HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (HAZMAT) WELCOME, I AM MSG BENSLEY OF THE 311TH COSCOM G-4 SECTION, I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE 311TH AS THE FULL TIME LOGISTICS SUPPORT NCO. I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS 5 DAYS BUT IM NOT COUNTING. THIS BLOCK IS REFERENCE CSDP COMMAND SUPPLY DISCIPLINE, CAN ANY ONE TELL ME WHAT THE CSDP REALLY IS? HOW MANY HAND RECEIPT HOLDERS ARE THERE HERE, PBO’S COMMANDERS THIS PROGRAM IS PROTECT YOUR CHECK BOOKS AND HELP ACCOUNT FOR GOVERNMENT PROPERTY

PURPOSE TO FAMILIARIZE DRIVER CANDIDATES WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING TRANSPORTATION OF HAZMAT.

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS 49, PARTS 171-180 REFERENCES CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS 49, PARTS 171-180 AR 55-355, DEFENSE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT FM 21-305, MANUAL FOR THE WHEELED VEHICLE DRIVER AR 600-55, MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER AND EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SELECTION, TRAINING, TESTING , AND LICENSING TC 21-305-100, THE MILITARY COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSE PROGRAM, CHAPTER 9

HAZMAT DEFINITION ANY ITEM OR CHEMICAL WHICH IS A HEALTH HAZARD OR A PHYSICAL HAZARD AS DEFINED BY OSHA IN THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS 29. THIS INCLUDES: COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS TOXIC CHEMICALS CARCINOGENS COMPRESSED GASES EXPLOSIVES CORROSIVES WATER REACTIVE MATERIALS FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS

DRIVER RESPONSIBILITIES UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS FOR LOADING, UNLOADING, AND HANDLING HAZMAT. YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THE HAZARDS INVOLVED WITH THE HAZMAT YOU ARE TRANSPORTING KNOW THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES FOR YOUR HAZMAT/HAZARD CLASS TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD YOUR CARGO YOU MUST FOLLOW ALL HAZMAT TRANSPORTATION RULES

DRIVER RESPONSIBILITIES ENSURE THE HAZMAT IS PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, MARKED AND LABELED WHEN HANDLING EXPLOSIVES OR FLAMMABLE HAZMAT: NO SMOKING, EXCEPT IN DESIGNATED AREAS NO SMOKING WHILE DRIVING DON’T TAKE LIGHTERS, MATCHES, OR OTHER SPARKING OR FLAME PRODUCING ITEMS INTO THE HAZMAT AREA

DRIVER RESPONSIBILITIES USE APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING USE DD FORM 626 TO INSPECT YOUR VEHICLE BEFORE TRANSPORTING HAZMAT PROPERLY PLACARD VEHICLE USE CORRECT PLACARD VEHICLE MUST BE PLACARDED ON THE FRONT, REAR AND BOTH SIDES AVOID HEAVILY POPULATED AREAS AND TUNNELS (IF POSSIBLE)

DRIVER RESPONSIBILITIES WHEN LOADING OR UNLOADING HAZMAT THE DRIVER MUST: SET THE VEHICLES BRAKES CHOCK AT LEAST ONE WHEEL TURN OFF THE MOTOR (UNLESS IT POWERS ACCESSORIES NEEDED TO LOAD OR UNLOAD) KEEP SMOKERS AT LEAST 50 FEET AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE

DRIVER RESPONSIBILITIES DON’T LEAVE VEHICLES CARRYING AMMUNITION UNATTENDED VEHICLES TRANSPORTING AMMUNITION MUST HAVE TWO FULLY CHARGED DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ON BOARD ONE MOUNTED OUTSIDE OF CAB ON DRIVERS SIDE ONE MOUNTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE YOU CAN ONLY LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE UNATTENDED IN AN APPROVED SAFE HAVEN, OTHERWISE YOU MUST ALWAYS WATCH THE VEHICLE SOMEONE ELSE MAY WATCH THE VEHICLE ONLY IF IT IS ON GOVERNMENT PROPERTY THE PERSON WATCHING YOUR VEHICLE MUST: + KNOW THE HAZARDS OF THE CARGO + KNOW EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES + BE QUALIFIED AND ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE IF NEEDED + BE AWAKE IN THE VEHICLE OR BE WITHIN 100 FEET OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE A CLEAR VIEW OF IT

DRIVER RESPONSIBILITIES VEHICLE INSPECTION USE DD FORM 626 TO INSPECT VEHICLE BEFORE LOADING HAZMAT DD FORM 836 GIVES SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO DRIVERS TRANSPORTING HAZMAT REVIEW DD 626 AND DD 836

YOU MUST KEEP ALL SHIPPING PAPERS EASILY ACCESSIBLE SHIPPING PAPERS MUST BE KEPT IN A POUCH INSIDE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IN CLEAR VIEW AND IN REACH WHILE DRIVING WHEN YOU ARE OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE SHIPPING PAPERS MUST BE KEPT ON THE DRIVERS SEAT SHIPPING PAPERS INCLUDE SHIPPING ORDERS, BILLS OF LADING, MANIFESTS OR REQUIRED MILITARY FORMS DA 581, ETC..

SHIPPING PAPERS IF THE HAZMAT SHIPPING PAPERS OF CONTAINER LABEL STATE THERE IS AN INHALATION HAZARD, YOU MUST USE POISON PLACARDS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER PLACARDS REQUIRED IF SHIPPING PAPERS DESCRIBES HAZMAT AND NON-HAZMAT THE HAZMAT MUST EITHER: BE DESCRIBED FIRST HIGHLIGHTED SHIPPERS CERTIFICATION VERIFIES THAT SHIPMENT IS PREPARED ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE RULES.

SHIPPING PAPERS SHIPPING PAPERS MUST INCLUDE: THE NUMBER OF PAGES, IF MORE THAN ONE PAGE, THE FIRST PAGE MUST SHOW THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES (e.g. PAGE 1 OF 4). THE PROPER BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE HAZMAT A SHIPPERS CERTIFICATION SIGNED BY THE SHIPPER

THE BASIC DESCRIPTION OF HAZMAT MUST INCLUDE (IN ORDER): SHIPPING PAPERS THE BASIC DESCRIPTION OF HAZMAT MUST INCLUDE (IN ORDER): PROPER SHIPPING NAME* HAZARD CLASS AND DIVISION* HAZMAT ID NUMBER* PACKING GROUP (IF APPLICABLE) TOTAL QUANTITY AND UNIT OF MEASURE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (WITH NAME OF RQ HAZMAT) EXAMPLE: 10 CTNS, PAINT, 3, UN1263, PG II, 500 lb. * MAY NOT BE ABBREVIATED

REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) DEFINITION: THE AMOUNT OF HAZMAT THAT, IF INVOLVED IN A SPILL OR ACCIDENT, MUST BE REPORTED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) EXAMPLE: PHOSGENE RQ 10 LBS OR 4.54 KILOGRAMS IF YOUR CARGO HAS AN RQ, THE LETTERS RQ MUST BE PLACED ON THE SHIPPING PAPERS. MAY BE BEFORE OR AFTER BASIC DESCRIPTION

PLACARDING PLACARDING PURPOSE: SHOWS THE HAZARD CLASS OF THE CARGO VEHICLE DRIVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROPER PLACARDING OF HIS VEHICLE PLACARDS MUST BE ON ALL FOUR SIDES OF VEHICLES TRANSPORTING ANY HAZMAT MUST BE EASILY SEEN FROM THE DIRECTION IT FACES PLACED WITH WORDS OR NUMBERS ARE LEVEL AND READ FROM LEFT TO RIGHT

PLACARDING MUST BE AT LEAST 3 INCHES FROM ANY OTHER MARKINGS MUST NOT BE OBSCURED BY TARPS, DOORS, LADDERS, ETC.. MUST BE KEPT CLEAN AND UNDAMAGED SO THE COLOR, FORMAT, AND MESSAGE IS EASILY SEEN PLACARDS MUST BE REMOVED FROM VEHICLES NOT HAULING HAZMAT

TO PLACARD CORRECTLY THE DRIVER MUST KNOW: PLACARDING TO PLACARD CORRECTLY THE DRIVER MUST KNOW: THE CARGO’S HAZARD CLASS THE AMOUNT OF HAZMAT SHIPPED THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF ALL HAZMAT IN VEHICLE

PLACARD YOUR VEHICLE IF YOUR CARGO CONTAINS PLACARDING PLACARD YOUR VEHICLE IF YOUR CARGO CONTAINS ANY AMOUNT OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARD CLASSES: 1.1 PLACARD AS EXPLOSIVE 1.1 1.2 PLACARD AS EXPLOSIVE 1.2 1.3 PLACARD AS EXPLOSIVE 1.3 2.3 PLACARD AS POISON GAS 4.3 PLACARD AS DANGEROUS WHEN WET 6.1 PLACARD AS POISON 7 PLACARD AS RADIOACTIVE

PLACARDING PLACARD YOUR VEHICLE IF YOUR CARGO CONTAINS OVER 1001 POUNDS OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARD CLASSES: 1.4 PLACARD AS EXPLOSIVES 1.4 1.5 PLACARD AS EXPLOSIVES 1.5 1.6 PLACARD AS EXPLOSIVES 1.6 2.1 PLACARD AS FLAMMABLE GAS 2.2 PLACARD AS NONFLAMMABLE GAS 3 PLACARD AS FLAMMABLE

PLACARDING 4.1 PLACARD AS FLAMMABLE SOLID 4.2 PLACARD AS SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE 5.1 PLACARD AS OXIDIZER 5.2 PLACARD AS ORGANIC PEROXIDE 6.1 (OTHER THAN INHALATION HAZARD) PLACARD AS POISON 6.2 NO PLACARD REQUIRED 8 PLACARD AS CORROSIVE 9 PLACARD AS CLASS 9

PLACARDING

TRANSPORTING THE FOLLOWING HAZARD CLASSES MUST BE BLOCKED AND BRACED DURING MOVEMENT CLASS 1 (EXPLOSIVES) CLASS 2 (GASSES) CLASS 3 (FLAMMABLE SOLIDS) CLASS 4 (FLAMMABLE SOLIDS) CLASS 5 (OXIDIZERS) CLASS 6.1 POISONS CLASS 8 (CORROSIVES)

TRANSPORTING CLASS 1 (EXPLOSIVES), CLASS 4 (FLAMMABLE SOLIDS, AND CLASS 5 (OXIDIZERS) MUST BE TRANSPORTED IN A CLOSED CARGO SPACE UNLESS: ALL PACKAGES ARE FIRE AND WATER RESISTANT PACKAGES ARE COVERED WITH A FIRE AND WATER RESISTANT TARP

TRANSPORTING DO NOT LOAD IN THE SAME VEHICLE WITH

EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACCIDENTS DRIVER RESPONSIBILITIES KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM AREA LIMIT SPREAD OF HAZMAT COMMUNICATE HAZMAT HAZARD INFORMATION TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE PEOPLE GIVE SHIPPING PAPERS TO EMERGENCY RESPONDERS DO NOT FIGHT FIRES THAT HAVE REACHED THE CARGO

EMERGENCY RESPONSE SPILLS OR LEAKS STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY PARK THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND AWAY FROM PEOPLE (IF POSSIBLE AND SAFE TO DO SO) SECURE THE VEHICLE AND THE AREA - KEEP PEOPLE AWAY STAY NEAR THE VEHICLE (IF SAFE TO DO SO) GET HELP !! STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TO LIMIT THE SPILL AREA. THE ARMY AND YOU ARE FINANCIALLY LIABLE FOR CLEANING UP SPILLS. YOU MAY BE FINED AND/OR PUT IN PRISON FOR NOT FOLLOWING HAZMAT RULES AND MINIMIZING SPILL DAMAGE

EMERGENCY RESPONSE YOU OR YOUR SUPERVISOR MUST CONTACT THE DOT NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTER (1-800-424-8801/8802) TO REPORT ANY HAZMAT INCIDENT THAT RESULTS IN: A PERSON’S DEATH A PERSON’S HOSPITALIZATION ESTIMATED PROPERTY DAMAGE EXCEEDS $50,000.00 ONE OR MORE MAJOR TRANSPORTATION ARTERIES OR FACILITIES ARE CLOSED DOWN FOR MORE ONE OR MORE HOURS

PERSON MAKING THE REPORT MUST GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: EMERGENCY RESPONSE ANY SUSPECTED RADIOACTIVE OR TOXIC BIOLOGICAL SPILL OR CONTAMINATION PERSON MAKING THE REPORT MUST GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: THEIR NAME ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER CARRIERS ADDRESS (UNIT ADDRESS) DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF INCIDENT HAZMAT HAZARD CLASS, NAME, AND QUANTITY TYPE OF INCIDENT AND EXTENT OF ANY INJURIES

SUMMARY HAZMAT DEFINITION DRIVER RESPONSIBILITIES SHIPPING PAPERS REPORTABLE QUANTITY PLACARDING TRANSPORTING EMERGENCY RESPONSE

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