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Regulations and Responsibilities

Regulations and Responsibilities covers who the hazardous materials rules apply to and what they require, drawn from 49 CFR 171.1(b), 172.506(a), 177.800(d) and 177.801, and the TSA security threat assessment at 49 CFR 1572.11(b).

Practice Regulations and Responsibilities

5 Questions

  1. Marking a package, preparing a shipping paper, bracing cargo, and affixing placards are all listed in the regulations as pre-transportation functions. Who do the Hazardous Materials Regulations reach when one of those functions is carried out?
  2. A shipment is offered to you prepared in a way that does not meet the hazardous materials regulations. What do the regulations say about accepting or hauling it?
  3. Federal regulation puts a timing duty on hazardous materials shipments. Over what span does it run?
  4. You are picking up a placarded load and your vehicle is not already placarded for it. Who has to supply the placards, and by when?
  5. You already hold a hazardous materials endorsement, and you are then convicted of a disqualifying criminal offense. What does federal regulation require you to do?