Part 172: Hazardous materials table, special provisions, hazardous materials communications, emergency response information, training requirements and security plans

All Regulations

Part	Regulation	Guidance
172.1 - 172.3	Subpart A—General
172.1	Purpose and scope.
172.3	Applicability.
172.101 - 172.102	Subpart B—Table of hazardous materials and special provisions
172.101	Purpose and use of hazardous materials table.
172.102	Special provisions.
172.200 - 172.205	Subpart C—Shipping papers
172.200	Applicability.
172.201	Preparation and rentention 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.
172.300 - 172.338	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 markings.
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.
172.317	KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT handling mark.
172.320	Explosive hazardous materials.
172.321	[Reserved]
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.
172.400 - 172.450	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.
172.500 - 172.560	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	Providing and affixing placards: 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.
172.600 - 172.606	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.
172.700 - 172.704	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.
172.800 - 172.822	Subpart I—Safety and Security Plans
172.800	Purpose and applicability.
172.802	Components of a security plan.
172.804	Relationship to other Federal requirements.
172.820	Additional planning requirements for transportation by rail.
172.822	Limitation on actions by states, local governments, and Indian tribes.
Appendix A	Appendix A to Part 172 — Office of hazardous materials transportation color tolerance charts and tables
Appendix B	Appendix B to Part 172 — Trefoil symbol
Appendix C	Appendix C to Part 172 — Dimensional specifications for recommended placard holder
Appendix D	Appendix D to Part 172 — Rail risk analysis factors