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What federal angency is responsible for regulating interstate shipments of hazardous material?
The US Department of Transportation has responsibility for regulating interstate shipments of hazardous material.
What federal agency is responsible for regulating interstate shipments of hazardous material?
DOT (Department of Transportation)
What department of the Federal Government has responsibility for regulating domestic land shipments of hazardous material?
The Department of Transportation (DOT) is responsible for regulating domestic land shipments of hazardous materials. Within the DOT, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) specifically oversees the safe transportation of hazardous materials by land, ensuring compliance with federal regulations to protect public safety and the environment.
How many packaging groups does the DOT use for shipments of hazardous material?
There are three (3) packaging groups in the DOT regulations for shipping hazardous materials. Note, however, that some hazard classes have no packaging groups.
What is the most appropriate publication to use if you were transporting hazardous material via commercial air?
The US Department of Transportation regulations (49 CFR) applies to all shipments of hazardous materials within, to and from the US. Other regulations (those of the country of origin, destination or transit) will apply, in addition, to shipments from or to the US. And if the material is sent by air or ocean vessel, still other regulations will apply.
Is DD form 2781 required for vessel shipments of hazardous material?
DD Form 2781 is a check list that is to be used when hazardous materials are packed into a transport container for vessel shipment. If cargotainers are not used, this form is not applicable.
What is the recommended minimum number of personnel needed to manage a hazardous material safely?
A typical team would consist of a minimum of eight well-equipped and trained members. Of these, two individuals perform incident operations and rescue, two others serve as operations backup, two are the Decontamination Team, and there is one safety and one operations officer. The minimum number of personnel needed to manage a specific hazardous materials incident safely depends on how much hazardous material is involved, what kind of hazardous material is involved, and where the incident is in regard to populations, waterways, and transportation corridors.
Identify your four main responsibilites at the awareness level?
Protect yourself Recognize the presence of hazardous material Call for trained personnel Secure the area
Area immediately surrounding a hazardous material incident which extends far enough to protect personnel outside the zone from contamination?
Hot Hazard Zone
Hazardous material life ends when?
Hazardous material ceases to be hazardous when it is destroyed, sufficiently diluted in nonhazardous material, it is chemically changed into a nonhazardous material or incorporated into an object that immobilizes it and renders it unable to be hazardous.
What is the recommended minimum number of personnel needed to manage a hazardous material incident safely?
A typical team would consist of a minimum of eight well-equipped and trained members. Of these, two individuals perform incident operations and rescue, two others serve as operations backup, two are the Decontamination Team, and there is one safety and one operations officer. The minimum number of personnel needed to manage a specific hazardous materials incident safely depends on how much hazardous material is involved, what kind of hazardous material is involved, and where the incident is in regard to populations, waterways, and transportation corridors.
What does the local role in reducing public risks from hazardous material include?
Developing an emergency plan for hazaardous materials incidents, regulating hazardous materials transportation through local ordinances and regulating safe disposal of hazardous waste
