Hazmat · Shipping Papers, Markings, and Labels

Federal regulation says exactly where a hazardous materials shipping paper is to be stored. Where does it go while you are at the vehicle's controls?

1.Within immediate reach with the lap belt on, and either readily visible to someone entering the cab or in a holder inside the driver's doorCorrect answer

2.In the glove compartment, where it stays protected from damage and road dirt but is still inside the cab within reach of the seat

3.Anywhere in the cab that you find convenient, as long as you can produce it promptly whenever an enforcement officer asks to see it

4.In a locked compartment or document box, so that it cannot be removed or lost from the scene of a crash before responders have arrived and taken charge

Explanation

Two conditions apply at once while you are driving: the paper has to be within your immediate reach with the lap belt on, and it has to be either readily visible to someone who opens the driver's door and leans in or in a holder mounted inside that door. When you leave the controls the storage rule changes, and the paper then belongs in that door holder or on the driver's seat. Separately, the paper must stand out from any other papers it rides with, which is done either by tabbing it distinctively or by having it come first in the stack, and the regulation places this whole duty on the driver and the carrier together. The point behind the detail is that responders should find the paper without the driver's help, which is exactly what the three wrong options defeat: a glove compartment, an unspecified spot somewhere in the cab, and a locked compartment all hide it from a person reaching into the cab after a crash.

Source: 49 CFR 177.817(e)(2)(i)

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