PennDOT - Hazardous Materials Endorsement Renewal Manual

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
TRANSPORTATION – WHO DOES WHAT
THE SHIPPER
• Sends products from one place to another by truck, rail, vessel or
airplane.
• Uses the hazardous materials regulations to determine the product's:
- Proper Shipping name.
- Hazard class.
- Identification number.
- Correct packaging.
- Correct label and markings.
- Correct placards.
• Must package, mark and label the materials; prepare shipping papers;
provide emergency response information; and supply placards.
• Certify on the shipping paper that the shipment has been prepared
according to the rules (unless you are pulling cargo tanks supplied by
you or your employer.)
THE CARRIER
• Takes the shipment from the shipper to its destination.
• Prior to transportation, checks that the shipper correctly described,
marked, labeled and otherwise prepared the shipment for
transportation.
• Refuses improper shipments.
• Reports accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials to the
proper government agency.
THE DRIVER
• Makes sure the shipper has identified, marked and labeled the
hazardous materials properly.
• Refuses leaking packages and shipments.
• Placards his vehicle when loading, if required.
• Safely transports the shipment without delay.
• Follows all special rules about transporting hazardous materials.
• Keeps hazardous materials shipping papers and emergency response
information in the proper place.
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