PennDOT - Hazardous Materials Endorsement Renewal Manual

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
1. Shippers package in order to (fill in the blank) the material.
2. Drivers placard their vehicle to (fill in the blank) the risk.
3. What three things do you need to know to decide which placards (if any)
you need
4. a hazardous materials ID number must appear on the (fill in the blank)
and on the (fill in the blank). The identification number must also appear
on cargo tanks and other bulk packagings, package and cylinder.
5. Where must you keep shipping papers describing hazardous materials
F F F
These questions may be on the test.
If you can't answer them all, re-read pages 1 through 12
THE SHIPPING PAPER
The shipping paper shown in figure 6 describes a shipment. a shipping
paper for hazardous materials must include:
• Page numbers if the shipping paper has more than one page. The first
page must tell the total number of pages. For example, "Page 1 of 4."
• a proper shipping description for each hazardous material.
• a "shipper's certification," signed by the shipper, saying they
prepared the shipment according to the rules.
THE ITEM DESCRIPTION
If a shipping paper describes both hazardous and non-hazardous products,
the hazardous materials will be either:
• Described first, or
• Highlighted in a contrasting color, or
• Identified by an "X" placed before the shipping name in a column
captioned "HM." The letters "RQ" may be used instead of "X" if a
reportable quantity is present in one package.
The basic description of hazardous materials includes the proper shipping
name, hazard class or division, the identification number, and the packing
group, if any, in that order. The packing group is displayed in Roman
numerals and may be preceded by "PG."
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