{"operation":"document","citation":"99-0210","title":"Marsulex, Inc. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1999-12-30","effective_on":null,"summary":"99-0210 response to Marsulex, Inc. concerning 172.502.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0210.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0210.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-99-0210","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/1999/990210.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\n400 Seventh Street, S.W.\nWashington, D.C.\n20590\nSpecial Programs\nResearch and\nDEC 3 0 1999\nAdministration\nSam Reeder, PhD\nRef. No.\n99-0210\nQuality Manager\nMarsulex, Inc.\n6800W.\nCentral Avenue\nSuite L-1\nToledo, OH 43617\nDear Dr. Reeder:\nThis is in response to your letter and telephonic discussions\ndifferent primary hazard class labels and placards is permissible\nwith members of my staff concerning whether the use of two\nunder the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts\n171-180). Specifically, you inquire whether a POISON GAS label\nand the new INHALATION HAZARD label may be displayed for an\nexport shipment that you identify as Sulfur dioxide, 2.3 (8),\nUN1079. In addition, you inquire whether a highway transport\nvehicle or rail tank car may also display dual placards\n(old and\nnew) for the poison inhalation hazard (PIH) material contained\ntherein.\nYou intend to export PIH materials to Canada and it is\nyour understanding that Transport Canada does not recognize U.S.\nmandated PIH communication requirements.\nThe answer to your questions is yes, the dual display of the old\nPOISON GAS label or placard and the new INHALATION HAZARD label\nor placard is acceptable.\nThe old label and placard represent\nthe hazard of the hazardous material contained in the package,\npermitted under the conditions specified in S$ 172.401 (a) and\ntransport vehicle or tank car and, therefore, their display are\n172.502 (a) respectively.\nThe effective date for use of the new Class 2 or Class 6 PIH\nlabel was October 1, 1999 (Docket HM-206) .\nThe display of the\nPIH label with the words \"INHALATION HAZARD\" is optional;\nshipment must be marked \"INHALATION HAZARD\" as specified in\nhowever, when the words are not displayed on the label, the\n§ 172.313. As you are aware, an interim final rule was recently\npublished (September 16, 1999; HM-206D; 64 FR 50260), which\nauthorizes, under certain conditions, a transition period for use\nof the old labels under the IMDG Code and the Canadian TDG\nRegulations.\n502\n990210\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nFor materials poisonous by inhalation, by all modes of\ncransportation, the sole use of the old POISON GAS placard is\npermissible until October 1, 2001.\nWhen the words \"INHALATION\nHAZARD\" do not appear on the placards, as prescribed in\n§ 172.540, the transport vehicle or rail car must be marked as\nprescribed in $ 172.313.\nI trust this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can\nbe of further assistance.\nSincerely,\nHatte 2: mitchell\nHattie I. Mitchell\nChief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\n15\nMARSULEXIc.\nSuite L-1\nToledo, OH 43617\n6800 W. Central Avenue\nTEL: (800) 321-6282\nFAX: (419) 842-1130\n(419) 841-9001\nstevens\nWednesday, July 28, 1999\n172.502\nMr. Edward Mazzullo\n9a-0210\nDirector of Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nU.S. D.O.T. / R.S.P.A. (D.H.M. 10)\n400 7th Street, SW\nWashington, DC 20590-001\nDear Mr. Mazzulio:\nPlease provide a Letter of Interpretation concerning the HM206 interpretation I\nreceived by telephone from the US DOT hotline. The interpretation I received\nallows the use of both the primary INHALATION HAZARD and POISON GAS\nlabels at the same time on a shipment of sulfur dioxide, 2.3(8), UN1079 and the\nuse of the primary INHALATION HAZARD and POISON GAS placards at the\nsame time on a tank truck (or other over the road vehicle) or tank car. This\ninterpretation is based on the opinion that the use of the two placards or labels\nat the same time was not confusing and thus would meet the requirements of\n49CFR172.502 and would not fall under 49CFR172.401(b).\nThank you for your consideration.\nSincerely,\nSam Rech\nSam Reeder PhD\nQuality Manager\ncc: D. Abbott\nF:IDOTHM206.doc\nResponsible Care:\nA Total Commitment®","truncated":false,"body_characters":3784}