Interpretation Response #08-0285 ([North Carolina State Highway Patrol] [Trooper C. R. King])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Individual Name: Trooper C. R. King
Location State: NC Country: US
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Response text:
December 22, 2008
Trooper C. R. King
North Carolina State Highway Patrol
155 Patrol Station Road
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Ref. No. 08-0285
Dear Trooper King:
This responds to your letter dated November 12, 2008 letter requesting clarification on the use of the DANGEROUS placard under § 172.504(b) of the Hazardous Material Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask if the DANGEROUS placard is required in your situation.
According to your letter, you performed a roadside inspection of a hazardous material shipment containing 3,000 pounds of Class 8 (corrosive) material, 4,500 pounds of Class 3 (flammable liquid), and 2,841 pounds of Division 4.1 (flammable solid). The vehicle displayed the corrosive placard, the flammable liquid placard and the DANGEROUS placard. The driver stated the Division 4.1 material was loaded at multiple facilities and at no time did a load from a single facility exceed 1,000 kg (2,205 pounds).
A transport vehicle containing two or more categories of materials in non-bulk packages that require different placards specified by table 2 of § 172.504(e) may be placarded with the DANGEROUS placard instead of the separate placards specified for each of the hazardous materials. However, when 1,000 kg (2,205 pounds) aggregate gross weight or more of one category of material is loaded at one loading facility, the placard specified in table 2 for that category must be applied.
Although the aggregate gross weight of Division 4.1 material exceeded 2,205 pounds, this threshold was never exceeded at any single loading facility. Therefore, the DANGEROUS placard may be used in this case.
I hope this satisfies your inquiry. If we can be of further assistance, please contact us.
Sincerely,
Charles E. Betts
Chief, Standards Development
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
172.504
Regulation Sections
| Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| 172.504 | General placarding requirements |