Interpretation Response #99-0163 ([Metropolitan Environmental, Inc.] [Mr. Thomas W. Moline])
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Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: Metropolitan Environmental, Inc.
Individual Name: Mr. Thomas W. Moline
Location State: OH Country: US
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Response text:
Jul 7 1999
Mr. Thomas W. Moline Ref No: 99-0163
Safety Director
Metropolitan Environmental, Inc.
P.O. Box 378
Celina, OH 45822
Dear Mr. Moline:
This is in response to your letter of June 21, 1999, requesting clarification of the placarding requirements under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically you provide a scenario where the trailer of a tractor trailer combination is shaped into a point in the front. You ask whether the trailer may have the front placard displayed at a 45' angle.
The answer is yes. As provided by § 172.516(a) each placard on a motor vehicle must be readily visible from the direction it faces except from the direction of another motor vehicle to the it is coupled. Therefore a placard displayed on the front of the trailer of a transport vehicle is not required to be "readily visible" as long as it remains attached to another motor vehicle.
I hope this information is helpful.
Sincerely,
Delmer F. Billings
Chief, Standards Development
Office of Hazardous Material Standards
171.12
Regulation Sections
| Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| 171.12 | North American Shipments |