: 913-339-9779
Phone: 913-522-1036
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