Hazardous Materials
Transportation Safety
Transportation Safety Objectives
Provide employees with:
• Emergency response information
• Measures of protection from hazards
• Methods for avoiding accidents
Who Must Take This Training?
• Employees who transport hazardous materials
(hazmat)
• Employees who prepare hazmat for transport
• Employees who load, unload, or handle
hazmat for transport
• Employees who are responsible for the safe
transport of hazmat
This Training Is Required When
Transporting:
• Gasoline, mixed gas, or drip-torch fuel in
containers larger than 8 gallons
• Diesel in containers larger than 119 gallons
• More than 440 total pounds of hazmat in a
single vehicle (except diesel in containers 119
gallons or smaller)
Contents
• U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR)
overview
• Emergency response
• Employee hazard protection
• Accident avoidance
HMR Overview
Hazmat is any substance that is capable of posing an
unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when
transported.
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Gasoline
Drip-torch fuel
Diesel
Propane
Fusees
Flares
Plastic spheres
HMR Overview
• The HMR (49 CFR) are enforced to provide for
transportation safety.
• HMR includes:
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Hazmat definitions
Hazmat classifications
Hazard communication
Transportation mode specific regulations
Packaging specifications
• The HMR reduce the probability that hazmat will
cause damage during an accident.
HMR Overview
• HMR lists hazmat by
name and defines the
hazard that the material
presents.
• Hazard communication is
delivered through:
• Providing identification
numbers for each material
• Marking and labeling
packages with hazard
identification
• Placarding loads for hazard
identification
• Shipping papers
HMR Overview
Safety is achieved through following the HMR.
• Hazard communication
• Hazmat employee training
• Awareness of hazmat requirements
Emergency Response
Emergency Response Information
Certain information is required by the HMR to
provide emergency responders, employees, and
the public with a method to identify hazmat and
the contents of containers in the event of an
accident.
Emergency Response Information
Required information includes:
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Basic description and technical name of hazmat
Immediate hazards to health
Risks of fire or explosion
Immediate precautions to take in case of accident
Immediate methods for handling fires
Initial methods for handling spills or leaks
Preliminary first aid measures
Emergency Response Information
This information must be:
• Legibly printed in English
• Available for use away from the hazmat
• Presented on a shipping paper or other document
that includes the basic description and technical name
of the hazmat or written notification that crossreferences the shipping paper with the emergency
response information
• Immediately accessible by drivers or flight crew
members
• Available to facility personnel where hazmat is
received, stored, or handled during transportation
Emergency Response Information
Information is normally provided using shipping papers
and by carrying the Emergency Response Guidebook
(ERG).
Emergency Response Information
Emergency response information is required
only when shipping papers are required for
transportation.
• When transporting more than 440 pounds of
hazmat in a single vehicle
• When a single package or container of hazmat
weighs more than 66 pounds
• If the capacity of any container is more than 8
gallons
Emergency Response
Telephone Number
• Shipments of hazmat that require shipping
papers must have an emergency response
telephone number printed on the shipping
papers.
• The telephone must be monitored at all times,
including delays incidental to transport, when hazmat
is being transported. A telephone number that
requires a call back does not meet this requirement.
• Must be the telephone number of someone who has
comprehensive knowledge of emergency response
and incident mitigation information for the material,
or has immediate access to a person who does.
Emergency Response
Telephone Number
• The telephone number
must be entered on the
shipping paper in a
prominent, clearly
visible manner.
• Highlight
• Print in a larger font
• Separate from other
information
Emergency response
telephone number separated
from other information
SHIPPING PAPER
MOTOR CARRIER
DATE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
NUMBER & TYPE
OF CONTAINER
10 Jerricans
2 Drums
30 Drip Torches
DESCRIPTION OF HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS
( ID No., Proper Shipping Name, Hazard
Class, Packing Group)
QUANTITY
50 Gallons
UN 1203, Gasoline, 3, PG II
UN 1993, Flammable liquids,
n.o.s. (diesel gasoline mixture), 110 Gallons
3, PG II
UN 1993, Flammable liquids,
n.o.s. (diesel gasoline mixture), 38 Gallons
3, PG II
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TELEPHONE NUMBER:
(123) 456-7890
NAME IDENTIFIED WITH NUMBER
Emergency Response
Telephone Number
The telephone number must be accompanied by
a name or contract number.
• Name or contract number must be immediately
before, after, above, or below the phone number
• Contract number is applicable only if using a
contracted service to provide emergency response
information (for example: Chemtrec, ChemTel,
Infotrac, 3E Company)
• Can only be used by land management agencies as an
emergency response number if the agency subscribes
to the service
ERG
• Describes the hazards of
materials and emergency
response information to aid
emergency personnel in
identifying hazards to protect
themselves and the public
• A copy is required to be carried
with shipping papers:
• If any container is larger than 8
gallons
• If more than 440 pounds (including
packaging) of hazmat is being
transported in a single vehicle
• If transporting diesel in tanks larger
than 119 gallons
ERG
Must be readily available during transportation
• When the driver is at the vehicle’s controls
• Within the driver’s immediate reach when restrained
by a seatbelt and readily visible to a person entering
the driver’s compartment
• When the driver is not at the vehicle’s controls
• In a holder mounted on the inside of the driver’s side
door or on the vehicle driver’s seat
ERG
• Employees must become familiar with the
ERG.
• Organization
• “How to” guide
• Materials commonly carried
• Respond only to your trained ability, but take
protective actions to ensure safety in the
event of an accident.
ERG
Commonly carried materials
Type of Hazard
UN or NA
Identification
Number
ERG Number
Gasoline
Flammable liquid
1203
128
Drip-torch fuel
Flammable liquid
1993
128
Diesel
Flammable liquid
1202
128
Propane
Flammable gas
1075 or 1978
115
Fusees
Flammable solid
1325
133
Flares
Flammable solid
3178
133
Plastic spheres
Oxidizer
1490
140
Material
Employee Hazard Protection
Employee Hazard Protection
• Employees must be trained in methods required to protect
them from the hazards of the hazmat they will be exposed
to.
• In general, employees who handle hazmat for
transportation need to:
• Read and understand Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for
the materials they will handle
• Wear appropriate personal protective equipment as designated
by the MSDS and their agency
• Label hazmat containers with contents
• Be aware of container labels and their meaning
• Segregate incompatible materials
Employee Hazard Protection
• In general, employees who handle hazmat for
transportation must also:
• Limit the amount of hazmat to those needed for specific work
operations
• Report hazmat incidents to appropriate personnel
• Maintain clean and organized hazmat storage and use areas
• Maintain hazmat containers in satisfactory condition and
replace or repair when necessary
• Handle materials and respond to hazmat incidents only to the
extent that they are trained
• All employees must take OSHA Hazard Communication
training.
Hazardous Material
Accident Avoidance
Training and Qualifications
Employees must transport only the amount of hazmat they are trained
and qualified to transport. Training includes:
• Only Materials of Trade training if:
• All containers are 8 gallons or smaller
• Total weight of all hazmat (including packaging) being transported in a single
vehicle is 440 pounds or less
• Materials of Trade, General Awareness, Function-Specific, Safety, and
Security Awareness if:
• Any container is larger than 8 gallons but is 119 gallons or smaller
• Total weight of all hazmat (including packaging) being transported in a single
vehicle is more than 440 pounds but is 1,001 pounds or less
• Materials of Trade, General Awareness, Function-Specific, Safety,
Security Awareness, and CDL with hazmat endorsement if:
• Any container is larger than 119 gallons
• Total weight of all hazmat (including packaging) being transported in a single
vehicle is more than 1,001 pounds
Transportation Precautions
• Do not transport fuels with incompatible materials.
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Explosives
Poisonous gases
Poisonous liquids
Oxidizers (unless placed in a separate compartment to prevent
comingling with other hazmat)
• Do not transport leaking or damaged containers.
• Inspect containers, caps, vents, O-rings, and gaskets before going into
the field and replace or leave damaged containers behind.
• If a container is damaged in the field, empty the container into an
undamaged container and place it in a removable head (UN 1A2) drum
or evaporate the residue.
• Fill containers to no more than the manufacturer’s fill line or to about
90 percent of capacity (to allow room for expansion).
Transportation Precautions
Carry proper fire extinguishers
• One 5-B:C or two 4-B:C fire
extinguishers if transporting less
than 1,001 pounds of hazmat in a
single vehicle or for tanks 119
gallons or smaller
• One 10-B:C fire extinguisher if
transporting 1,001 pounds or more
of hazmat in a single vehicle or for
tanks larger than 119 gallons
• Visually inspect fire extinguishers
monthly to check the recharge dial
• Certified inspection performed
annually to check the condition of
the extinguisher’s components
Transportation Precautions
• Prevent static electricity
• Fill portable fuel
containers on the
ground, not in the back
of a vehicle.
• Touch the fuel nozzle to
the container before and
during fueling.
• Perform inspections of
vehicles and trailers
Summary
• The HMR reduce the probability that hazmat will
cause damage during an accident.
• Emergency response information is generally
provided by shipping papers and by carrying the
ERG.
• Employees must be trained in methods to protect
themselves from the hazmat they will be exposed
to.
• Accident avoidance includes training and simple
precautions to reduce the chance of an accident.