Consumer commodities

ORM-D—A material such as a consumer commodity which, though otherwise subject to the regulations of this subchapter, presents a limited hazard during transportation due to its form, quantity and packaging. They must be materials for which exceptions are provided in Sec. 172.101. A shipping description applicable to each ORM-D material or category of ORM-D materials is found in Sec. 172-101. (Sec. 173.500 (a)(4))... 

The label of any package of a consumer commodity which bears a representation as to the number of servings of such commodity contained in such package shall bear a statement of the net quantity (in terms of weight or mass, measure, or numerical count) of each such serving. 

A) the common or usual name of such consumer commodity, if any, and... 

B) in case such consumer commodity consists of two or more ingredients, the common or usual name of each such ingredient listed in order of decreasing predominance, but nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to require that any trade secret be divulged or... 

The methodology is different in the UK, where the TMDI is calculated as an estimate of high-end dietary intake, using the 97.5 percentile consumption data for the two most highly consumed commodities and mean consumption estimates for the remaining commodities [8], as shown in the following equation ... 

In general, a material corresponding to the Other Regulated Material (ORM) hazard class is a material that may pose an unreasonable risk to health and safety or property when transported in commerce and that does not meet the definition of any other hazard class. Consumer commodities, as will be seen later, are an exception. 

Consumer commodity means a material that is packaged and distributed in a form intended or suitable for sale through retail sales agencies or instrumentalities for consumption by individuals for purposes of personal care or household use. This term also includes drugs and medicines. 

Also included in the Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials class is Other Regulated Materials ORM-D, Consumer Commodities. They are materials that present a limited hazard during transportation due to the form, quantity, and packaging. Some of these materials, if they were shipped in tank or box truck quantities, would fit into another hazard class. However, because the individual packaging quantities are so small, the DOT considers the hazard is limited and they are labeled ORM-... 

Consumer commodity, see Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods (including Class 9), p.l58... 

Examples included in this class Asbestos Carbon dioxide, solid (dry ice) Consumer commodity Chemical and First aid kits Environmentally hazardous substance Life-saving appliances Engines, internal combustion Vehicles (flammable gas powered). Vehicles (flammable liquid powered) Polymeric beads Battery-powered equipment or vehicles Zinc dithionite Genetically modified organisms and micro-organisms which are not infectious substances but which are capable of altering animals, plants, or microbiological substances in a way which is not normally the result of natural reproduction. lATA 3.9.14... 

Overfilling cylinders Division 2.3 gases Division 2.1 gases Division 2.2 gases Aerosols, limited quantities, consumer commodities Various 15,000. 10,000. 7,500. 5,000. 

Exceptions from the specification packaging requirements may be permitted for materials shipped as limited quantities or consumer commodities. Column 8A of the Hazardous Materials Table (Sec. 172.101) identifies sections in Part 173 where authorized exceptions are explained. 

Establishment of the technological network ensuring consumption needs of the final consumer commodities and goods, analytical evaluation of the network, optimization of the industrial structure giving certain scenarios of the constraints, and selection of the priority investment projects. 

It should be noted that many hazmat are not subject to all the HMR requirements if they are materials of trade (MOT) or ORM-D classified materials. Construction and commercial service vehicles are often involved in transporting small quantities of hazmat, such as paint, lubricants, gasoline, oxygen, and acetylene. Most of these small quantities may be transported as MOT. Although sometimes minimal, these MOT requirements must be met. In addition, some limited quantity materials meeting the definition of a consumer commodity can be reclassified as ORM-D materials, and can be further exempted. Materials in the ORM-D category that are not... 

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