2024 Facts for Drivers OCR - Copy_106-106.pdf

6. Heed warning signs such as: “This End Down’ or “This Side Up* and the orientation Arrows. 7. Take special care to ensure that the HM will be secured against movement, will not tip over, and/or will not be damaged by falling freight during transit...

6. Heed warning signs such as: “This End Down’ or “This Side Up* and the orientation Arrows. 7. Take special care to ensure that the HM will be secured against movement, will not tip over, and/or will not be damaged by falling freight during transit 8. Always try to load the HM so that the labels are visible to anyone entering cargo space so that anyone handling such freight after the driver will be able to recognize the nature of the cargo Q. What requirements govern the location of HM shipping papers during transport? A. It is a basic requirement that HM shipping papers must be readily available for inspection by the authorities in case of an emergency. ‘The following requirements also apply: 1. HM shipping papers must be within the driver's reach when restrained by a seat belt, or they must be in a pouch attached to the driver's door. 2. When the driver is away from the vehicle, the HM shipping papers must be in a pouch on the driver's door, or on the driver's seat. 3. HM shipping papers must be kept separate from all other papers, or they must be: (a) on top of all other papers being carried: or, (b) distinctively tabbed to facilitate locating them readily. [See 49 CPR § 177.817; 49 CFR § 172.200 et seq.] Q. What new requirements govern the shipping papers used to transport HM? A. Shipping paper description sequences must now begin with the UN number, for example: “UN1090, Acetone, 3, PGID. Subsidiary hazard classes must be entered in parentheses following the primary hazard class, for example: Diusobutylamine has a prima- ry hazard of 3 - Flammable Liquid and a subsidiary hazard of 8 - Corrosive. Its basic description would be: “UN2361, Dusobutyl- amine, 3 (8), PGIIT. The number and types of packaging must be listed on the shipping papers. 10