Transcription of Section 9: Hazardous Materials - CDL Study
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Section 9: Hazardous Materials - CDL Study
Hazardous Page 9-1 Section 9: Hazardous Materials Hazardous Materials are products that pose a risk to health, safety, and property during transportation. The term often is shortened to HAZMAT, which you may see on road signs, or to HM in government regulations. Hazardous Materials include explosives, various types of gas, solids, flammable and combustible liquid, and other Materials . Because of the risks involved and the potential consequences these risks impose, the handling of Hazardous Materials is very heavily regulated by all levels of government. The Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) are found in parts 171-180 of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The common reference for these regulations is 49 CFR 171-180. The Hazardous Materials Table in these regulations contains a list of these items.
the HMR only when offered or intended for transport by air unless it is a hazardous substance or hazardous waste. (W) Means the hazardous material described in Column 2 is subject to the HMR only when offered or intended for transportation by water unless it is a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or marine pollutant.
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