 DOT Hazardous Materials Change to Limited Quantities Exemption
The DOT has recently published a final rule changing the requirements for ground shipments of limited quantities of hazardous materials.
In case your brain is a little fuzzy on what constitutes a limited quantity – it is an amount of a specific hazardous material, based on the proper shipping name and referenced in 49 CFR 172. Shipping by limited quantity exemption is a great way to handle shipping small volumes of hazardous materials without having to purchase special UN approved packaging.
The new rule which is officially in effect January 1, 2012 and may be voluntarily used now actually reduces the requirements associated with using this exemption.
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