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For each listed material, the Hazardous Materials Table identifies the hazard class or specifies that the material is forbidden in transportation, and gives the proper shipping name or directs the user to the preferred proper shipping name.
Proper shipping name requirements apply to shippers and offerors of hazardous materials responsible for filling out shipping papers and marking packages.
Before selecting a proper shipping name for the material to be shipped, you must:
Mixtures not included in the HMT. A mixture or solution not identified specifically by name in the HMT — that consists of a non–hazardous material and a hazardous material identified in the HMT by technical name — may be described using the proper shipping name of the hazardous material and the qualifying word “mixture” or “solution”, as appropriate. In Section 172.101(c)(10) some restrictions apply, such as the hazard class, packing group, or subsidiary hazard of the mixture or solution must be the same as the hazardous material identified in the table.
Example: The proper shipping name for a solution of Brucine and a non-regulated material could be “Brucine solution.”
Unnknown hazard(s). When the hazard(s) of the product is not known, the only accurate way to make the hazard determination is by testing. A tentative classification/description is authorized in 172.101(c)(11) when the hazard class must be determined by testing. If you are not the original source of the product, however, you can get the hazard classification by contacting the manufacturer or blender of the product.
Inadequate description. If you believe the HMT does not have an adequate description of the material, then, for clarification, contact:
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
U. S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, 2nd floor
Washington, DC 20590
(800) 467-4922