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What Are Hazardous Materials?
The shipping of hazardous materials is highly regulated.
Some articles may be easy to spot as hazmat, such as a poisonous gas or nitric acid. Some articles may be less obvious, such as the can of spray paint you bought at the hardware store. If you are uncertain whether something qualifies
as a hazardous materials shipment, please notify Kerry Slaven x 1151 or Joseph Lujan x 8219, or Milenda Powers.
Please visit the UCAR HESS Chemicals page.
All hazardous materials shipments MUST be prepared by trained/certified
personnel ONLY, using only approved packaging.
Please complete the HazMat Shipping
Questionnaire.
Hazardous Materials are also known as HazMat and/or Dangerous Goods.
Hazardous
material means a substance or material that is capable of posing an
unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce.
There are 9 classes of hazardous materials, based on the risks associated.
Some common examples are:
- Class 1 – Explosive
- Dynamite or Squibs for
ejector seats
- Class 2 – Gases (flammable, non-flammable and toxic)
- spray paint, nitrogen or
carbon monoxide
- Class 3 – Flammable Liquid
- acetone, ethanol, or
isopropyl alcohol
- Class 4 - Flammable Solids (solids that ignite through friction, through
spontaneous combustion, and through contact with water)
- matches, oily rags or
potassium
- Class 5 – Oxidizers/Organic Peroxides
- Clorox bleach, hydrogen peroxide
- Class 6 – Toxic (liquids and solids)/Infectious substances
- Class 7 – Radioactive
- smoke alarms, sources for
Instrumentation, or glow-in- the-dark watches
- Class 8 – Corrosive
- ammonia,
battery
acid, navel jelly, or nitric acid
- Class 9 – Miscellaneous
- dry ice, engines, life
rafts, or magnets
Regulations
require making decisions involving identification, classification, and
selection of proper shipping names for the hazardous material. Packaging
for hazardous materials, require packaging that has been tested to meet strict
criteria for each material. An ordinary box might not be allowed.
There
are also special requirements for documentation involving hazardous materials.
Logistics
Operations has trained/certified personnel, and we are happy to take care of
all of your hazmat shipping needs! Our mission is to facilitate efficient and safe
transport of hazardous materials. To reduce the risk of harm to people, to
reduce the risk of harm to the environment, due to the transportation of
hazardous materials.
Links:
U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
International Air Transport
Association
Hazmat FAQs
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