Check the Box: Is it Hazmat?

Because Hazardous Matt has friends you might not expect. Check The Box

This is our friend Chancy Matt: He'southward fabricated of hazardous materials (hazmat), which ways that nosotros have to take extra care when nosotros send him somewhere.

He can pose a significant safe risk while being transported, so the U.S. Section of Transportation'due south (DOT) hazmat regulations requires that Chancy Matt and his friends be properly classified, packaged, labeled, handled, and stowed for transportation. This protects workers, emergency responders, and the general public from the risks associated with hazmat transportation.

He's got other friends, too: explosives, gases, flammable liquids and solids, and more. You tin find a listing of common hazardous materials below;

  • Aerosol spray receptacles (due east.1000., household cleaners, disinfectants, hairspray, spray pigment)
  • Airbags and airbag inflators
  • Alcohols (e.g., rubbing alcohol, high-proof spirits)
  • Ammunition and gun powders
  • Bleaches
  • Camping equipment (e.g., camping stove, kerosene lanterns)
  • Car batteries
  • Carbon dioxide canisters and cylinders
  • Consumer electronics with lithium batteries (e.g., cell phones, laptops)
  • Dry ice
  • Essential oils (flammable)
  • Fertilizer compounds and ammonium nitrate fertilizers
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Fireworks – consumer and novelty
  • Fragrances (e.one thousand., perfumes and colognes)
  • Fuels (e.thousand., gasoline, diesel, propane, kerosene)
  • Fuel-powered equipment (containing fuel)
  • Mitt sanitizer
  • Inks (flammable)
  • Insecticides and pest control products
  • Lighters and matches
  • Lithium batteries, including portable chargers and power banks
  • Mercury and manufactures that contain mercury
  • Nail shine and smash polish remover
  • Oxygen tanks (medical and recreational)
  • Paints
  • Paint thinners and removers
  • Refrigerant gases (e.m., liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide)
  • Scuba tanks
  • Smoke detectors
  • Pond puddle chemicals
  • Wood treatment products (e.k., sealants, stains, varnishes)

This is non a comprehensive list of hazardous materials. Locate the Safety Data Canvas (SDS) prepared by the manufacturer to determine whether a consumer product is hazmat. Contact the Chancy Materials Information Center by telephone at 1-800-467-4922 or by e-mail at infocntr@dot.gov for additional compliance assistance.

Remember: If you send products, information technology isyour responsibility to know whether those products are hazmat, and to communicate their hazards appropriately, co-ordinate to DOT's hazmat regulations.

Oftentimes, the first step towards determining whether a consumer product is hazmat is to locate the Safety Data Sail (SDS), formerly known every bit the Material Prophylactic Information Sheet (MSDS), prepared by the manufacturer. This document provides the product'southward hazard nomenclature in its 'Transportation Information' department. You can ofttimes find the SDS/MSDS on the manufacturers' website or by conducting a spider web search using the production name and 'SDS' or 'MSDS' as search terms.

If a production that you would like to transport is hazmat, be sure to inform the carrier when you drop off your package for shipment. If you're shipping hazmat for your concern, check out our 'Getting Started with Shipping Hazmat' page for more than information.

Remember to CHECK THE BOX and send Hazardous Matt and his friends along safely!

Terminal updated: Thursday, September viii, 2022