Interpretation Response #05-0004 ([Bennett Environmental Inc.] [Ms. Kelly Noelle])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Bennett Environmental Inc.
Individual Name: Ms. Kelly Noelle
Location State: CA Country: US
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Response text:
Jan 14, 2005
Ms. Kelly Noelle Reference No. 05-0004
Manager, Logistics
Bennett Environmental Inc.
208 " 1540 Cornwall Rd.
Oakville. Ontario
Canada
L6J7W5
Dear Ms. Noelle:
This responds to your January 4, 2005 letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask if your steel containers, commonly referred to as "Flower Pots," are an acceptable means of containment for contaminated soil packaged under § 173.240. You provide detailed photographs and test results indicating that the containers remain securely closed and sift-proof during transit.
Section 173.240(e) authorizes the transportation of certain low hazard solid materials in non-DOT specification sift-proof closed bulk bins. We believe that your packaging is best described as a non-DOT specification closed bulk bin. In order to be deemed sift-proof the completed package may not permit the escape of any of the hazardous material contained therein. In our opinion, based on the test results and photographs provided, this package is sift-proof for contaminated soil and; therefore, is an authorized packaging under § 173.240(e). However, it is the shipper"s responsibility to ensure that the packaging provides sift-proof containment for contaminated soil at the time of shipment and will continue to provide that containment until the package reaches its final destination.
In addition to being sift-proof and closed the package must also meet the general provisions of § 173.240. These provisions require non-DOT specification bins to meet the general packaging requirements for bulk packages in § 173.24 and 173.24b. In addition, the bins are subject to the requirements of the special provisions contained in Column 7 of the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT; § 172.101), as applicable.
I hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if you require additional assistance.
Sincerely,
John A. Gale
Chief Standards Development
Hazardous Materials Standards
172.101, 173.240