Interpretation Response #11-0230 ([DHL Global Forwarding] [Ms. Dorothea A. Welk])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: DHL Global Forwarding
Individual Name: Ms. Dorothea A. Welk
Location State: WA Country: US
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Response text:
December 6, 2011
Ms. Dorothea A. Welk
Dangerous Goods Compliance Specialist
DHL Global Forwarding
1905 Raymond Ave. SW.
Renton, WA 98057
Reference No.: 11-0230
Dear Ms. Welk:
This is in response to your September 1, 2011 letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) as they pertain to the immediate availability of emergency response information. Specifically you ask if while a hazardous material is in a warehouse awaiting transport if emergency response information must be available in a hard copy or can it be electronically based and printed when needed.
It is the opinion of this office that a printed hard copy of emergency response information must be present at a facility where a hazardous material is received, stored, or handled during transportation. Emergency response information is required by § 172.600(c)(1) to be immediately available for use at all times hazardous materials are present in the transportation stream. Facility operators where hazardous materials are stored are required by § 172.602(c)(2) to maintain the information required by § 172.602(a) whenever the hazardous material is present and must have the information available in a location that is immediately accessible to facility personnel in the event of an incident involving the hazardous material.
I hope this satisfies your inquiry. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Delmer Billings
Senior Regulatory Advisor
Standards and Rulemaking Division
172.600, 172.602