On January 1, 2007, yet another HM-215, Hazardous Materials: Harmonization
With the United Nations Recommendations, became effective. HM-215I,
the new United States Department of Transportation (DOT) regulation
revises the Hazardous Materials Regulations to maintain alignment
with international standards by incorporating a number of amendments,
including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing
groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations and more.
Compliance
with HM-215I was required as of January 1, 2008 for most sections
of the regulations. Switching to the alternative shipping description
sequence is voluntary as of the same date - start to comply in advance
by using Ross Environmental Services' label and manifest service!
HM-215I
Summary
HM-215I
revises the Hazardous Materials Regulations with a number of amendments,
including:
- changes
to the Hazardous Materials Table,
- amended
list of Marine Pollutants,
- amended
list of Special Provisions,
- new
organic peroxide labels and placards,
- and
other changes.
Compliance
with most of these changes was mandatory as of January 1, 2008.
Comply
With Shipping Description Changes Now
Ross Environmental Services is helping customers to comply with the
changes in this new DOT regulation. In fact, because What
We Do Matters, Ross Environmental is voluntarily complying
with HM-215I's alternative shipping description sequencing requirement
beginning on January 1, 2008. Labels and manifests provided by RES
after that date are now printed according to the new sequence, in
advance of the January 1, 2013 mandatory implementation date. An example
of the new sequence:
Previous
sequencing: RQ,
Paint related material, flammable, corrosive, 3 (8), UN3469, II,
(D001)
New
sequencing:
UN3469, Paint
related material, flammable, corrosive, 3 (8), II, RQ (D001)
With this change, RES
and it customers will be at the forefront of compliance with this
provision of the HM-215I regulations. In addition, customers may continue
to use any pre-printed labels and manifests that they currently have
in stock.
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