Hazmat Drivers Responsibilities
As a of hazardous materials you may be unaware of your responsibility under to provide placards to the driver of the motor vehicle for your shipment prior to its departure from your property. During the course of my RCRA Training and HazMat Training (combined in one 8-hour day for only $495!) I have found that many Shippers rely on the driver of the vehicle (ie. The ) to provide the placards. In addition, they don’t maintain a supply of the necessary placards and would be unable to provide them if the driver requested them. A close reading of is in order.
Hazmat Driver's Erg Responsibilities
The hazmat regulations do not even require the use of any ERG. The ERG is one of several ways that may be used to satisfy the emergency response information requirements found in §172.602. What are a hazmat driver's erg responsibilities?
First, let’s be clear that it is your responsibility as a Shipper to provide to the driver the required placards for the material being offered for shipment. There is no specified time when placards must be provided (ie. When a placard threshold is met), but they must be provided before the shipment leaves your property and enters a public roadway. Again, if you offer hazardous materials for shipment by motor vehicle; then it is your responsibility to provide the required placards. Therefore, you must be certain of the regulations pertaining to placard thresholds. The full regulations can be found at. However, the provided by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) within the US Department of Transportation will answer most of your questions.
Hazmat Drivers Needed
For most hazardous materials in non-bulk packaging (.