REGULATIONS AND INTERMODAL FORCES

 

OVERVIEW

 

General.  Regulations and Intermodal Forces (Section I) summarizes applicable hazardous materials transportation requirements for surface (rail and highway) and maritime intermodal shipments.  Further, it provides an overview of the different forces encountered in the various intermodal shipping environments.  A thorough understanding of these areas is essential in order to properly conduct load planning.

 

UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

 

GENERAL

 

Regulations governing the transport of packaged hazardous materials for both interstate and intrastate commerce in the United States are published in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 171-180.  The requirements for the safe loading and securing of hazardous materials are located in modal specific parts: Part 174 for rail, Part 176 for water, and Part 177 for highway.  Additionally, within the constraints imposed by 49 CFR 171.22, shipments where part or all of the transport is by water may use the recommendations contained in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, including the loading and securing standards of Chaper 7.5 of the IMDG Code and the IMO/ILO/UNECE Guidelines for Packing of Cargo Transport Units in the IMDG Code Supplement.I.  Regulatory standards are available as follows:

 

Sources of Supply for U.S. Hazardous Material Transportation Regulations.  Like all other federal regulations, Title 49 CFR Parts 100-185 may be purchased from: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 732 North Capital Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20401 [Phone: (202) 512-1800].  Additionally, the World Wide Web provides information concerning hazardous material transportation requirements, including rulemakings, the current edition of Title 49 CFR Parts 100-185, and other useful information (address: http://hazmat.dot.gov).

 

Sources of Supply for International Maritime Organization Standards.  A comprehensive listing of distributors of International Maritime Organization (IMO) publications, including the IMDG Code, is provided in the IMO Publications Catalogue available through the IMO, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, United Kingdom [Phone: + 44 (0) 20-7735 7611] or sales@imo.org.