{"operation":"document","citation":"98-0210","title":"Wright Corporation — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1998-08-07","effective_on":null,"summary":"98-0210 response to Wright Corporation concerning 177.834.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-98-0210.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-98-0210.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-98-0210","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/1998/980210.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nResearch and\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n12.\nAdministration\nSpecial Programs\nAUG\n..7 1998\nMr. Rick Wells\nTraffic Manager\nRef. No. 98-0210\nWright Corporation\nP.O. Box 402\nRiegelwood, NC\n28456\nDear Mr. Wells:\nThis is in response to your letter of July 23, 1998, regarding\nsecurement requirements under the Hazardous Materials Regulations\n(HMR 49 CER Parts 171-180). Specifically you describe a scenario\n'!\nconsisting of either 2000 pound supersacks or 50 pound bags\nunsecured pallets.\n(layered with glue between each layer) loaded onto small\nYou state that each unit is loaded with the\nbags pressed against each other and the trailer walls and you use\nload locks on the last two units.\nAs provided by § 177.834 (g), packages of hazardous materials must\nbe so braced as to prevent motion within the transport vehicle.\nThe scenario you provided seems to meet this requirement;\nbe a violation of the HMR.\nhowever, movement of packages within the transport vehicle would\nSincerely,\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n:\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n5UL-23-1998 16:27\nWRIGHT CORP\n19106559671\nP.02\nA..\nWRIGHT CORPORATION\nLavalle\nJuly 23, 1998\nMIs. Diane LaValle\nU.S. Departrent of Transportation\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nRoom # 8102 DHM-10\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nDear Mrs. LaValle:\nPer our telephone conversation. I am writing this letter to clarify our request for a ruling on CRF 177.834G,\nand how it relates to the packaging and shipment of our product, Hexamethylenetetromine. This product is shipped in\neither 2,000 LB FIBCs or in 50 LB bags (7 bags per layer, 6 layers high with glue between each layer). These bags are\nplaced on a slightly undersized and unsecured pallets. These units, when loaded, are placed with the bags pressed\nagainst the adjacent units bags. Therefore, the bag or bags are blocking thernselves against each other and the trailer\nwalls. This along with load locks on the last two units should prevent motion when in transit.\nWith the use of performance oriented packaging and our blocking method, we feel that each truck load of\nmaterial wall arrive at it's destination safely as has been our history for many years now.\nSincerely,\nRich Welle\nRick Wells\nTraffc Mgr.\nWright Corp\nP.O. BOX 402.\nRIEGELWOOD, N.C. 28456\nTELEPHONE 919-655-2263\n• FAX 919-655-9671\nTOTAL P.02","truncated":false,"body_characters":2347}