August 2017 SPRAY 23
1.2 1.2
1.3 1.3
2.3 Gas
4.3 Wet
6.1 (material poisonous by inhalation) Poison Inhalation Hazard
1.5 1.5
1.6 1.6
2.1 Gas
2.2 Gas
3 Flammable
4.1 Solid
8 Corrosive
For class 9, a CLASS 9 placard is not required for domestic
transportation, including that portion of international
transportation, defined in §171.8 of this subchapter, which occurs
within the U.S. However, a bulk packaging must be marked with
the appropriate identification number on a CLASS 9 placard, an
orange panel or a white square-on-point display configuration as
required by subpart D of part 172.
Hazardous Materials Endorsements
Endorsements are additional authorizations attached to a
Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). A CDL is a license issued
to an individual by a state or other jurisdiction of domicile, in
accordance with the standards contained in 49 CFR Part 383,
which authorizes the individual to operate a class of a commercial
motor vehicle. A Commercial Motor Vehicle is defined as a motor
vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce to
transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle is a:
• Combination Vehicle (Group A) having a gross combination
weight rating or gross combination weight of 11,794 kilograms
or more (26,001 pounds or more), whichever is greater,
inclusive of a towed unit(s) with a gross vehicle weight rating
or gross vehicle weight of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000
pounds), whichever is greater; or
• Heavy Straight Vehicle (Group B) having a gross vehicle weight
rating or gross vehicle weight of 11,794 or more kilograms
(26,001 pounds or more), whichever is greater; or
• Small Vehicle (Group C) that does not meet Group A or B
requirements but that either:
—Is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the
driver; or
—Is of any size and is used in the transportation of hazardous
materials as defined in 49 CFR § 383.5.
To clearly understand how the endorsements apply, it is
important to note how the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA) defines a hazardous material. FMCSA
defines a hazardous material in 49 CFR § 383.5 as:
… any material that has been designated as hazardous under 49
U.S.C. 5103 and is required to be placarded under subpart F of
49 CFR part 172 or any quantity of a material listed as a select
agent or toxin in 42 CFR part 73.
Therefore, a hazardous materials endorsement (H) to a CDL
is only required when the driver is transporting a placardable
quantity of hazardous materials or select agents or toxins (e.g.,
ebola, monkey virus, etc.)
Since placards are not required for limited quantities or
consumer commodities (including full trailers and freight
containers of aerosols) per 49 CFR § 172.500(a) in any amount,
an endorsement on a CDL would not be required.
This is important to note since carriers will typically charge
a hazardous materials surcharge because they assume that the
driver must be hazmat endorsed. Since many shippers do not
understand the driver licensing and endorsement requirements,
they subject themselves to very expensive carrier surcharges that
they should not be required to pay.
It would be worth your while to study the placarding
requirements in 49 CFR Part 172, Subpart F, as well as FMCSA
licensing and endorsement requirements in 49 CFR Part 383.
For additional information on placarding or hazardous
materials endorsements, call ShipMate, Inc. at +1 (310) 370-
3600 or contact the DOT Pipeline & Hazardous Materials
Administration (PHMSA) website at http://phmsa.dot.gov/
hazmat, or the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
(FMCSA) website at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov. SPRAY
Table 1
Category of Material (hazard class or division number)
and additional description, as appropriate Placard
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
Hazard
7 (Radioactive Yellow III label only) Radioactive
Table 2
Category of Material (hazard class or division number)
and additional description, as appropriate Placard
11.4 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 Type B, liquid or solid,
temperature controlled) Organic Peroxide
Poison
6.2
8 Corrosive
9
D liquid Combustible
4.2 Combustible
5.1 Oxidizer
6.1 (other than material poisonous by inhalation) Poison
6.2 (None)
9 Class 9 (See §172.504(f)(9))
ORM-D (None)