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Placards
See 49 CFR §172 Subpart F for complete placarding regulations.
- Each person who offers for transportation or transports any hazardous material subject to the Hazardous Materials Regulations must comply with all applicable requirements of 49 CFR §172 Subpart F [49 CFR §172.500].
- Placards may be displayed for a hazardous material, even when not required, if the placarding otherwise conforms to the requirements of Subpart F of Part 172 [49 CFR §172.502(c)].
- For other than Class 7 or the DANGEROUS placard, text indicating a hazard (e.g., “FLAMMABLE”) is not required. Text may be omitted from the OXYGEN placard only if the specific ID number is displayed on the placard [49 CFR §172.519(b)(3)].
- For a placard corresponding to the primary or subsidiary hazard class of a material, the hazard class or division number must be displayed in the lower corner of the placard.
- Any bulk packaging, freight container, unit load device, transport vehicle or rail car containing any quantity of material listed in Table 1 must be placarded [49 CFR §172.504].
- When the aggregate gross weight of all hazardous materials in non-bulk packages covered in Table 2 is less than 454 kg (1,001 lbs), no placard is required on a transport vehicle or freight container when transported by highway or rail [49 CFR §172.504(c)].
- Notes: See 49 CFR §172.504(f)(10) for placarding Division 6.1, PG III materials.
- Placarded loads require registration with USDOT. See 49 CFR §107.601 for registration regulations.
Table 1
| Category of material (Hazard Class or division number and additional description, as appropriate) | Placard name |
|---|---|
| 1.1 | EXPLOSIVES 1.1 |
| 1.2 | EXPLOSIVES 1.2 |
| 1.3 | EXPLOSIVES 1.3 |
| 2.3 | POISON GAS |
| 4.3 | DANGEROUS WHEN WET |
| 5.2 (Organic peroxide, Type B, liquid or solid, temperature controlled) | ORGANIC PEROXIDE |
| 6.1 (Materials poisonous by inhalation (see §171.8 of this subchapter)) | POISON INHALATION HAZARD |
| 7 (Radioactive Yellow III label only) | RADIOACTIVE RADIOACTIVE placard also required for exclusive use shipments of low specific activity material and surface contaminated objects transported in accordance with §173.427(a)(6). |
Table 2
| Category of material (Hazard Class or division number and additional description, as appropriate) | Placard name |
|---|---|
| 1.4 | EXPLOSIVES 1.4 |
| 1.5 | EXPLOSIVES 1.5 |
| 1.6 | EXPLOSIVES 1.6 |
| 2.1 | FLAMMABLE GAS |
| 2.2 | NON-FLAMMABLE GAS |
| 3 | FLAMMABLE |
| Combustible Liquid | COMBUSTIBLE |
| 4.1 | FLAMMABLE SOLID |
| 4.2 | SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE |
| 5.1 | OXIDIZER |
| 5.2 (Other than organic peroxide, Type B, liquid or solid, temperature controlled) | ORGANIC PEROXIDE |
| 6.1 (Other than materials poisonous by inhalation) | POISON |
| 6.2 | (None) |
| 8 | CORROSIVE |
| 9 | CLASS 9 (see §172.504(f)(9)) |
| ORM-D | (None) |