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BASICs: Improving Hazardous Materials Compliance 16


QUICK QUIZ


1. How soon and how often must a hazmat employee be trained? 2. What is the principle means of hazmat communication? 3. True or False: Hazmat shippers are responsible for all hazardous materials identification, labeling, shipping papers and emergency response.


Helpful Hints


• Some weigh stations are now equipped with hazmat placard readers, allowing inspectors to quickly cross-check the placard symbols against the shipping papers. Motor carriers can accomplish the same feat through posters on loading docks, allowing employees to place the proper placards before transportation begins.


• Which commodities are considered hazardous can be counter-intuitive… did you know that human hair wigs (in the right quantity) are considered a flammable? Guessing is not an option. Call the shipper if there are questions.


• Hasty loading practices can create problems. Consider what freight is already on a trailer before adding that “one last item.” It could introduce freight that is not compatible with a hazmat load already on the trailer or it could trigger the need for a different placard.


(Quick Quiz answers: 1) within 90 days of employment or new position and every three years thereafter; 2) placards; 3) False. These responsibilities are shared by the shipper and motor carrier.)


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