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Transportation of Hazardous Material (49 USC Ch. 51)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Transport/storage Transboundary movement of waste Protection of environment Pollution control Internal trade International trade Radiation Natural gas Authorization/permit Capacity building Monitoring Research Standards Enforcement/compliance Court/tribunal Liability/compensation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Environmental standards Waste management
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This chapter concerns transportation of hazardous material. The purpose of this chapter is to protect against the risks to life, property, and the environment that are inherent in the transportation of hazardous material in intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce. The Secretary shall designate material (including an explosive, radioactive material, infectious substance, flammable or combustible liquid, solid, or gas, toxic, oxidizing, or corrosive material, and compressed gas) or a group or class of material as hazardous when the Secretary determines that transporting the material in commerce in a particular amount and form may pose an unreasonable risk to health and safety or property. The chapter further provides for limitation on issuance of hazmat licenses; representation and tampering; transporting certain highly radioactive material; handling criteria; hazmat employee training requirements and grants; motor carrier safety permits; shipping papers and disclosure; highway routing of hazardous material; unsatisfactory safety rating; air transportation of ionizing radiation material; training curriculum for the public sector; planning and training grants, monitoring, and review; special permits and exclusions; hazardous material technical assessment, research and development, and analysis program; uniform forms and procedures; international uniformity of standards and requirements; enforcement; civil penalty; criminal penalty; judicial review; and authorization of appropriations.

Full text
English
Website
uscode.house.gov