[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 2] [Revised as of October 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR172.1] [Page 121-123] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 172_HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLE, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMUNICATIONS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION, AND Subpart A_General Sec. 172.1 Purpose and scope. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 172.1 Purpose and scope. 172.3 Applicability. Subpart B_Table of Hazardous Materials and Special Provisions 172.101 Purpose and use of hazardous materials table. 172.102 Special provisions. Subpart C_Shipping Papers 172.200 Applicability. 172.201 Preparation and retention of shipping papers. 172.202 Description of hazardous material on shipping papers. 172.203 Additional description requirements. 172.204 Shipper's certification. 172.205 Hazardous waste manifest. Subpart D_Marking 172.300 Applicability. 172.301 General marking requirements for non-bulk packagings. 172.302 General marking requirements for bulk packagings. 172.303 Prohibited marking. 172.304 Marking requirements. 172.306 [Reserved] 172.308 Authorized abbreviations. 172.310 Class 7 (radioactive) materials. 172.312 Liquid hazardous materials in non-bulk packagings. 172.313 Poisonous hazardous materials. 172.315 Packages containing limited quantities. 172.316 Packagings containing materials classed as ORM-D. [[Page 122]] 172.317 KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT handling mark. 172.320 Explosive hazardous materials. 172.322 Marine pollutants. 172.323 Infectious substances. 172.324 Hazardous substances in non-bulk packagings. 172.325 Elevated temperature materials. 172.326 Portable tanks. 172.328 Cargo tanks. 172.330 Tank cars and multi-unit tank car tanks. 172.331 Bulk packagings other than portable tanks, cargo tanks, tank cars and multi-unit tank car tanks. 172.332 Identification number markings. 172.334 Identification numbers; prohibited display. 172.336 Identification numbers; special provisions. 172.338 Replacement of identification numbers. Subpart E_Labeling 172.400 General labeling requirements. 172.400a Exceptions from labeling. 172.401 Prohibited labeling. 172.402 Additional labeling requirements. 172.403 Class 7 (radioactive) material. 172.404 Labels for mixed and consolidated packaging. 172.405 Authorized label modifications. 172.406 Placement of labels. 172.407 Label specifications. 172.411 EXPLOSIVE 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 labels, and EXPLOSIVE Subsidiary label. 172.415 NON-FLAMMABLE GAS label. 172.416 POISON GAS label. 172.417 FLAMMABLE GAS label. 172.419 FLAMMABLE LIQUID label. 172.420 FLAMMABLE SOLID label. 172.422 SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE label. 172.423 DANGEROUS WHEN WET label. 172.426 OXIDIZER label. 172.427 ORGANIC PEROXIDE label. 172.429 POISON INHALATION HAZARD label. 172.430 POISON label. 172.431 [Reserved] 172.432 INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE label. 172.436 RADIOACTIVE WHITE-I label. 172.438 RADIOACTIVE YELLOW-II label. 172.440 RADIOACTIVE YELLOW-III label. 172.441 FISSILE label. 172.442 CORROSIVE label. 172.444 [Reserved] 172.446 CLASS 9 label. 172.448 CARGO AIRCRAFT ONLY label. 172.450 EMPTY label. Subpart F_Placarding 172.500 Applicability of placarding requirements. 172.502 Prohibited and permissive placarding. 172.503 Identification number display on placards. 172.504 General placarding requirements. 172.505 Placarding for subsidiary hazards. 172.506 Providing and affixing placards: Highway. 172.507 Special placarding provisions: Highway. 172.508 Placarding and affixing placarding: Rail. 172.510 Special placarding provisions: Rail. 172.512 Freight containers and aircraft unit load devices. 172.514 Bulk packagings. 172.516 Visibility and display of placards. 172.519 General specifications for placards. 172.521 DANGEROUS placard. 172.522 EXPLOSIVES 1.1, EXPLOSIVES 1.2 and EXPLOSIVES 1.3 placards. 172.523 EXPLOSIVES 1.4 placard. 172.524 EXPLOSIVES 1.5 placard. 172.525 EXPLOSIVES 1.6 placard. 172.526 [Reserved] 172.527 Background requirements for certain placards. 172.528 NON-FLAMMABLE GAS placard. 172.530 OXYGEN placard. 172.532 FLAMMABLE GAS placard. 172.536 [Reserved] 172.540 POISON GAS placard. 172.542 FLAMMABLE placard. 172.544 COMBUSTIBLE placard. 172.546 FLAMMABLE SOLID placard. 172.547 SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE placard. 172.548 DANGEROUS WHEN WET placard. 172.550 OXIDIZER placard. 172.552 ORGANIC PEROXIDE placard. 172.553 [Reserved] 172.554 POISON placard. 172.555 POISON INHALATION HAZARD placard. 172.556 RADIOACTIVE placard. 172.558 CORROSIVE placard. 172.560 CLASS 9 placard. Subpart G_Emergency Response Information 172.600 Applicability and general requirements. 172.602 Emergency response information. 172.604 Emergency response telephone number. 172.606 Carrier information contact. Subpart H_Training 172.700 Purpose and scope. 172.701 Federal-State relationship. 172.702 Applicability and responsibility for training and testing. 172.704 Training requirements. [[Page 123]] Subpart I_Security Plans 172.800 Purpose and applicability. 172.802 Components of a security plan. 172.804 Relationship to other Federal requirements. Appendix A to Part 172--Office of Hazardous Materials Transportation Color Tolerance Charts and Tables Appendix B to Part 172--Trefoil Symbol Appendix C to Part 172--Dimensional Specifications for Recommended Placard Holder Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5127, 44701; 49 CFR 1.53. Source: Amdt. 172-29, 41 FR 15996, Apr. 15, 1976, unless otherwise noted. This part lists and classifies those materials which the Department has designated as hazardous materials for purposes of transportation and prescribes the requirements for shipping papers, package marking, labeling, and transport vehicle placarding applicable to the shipment and transportation of those hazardous materials. [Amdt. 172-29, 41 FR 15997, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended by 66 FR 45379, Aug. 28, 2001]