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U.S. Department of Transportation classification flammable Hquid, hazard label 3.3 DOT/UN /Na shipping number 2521, flammable Hquid. Transport by sea IMDG-code class 3.3, p. 3333, emergency sheet 3—06. Transport by rail and road RID/ADR class 3 Rn 301-31c. 

The United States Department of Transportation classifications of explosive materials used in commercial blasting operations are not identical with the statutory definitions of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, Title 18 U.S.C., Section 841. To achieve uniformity in transportation, the definitions of the United States Department of Transportation in Title 49 Transportation CFR, Parts I-999 subdivides these materials into ... 

The Toxic Gas Model Ordinance requires all Class 1 gases to be contained in a process tube enclosed in a secondary containment tube. Class 1 materials are those with a material hazard index of greater than or equal to 500,000, or that carry a US Department of Transportation classification of Poison A. (Note The Department of Transportation no longer uses the Poison A classification, and there is no direct replacement. Reference Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, parts 172 and 173 for guidance). 

Finish removers are appHed by bmshing, spraying, troweling, flowing, or soaking. Removal is by water rinse, wipe and let dry, or solvent rinse. Removers may be neutral, basic, or acidic. The viscosity can vary from water thin, to a thick spray-on, to a paste trowel-on remover. The hazard classification, such as flammable or corrosive, is assigned by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the hazardous materials contained in the remover. 

Richard P. Gen on i is a principal engineer with Duratek Federal Services Northwest Operations in Richland, Washington. Genoni maintains the Explosive Classification Tracking System for the Department of Energy s National Transportation Program and reviews all new explosive applications before submittal to the Department of Transportation. He also maintains Department of Energy Interim Hazard Classifications in accordance with the Department of Defense Ammunition and Hazard Classification Procedures, TB 700-2. 

Although the transport of dry lead picrate is forbidden by the Department of Transportation (DOT) (49 CFR 172.101), the addition of water desensitizes it. No hazard classification is available from DOT for wetted lead picrate, but silver picrate, which is similar in sensitivity, may not be shipped when dry but is classified as a flammable solid (Hazard Class/Division 4.1) when it is wetted with water by at least 30 percent by mass. 

DOT label This label is the hazard classification assigned by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal regulations require it on all containers shipped. 

ShappeU S. A., and Wiegmann D. A. The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System-HFACS. FAA Office of Aviation Medicine. Washington, DC Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 2000. (Report DOT/FAA/AM-00/7)... 

Fire hazard is viewed from the standpoint of safety, to which in the United States, the Occupational Safety and Health Standard (OSH) is often used as the basis for classification of flammables versus a combustible material. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Transportation also has very specific definitions regarding classification of fire hazards based on safe transport of materials. For initial discussions we will adhere to the OSHA definitions, and later refer to distinctions in U.S. federal definitions which are legal standards. 

Potassium compounds listed as hazardous substances by the U.S. EPA are given in Table 17. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) maintains a Hazardous Materials Table that designates the listed materials as hazardous for the purpose of transportation, packaging, and labeling (50). Potassium compound DOT hazard classifications are also listed in Table 17. 

Preusser, D.F., Ulmer, R.G., and Preusser, C.W., Evaluation of the impact of the drug evaluation and classification program on enforcement and adjudication, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT HS 808 058, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C., 1992. 

NCN as a classification for dangerous goods has been removed by the US Department of Transportation and replaced by Blasting Agent as a shipping name (-> Blasting Agents). 

The UK Department of Transport Dangerous Goods Division and the UK Health and Safety Executive were consulted to discuss the classification of this liquid for transport. ()). Based on discussions with these organisations, their opinion was that fast pyrolysis liquid would be classed as a "dangerous good" or hazardous material, due to the chemical conplexity and composition. 

The SCHC strives to keep its members aware of the latest developments concerning hazard communication. Topics at meetings include Internet resources American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation (DOT), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSFLA) updates and international information. A major topic has been the international harmonization of hazard communication, the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. The development of the system was completed in 2001, adopted/endorsed by the UN in 2002, and is expected to affect hazard communication globally. 

United Nations Committee on Transport of Dangerous Goods and the U.S. Department of Transportation use a classification system, outlined in Appendix C that does not completely correlate with the systems previously described. Furthermore, this system applies to the transportation of commodities and was not intended to be applied to the warehouse environment. It is intended to give an at-a-glance identification of the hazards much like the NFPA 704 and the NPCA Hazardous Materials Identification System. 

Figure 5.8 Classification by temperature range (temperature and fuel usage are approximations). (From D Angelo J. et al., Warm-Mix Asphalt European Practice. Technical Report FHWA-PL-08-007. Washington. DC FHWA, Office of International Programs, Department of Transportation, 2008.)...

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