How to Prevent 5 Common Shipping Errors

#5. Not including a GOOD 24-hour emergency number

Per the regulations (49 CFR section 172.604 (c)), the emergency number must be:

This is a question we get asked a lot (or some variation of the question). The short answer is yes. If you ship, receive, or handle ANY hazardous materials in the US, you fall under the requirements of 49 CFR . I know, it sounds super official and scary. But now that you know you are one of millions of people who need training, you must figure out what hazmats are.
 

The Merriam-Webster definition of a hazmat or haz-mat is:

a material (such as flammable or poisonous material) that would be a danger to life or the environment if released without precautions.

49 CFR 1022. What is it? What should I expect?

In case you didn’t know, 49 CFR 1022 refers to the Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment. The Surface Transportation Board (board) has issued its final rule adjusting the annual inflation for 2018-2019 pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.