177.841 Division 6.1 (poisonous) materials and Division 2.3 (poisonous gas) materials. or existing codification. (i) Use of combustion cargo heaters. (3) Cylinders containing material classed as Division 2.3, Hazard Zone A. (u) Unloading of chlorine cargo tank motor vehicles. (a) Engine stopped. In loading and storage areas, fissile material packages must be grouped so that the sum of CSIs in any one group is not greater than 50; there may be more than one group of fissile material packages in a loading or storage area, so long as each group is at least 6 m (20 feet) away from all other such groups. This requirement does not apply if the activation device is part of a system that will shut off the unloading operation without human intervention in the event of a leak or separation in the hose. (e) Chlorine cargo tank motor vehicles shall be shipped only when equipped: (1) With a gas mask of a type approved by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pittsburgh Research Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for chlorine service; and. site when drafting amendatory language for Federal regulations: David Ward has written professionally for websites since 2009. WebLogging. No motor vehicle transporting any Class 1 (explosive) material may transport as a part of its load any metal or other articles or materials likely to damage such Class 1 (explosive) material or any package in which it is contained, unless the different parts of such load be so segregated or secured in place in or on the motor vehicle and separated by bulkheads or other suitable means as to prevent such damage. No operator may unload liquefied compressed gases from a cargo tank motor vehicle with a delivery hose assembly found to have any condition identified in 180.416(g)(1) of this subchapter or with piping systems found to have any condition identified in 180.416(g)(2) of this subchapter. The buffer zone maybe established by: (C) Drums containing hazardous materials (e.g., Class 9) that are compatible with materials in all other drums immediately around them; or. This standard would include such mechanical devices as jack stands. [Amdt. WebGross trailer weight rating. 177-85, 60 FR 50335, Sept. 28, 1995; 63 FR 52850, Oct. 1, 1998; 65 FR 58631, Sept. 29, 2000; 67 FR 53142, Aug. 14, 2002; 75 FR 53597, Sept. 1, 2010; 79 FR 40618, July 11, 2014]. (h) Lading within body or covered tailgate closed. Web1926.453 (a) (1) Unless otherwise provided in this section, aerial lifts acquired for use on or after January 22, 1973 shall be designed and constructed in conformance with the The interior of the cargo space must be in good condition so that there will not be any likelihood of containers being damaged by exposed bolts, nuts, broken side panels or floor boards, or any similar projections. (b) Bonding and grounding containers other than cargo tanks prior to and during transfer of lading. (d) Each transport vehicle used to transport Division 6.2 materials must be disinfected prior to reuse if a Division 6.2 material is released from its packaging during transportation. FAR). (f) The number of packages of fissile Class 7 (radioactive) material in any non-exclusive use transport vehicle must be limited so that the sum of the criticality safety indices (CSIs) does not exceed 50. (4) The heating system will not heat any part of the cargo to more than 54 C (129 F). For shipments transported as exclusive use under the provisions of 173.441(b) of this subchapter for packages with external radiation levels in excess of 2 mSv (200 mrem per hour) at the package surface, the motor vehicle must meet the requirements of a closed transport vehicle (see 173.403 of this subchapter). Every motor vehicle transporting Class 1 (explosive) materials must either have a closed body or have the body thereof covered with a tarpaulin, and in either event care must be taken to protect the load from moisture and sparks, except that subject to other provisions of these regulations, Class 1 (explosive) materials other than black powder may be transported on flat-bed vehicles if the explosive portion of the load on each vehicle is packed in fire and water resistant containers or covered with a fire and water resistant tarpaulin. (4) Compliance with 174.200 and 174.204 of this subchapter for combination rail freight, highway shipments and for trailer-on-flat-car service is required. 5101-5128; sec. (g) For shipments transported under exclusive use conditions the radiation dose rate may not exceed 0.02 mSv per hour (2 mrem per hour) in any position normally occupied in the motor vehicle. View the most recent official publication: These links go to the official, published CFR, which is updated annually. In addition, OSHA has established a standard that requires "mechanical means" to be used to ensure that a truck is unable to move while being loaded and unloaded. (m) Tanks constructed and maintained in compliance with Spec. Class 1 (explosive) materials placards or markings required by 177.823 shall be secured, in the appropriate locations, directly to the equipment transporting the Class 1 (explosive) materials. Assuming this practice is violated and the load is not otherwise secured by Your railings must: For each shipment, the driver shall make a written record of the cargo tank pressure and ambient (outside) temperature: (2) Immediately before and after any manual venting. This content is from the eCFR and is authoritative but unofficial. 5, 1967]. (p) Unloading procedures for liquefied petroleum gas and anhydrous ammonia in metered delivery service. The individual beam optics angle provides full illumination along a trailer's length, improving loading dock efficiency. (2) The combination packages containing TIH materials must be: (i) Filled and packed by the offeror's hazmat employees; (ii) Be placed on pallets, when in a transport vehicle; and. (2) The qualified person monitoring unloading must remain within arm's reach of the mechanical means of closure for the internal self-closing stop valve when the internal self-closing stop valve is open except for short periods when it is necessary to activate controls or monitor the receiving container. (If bonding is to the framing, it is essential that piping and framing be electrically interconnected.) (6) The heater unit and its fuel supply must be externally mounted on the truck or trailer. WebLoads should be spread as evenly as possible, during both loading and unloading. (a) Arsenical compounds in bulk. [Amdt. When 172.101 of this subchapter specifies that Class 1 (explosive) materials may be transported in accordance with 173.66 of this subchapter (per special provision 148 in 172.102(c)(1)), these materials may be transported on the same vehicle with Division 5.1 (oxidizing) materials, or Class 8 (corrosive) materials, and/or Combustible Liquid, n.o.s., NA1993 only under the conditions and requirements set forth in IME Standard 23 (IBR, see 171.7 of this subchapter) and paragraph (g) of this section. (a) Engine stopped. However, the guidelines are broad, guiding use by all "fork trucks, tractors, platform lift trucks, citations and headings Comments or questions about document content can not be answered by OFR staff. (f) Use of tools, loading and unloading. Before unloading from a cargo tank motor vehicle containing a liquefied compressed gas, the qualified person performing the function must check those components of the discharge system, including delivery hose assemblies and piping, that are readily observed during the normal course of unloading to assure that they are of sound quality, without obvious defects detectable through visual observation and audio awareness, and that connections are secure. (1) Sodium hydrosulfite or sodium dithionite, UN1384, in PG II or III packaged in UN 1A2 steel drums that meet the Packing Group II performance requirements of subpart M of part 178 of this title. "Published Edition". (ii) Packages of Class 7 (radioactive) materials bearing Yellow III labels, (iii) Division 2.3, Hazard Zone A or Hazard Zone B materials or Division 6.1, PG I, Hazard Zone A materials, or. (g) A motor vehicle may only contain 45.4 kg (100 pounds) or less net mass of material described as Smokeless powder for small arms, Division 4.1 or Black powder for small arms, Division 4.1.. A motor vehicle equipped with a combustion cargo heater may be used to transport Class 3 (flammable liquid) or Division 2.1 (flammable gas) materials only subject to the following conditions: (A) The combustion cargo heater is powered by diesel fuel or propane and each of the following requirements are met: (1) Electrical apparatus in the cargo compartment is non-sparking or explosion proof. It also offers a one-stop location to find applicable Department of Transportation (DOT) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compliance requirements related to worker protection. (1) Whenever tarpaulins are used for covering Class 1 (explosive) materials, they shall be secured by means of rope, wire, or other equally efficient tie downs. 1 CFR 1.1 - Other Regulations Relating to Transportation, - Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-177/subpart-B. If unforeseen conditions cause an excessive pressure rise, the driver shall manually vent the tank at a remote and safe location. Generally, the length of a trailer is 53 feet, but single-piece loads can be transported on extendable semitrailers up to 75 feet if they are not loaded end to end, and the overall length does not exceed 100 feet. WebLoads do not exceed the rated loading capacity of the vehicle2. For Federal Register citations affecting 177.837, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov. Unless the engine of a cargo tank motor vehicle is to be used for the operation of a pump, Class 3 material may not be loaded into, or on, or unloaded from any cargo tank motor vehicle while the engine is running. No tools which are likely to damage the effectiveness of the closure of any package or other container, or likely adversely to affect such package or container, shall be used for the loading or unloading of any Class 1 (explosive) material or other dangerous article. Such bonding shall be made by first connecting an electric conductor to the container to be filled and subsequently connecting the conductor to the container from which the liquid is to come, and not in any other order. (o) Unloading of IM and UN portable tanks. (i) Notwithstanding the segregation requirements of 177.848(d), a cylinder containing a Division 2.3, Hazard Zone A materials may be transported on the same transport vehicle with materials classed as Division 2.1, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, and Class 8 if all of the following requirements are met: (A) The Division 2.3, Hazard Zone A material must be packaged as authorized by this subchapter. Related OSHA Safety and Health Topics pages. These vehicles must be kept closed at all times other than loading and unloading. Its durable aluminum housing and energy efficient design keeps the light cool even in demanding industrial settings. OSHA regulations govern the safety and health of the workers and the responsibilities of employers to ensure their safety at the warehouse, dock, construction site, and in other places truckers go to deliver and pick up loads throughout the country. OSHA Regulations for Flatbed Trailer and Loading Dock Guardrails If you've come to the conclusion that guardrails are the right fall protection solution for your flatbed trailers and loading docks, keep in mind they must meet the standards for guardrails set forth in OSHA 1910.29. (C) Packages containing Division 2.3 Hazard Zone A material must be separated within the transport vehicle from packages containing Division 2.1, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, and Class 8 materials by a minimum horizontal distance of 1.2 m (4 feet). (f) A cargo tank motor vehicle used for transportation of chlorine may not be moved, coupled or uncoupled, when any loading or unloading connections are attached to the vehicle, nor may it be left without the power unit attached unless the vehicle is chocked or equivalent means are provided to prevent motion. (2) When a cargo tank is loaded or unloaded through a vapor-tight (not open hole) top or bottom connection, so that there is no release of vapor at a point where a spark could occur, bonding or grounding is not required. Twin-trailer combinations are allowed with 28-foot trailer units without length limit, and there is no limit on the overall length. All pertinent requirements of 173.457 and 173.459 apply. Division 1.1 or 1.2 (explosive) materials may not be loaded into or carried on any vehicle or a combination of vehicles if: (1) More than two cargo carrying vehicles are in the combination; (2) Any full trailer in the combination has a wheel base of less than 184 inches; (3) Any vehicle in the combination is a cargo tank which is required to be marked or placarded under 177.823; or. Restrictions on these devices have two dimensions: Restrictions upon use and restrictions which apply when the device must not be used. Class 4 (flammable solid) materials, Class 5 (oxidizing) materials, and Division 4.2 (self-heating and pyrophoric liquid) materials. For prohibited loading and storage of hazardous materials, see 177.848. (See Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, part 392 of this title.) Extreme care shall be taken in the loading or unloading of any Class 1 (explosive), Class 3 (flammable liquid), Class 4 (flammable solid), Class 5 (oxidizing), or Division 2.1 (flammable gas) materials into or from any motor vehicle to keep fire away and to prevent persons in the vicinity from smoking, lighting matches, or carrying any flame or lighted cigar, pipe, or cigarette. This document is available in the following developer friendly formats: Information and documentation can be found in our This job requires careful handling of goods and close attention to detail as goods must be handled as directed. The Division 6.1 PG I, Hazard Zone A materials must be loaded on pallets and separated from the Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, and Class 8 materials by a minimum horizontal distance of 2.74 m (9 feet) when in conformance with the following: (1) The TIH materials are packaged in combination packagings as prescribed in 173.226(c) of this subchapter. However, the carrier's obligation to ensure attendance during unloading ceases when: (i) The carrier's obligation for transporting the materials is fulfilled; (ii) The cargo tank has been placed upon the consignee's premises; and. No detonator may be transported on the same motor vehicle with any Division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 material (except other detonators, detonator assemblies or boosters with detonators), detonating cord Division 1.4 material or Division 1.5 material unless -, (1) It is packed in a specification MC 201 ( 178.318 of this subchapter) container; or, (2) The package conforms with requirements prescribed in 173.62 of this subchapter, and its use is restricted to instances when -, (i) There is no Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 or 1.5 material loaded on the motor vehicle; and, (ii) A separation of 61 cm (24 inches) is maintained between each package of detonators and each package of detonating cord; or, (3) It is packed and loaded in accordance with a method approved by the Associate Administrator. These vehicles must be stenciled with the words For Radioactive Materials Use Only in lettering at least 7.6 cm (3 inches) high in a conspicuous place, on both sides of the exterior of the vehicle. Motor vehicles transporting Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 (explosive) materials shall have tight floors; shall have that portion of the interior in contact with the load lined with either non-metallic material or non-ferrous metals, except that the lining is not required for truck load shipments loaded by the Departments of the Army, Navy or Air Force of the United States Government provided the Class 1 (explosive) materials are of such nature that they are not liable to leakage of dust, powder, or vapor which might become the cause of an explosion. (h) The driver of a motor vehicle transporting a Division 2.1 (flammable gas) material that is a cryogenic liquid in a package exceeding 450 L (119 gallons) of water capacity shall avoid unnecessary delays during transportation. (2) Unloading. Loads are secured and/or covered3. When a cargo tank is unloaded by a suction-piping system through an open filling hole of the cargo tank, electrical continuity shall be maintained from cargo tank to receiving tank. Special care shall be taken in the loading of any motor vehicle with Class 4 (flammable solid) or Class 5 (oxidizing) materials which are likely to become hazardous to transport when wet, to keep them from being wetted during the loading process and to keep them dry during transit. In all locations, OSHA has jurisdiction over forklift operators and terminal employees who perform loading and unloading operations. (g) No detonator assembly or booster with detonator may be transported on the same motor vehicle with any Division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 material (except other detonator assemblies, boosters with detonators or detonators), detonating cord Division 1.4 material or Division 1.5 material. For a cargo tank motor vehicle with an off-truck remote control shut-off capability as required by 173.315(n)(3) or (n)(4) of this subchapter, the qualified person attending the unloading operation must be in possession of the activation device at all times during the unloading process. Displaying title 49, up to date as of 3/02/2023. (j) Transfer of Class 1 (explosive) materials en route. The eCFR is displayed with paragraphs split and indented to follow The following table is to be used in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this section: Note: The distance in this table must be measured from the nearest point on the nearest packages of Class 7 (radioactive) material. Contact of the closed connection must be made before flow starts and must not be broken until after the flow is completed. No Class 1 (explosive) materials may be loaded into or on or be unloaded from any motor vehicle with the engine running, except that the engine of a multipurpose bulk truck (see paragraph (d) of this section) and the engine of a cargo tank motor vehicle transporting a single bulk hazardous material for blasting may be used for the operation of the pumping equipment of the vehicle during loading or unloading.