If the "Ground and Air Packaging Provisions Exceptions" column of the chemical table references a specific packaging exception, refer to that section of 49 CFR to determine if your material qualifies for the exception. If you do not meet all the conditions for that exception, you must prepare the material under the rules for a fully regulated hazardous material.
Using "Chromic Acid Solution" as an example, the DOT regulations allow this material to be shipped as a limited quantity if it meets the conditions of 49 CFR 173.154. Also, if the material meets the definition of a "consumer commodity," as stated in 49 CFR 171.8, the exception allows the material to be renamed "Consumer Commodity" and reclassed as ORM-D material.
In addition to the exceptions allowed for "Limited Quantities," shipments of ORM-D materials are not subject to the shipping paper requirements of subpart C of part 172 of 49 CFR, unless the material meets the definition of a hazardous substance, a hazardous waste, or a marine pollutant or unless offered or intended for transportation by aircraft.
Since this example illustrates a shipment intended for air transportation, the Shipping Paper and Shipper's Certification must be completed.
Even though your packaging need not be a UN performance package, it must meet the requirements of 49 CFR 173.24 and 49 CFR 173.24(a) and must be capable of meeting the ISTA Procedure 3A.
Note: Effective January 1, 2013 the ORM-D classification for air transport will be obsolete per D.O.T. HM-215K. Ensure your ORM-D materials are in compliance with the limited quantity provisions in 49 CFR prior to that date. |
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| If you have any questions about shipping hazardous materials with UPS, please call the UPS Hazardous Materials Support Center at 1-800-554-9964. |
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