An easy way to memorize the Nine DOT Placards that are placed when offered into commerce. For CHMM Overview class that was held on April 5, 2013 at XENCO Laboratories in Stafford, TX.
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Nine US DOT Hazard Classes
1. Nine DOT Hazard Classes
Acronym To Help Memorize
Albert V. Condello III CHMM
University of Houston Downtown
2. Introduction
There are nine (9) hazard classes that DOT requires
when placarding a vehicle as well as labeling the
container.
We will discuss an easy way to memorize those nine
hazard classes in the correct order.
Remember, there might be a need to placard with
more than one if the HMT requires the secondary
hazard to also be noted.
3. DOT Chart 15
Refer to Hand Out
2012 Emergency Response Guidebook
(Page 4) Hazard Classification System
http://youtu.be/wlZTc7z7yjI
4. Nine DOT Hazard Classes
Explosives Class 1
Flammable/Combustible
Gases Class 2
Flammable/Combustible
Liquids Class 3
Flammable
Solids/Dangerous
When Wet Class 4
Oxidizers/Organic
Peroxides Class 5
Toxic/Infection
Substances Class 6
Radioactive Materials
Class 7
Corrosives Class 8
Other Regulated
Materials (ORM) Class
9
5. Acronym
Every Good Fire Fighter Ought To Receive Cash
Money
Remember these nine (9) phases, they will help you
to know what is the DOT Hazard Classes in the
correct order.
6. Every
Class 1 - Explosives
Division 1.1 Explosives with a mass explosion hazard
Division 1.2 Explosives with a projection hazard
Division 1.3 Explosives with predominantly a fire hazard
Division 1.4 Explosives with no significant blast hazard
Division 1.5 Very insensitive explosives with a mass
explosion hazard
Division 1.6 Extremely insensitive articles
14. Money
Class 9 - Miscellaneous hazardous
materials/Products, Substances or
Organisms
A/k/a (ORM) Otherwise Regulated Materials
§172.560
15. Question
HOW MANY DIVISIONS PER GROUPS OF
PLACARDS ?
Answer: 6,3,2,3,2,2 (Class 1 thru 6)
Proof: 6 (Class 1) 3(Class 2) 2(Class 3) 3(Class 4) 2
(Class 5) 2(Class 6)
16. Dangerous Placard
§172.521
A freight container, unit load device, transport
vehicle, or rail car which contains non-bulk
packages with two or more categories of
hazardous materials that require different placards
specified in table 2 §172.504(e) may be
placarded with Dangerous placards instead
of the specific placards required for each of the
materials in table 2. However, when 1,000 kg
(2,205 lbs) or more of one category of material
is loaded at one loading facility, the placard
specified in table 2 must be applied.
18. Environmental Pollutant
These Environmentally
Hazardous Substance
Markings are designed to
help shippers and
transporters easily identify
any liquid or solid material,
including its mixtures and
solutions that are classified
as marine pollutants.
19. For Further Info
Please feel free to contact
Albert V. Condello III CHMM
Professor – Safety & Fire Protection
Engineering
University of Houston Downtown
Email: Condelloa@uhd.edu
Cell 979-412-2219
Hinweis der Redaktion
For nOn-FLAMMABLE gAS, OxygEn (compressed gas or refrigerated liquid), and FLAMMABLE gAS, placard 454 kg (1,001 lbs) or more gross weight. For POISOn gAS (Division 2.3), placard any quantity.
For FLAMMABLE, placard 454 kg (1,001 lbs) or more. gASOLInE may be used in place of FLAMMABLE placard displayed on a cargo tank or portable tank transporting gasoline by highway. Placard combustible liquid transported in bulk. See §172.504(f)(2) for use of FLAMMABLE placard in place of COMBuStIBLE. FuEL OIL may be used in place of COMBuStIBLE on a cargo or portable tank transporting fuel oil not classed as a flammable liquid by highway.
For FLAMMABLE SOLID and SPOntAnEOuSLy COMBuStIBLE, placard 454 kg (1,001 lbs) or more. For DAngEROuS WHEn WEt (Division 4.3), placard any quantity.
For OxIDIZER and ORgAnIC PEROxIDE (other than tyPE B, temperature controlled), placard 454 kg (1,001 lbs) or more. For ORgAnIC PEROxIDE (Division 5.2), type B, temperature controlled, placard any quantity.
For Regulated Medical Waste (RMW), an Infectious Substance label is not required on an outer packaging if the OSHA Biohazard marking is used as prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1030(g). CDC Etiologic Agent label must be used as prescribed in 42 CFR 72.3 and 72.6. A bulk package of RMW must display a BIOHAZARD marking. For POISOn (Pgl or PgII, other than inhalation hazard) and POISOn (PgIII), placard 454 kg (1,001 lbs) or more. For POISOn-InHALAtIOn HAZARD (Division 6.1), inhalation hazard only, placard any quantity.
Placard any quantity - packages bearing RADIOACtIVE yELLOW-III labels only. Certain low specific activity radioactive materials in “exclusive use” will not bear the label, but the radioactive placard is required for exclusive use shipments of low specific activity material and surface contaminated objects transported in accordance with §172.504(e) table 1 and §173.427(a)(6).
For CORROSIVE, placard 454 kg (1,001 lbs) or more.
not required for domestic transportation. A bulk packaging containing a Class 9 material must be marked with the appropriate ID number displayed on a Class 9 placard, an orange panel, or a white square-on-point display
Use these Blank Limited Quantity labels when shipping limited quantities of dangerous goods by ground or water after 1/1/11. The labels including the "Y" symbol must be used when shipping limited quantities by air.
These dead tree, dead fish markings are part of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and were incorporated into the 14th edition of the United Nations Model Regulations. The eye-catching illustrations of a dead tree, dead fish provide a visible concept of how contaminants from solid waste enter the soil and ground water systems.