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BASICs: Improving Hazardous Materials Compliance 6


The Hazardous Materials Compliance BASIC


How does a motor carrier improve its


Hazardous Materials Compliance BASIC? Some carriers consider hazardous materials compliance as simply placing the correct placard on the trailer and having the shipping papers handy for inspection. Both of those steps are required. But more fundamentally, maintaining compliance is all about communication.


DOT DEFINITION OF “HAZARDOUS MATERIALS”:


“THOSE MATERIALS DESIGNATED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AS POSING AN UNREASONABLE THREAT TO THE PUBLIC AND THE ENVIRONMENT.” IN CANADA, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ARE CALLED “DANGEROUS GOODS.”


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