THE USE OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TO SATISFY CLOSURE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS

摘要

It has been nearly two decades since DOT'S Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) -nowPHMSA, published its final rules in Docket HM-181. On December 21, 1990, this rulemaking revised a part of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR), to bring it into general agreement with the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (The Orange Book). One of the key provisions in HM-181 was the requirement for the manufacturers of packaging to provide written instructions - closure notification - on how to close packaging for shipment so as to ensure the safe transport of hazardous materials.