If you ship or handle any hazardous type materials please make sure that you hazmat certifications are up to date.
Classes of Hazardous Materials
Detonating or otherwise of maximum hazard.
in general, function by rapid combustion rather than detonation and include some
explosive devices such as special fireworks, flash powders, etc. Flammable hazard.
Is certain types of manufactured articles containing Class A or Class B explosives, or
both, as components but in restricted quantities, and certain types of fireworks.
Minimum hazard.
Is any liquid having a flash point at or above 100F and below 200 F under the conditions
specified in Title 49, CFR.
Is any material or mixture having in the container a pressure exceeding 40 psia at 70 F
or 104 psia at 130 F.
Is any liquid or solid that causes destruction of human skin tissue or a liquid that has
a severe corrosion rate on steel.
Is an etiologic agent means a viable micro-organism, or its toxin, which causes or may
cause human disease (Sec. 173.386 Refer to the Department of Health, Education and
Welfare Regulations, Title 42, CFR).
Is any chemical compound, mixture, or device the primary or common purpose of which is
to function by explosion.
Is any compressed gas meeting the requirements for lower flammability limit,
flammability limit range, flame projection, or flame propagation criteria.
Is any liquid having a flash point below 100 F under the condition specified in Title 49
Is any solid material, other than explosive which is liable to cause fires through
friction, absorption of moisture, spontaneous chemical changes, retained heat from
manufacturing or processing, or which can be ignited readily and when ignited burns so
vigorously and persistently as to create a serious transportation hazard.
Is any material or combination or materials, that spontaneously emits ionizing radiation
and has a specific gravity greater than 0.002 microcuries per gram.
is any compressed gas other than a flammable compressed gas.
Is an organic compound containing the vivalent -0-0- structure and which may be
considered a derivative of hydrogen peroxide where one or more of the hydrogen atoms
have been replaced by organic radicals must be classed as an organic peroxide.
Any material that does not meet the definition of a hazardous material, other than
combustible liquid in packaging having a capacity of 110 gallons or less, and is
specified in Sec. 172.101 as an ORM material or that possesses one or more of the
characteristics described in ORM-A through D below (Sec. 173.500) Note: an ORM with a
flash point of 100 F to 200 F, when transported with more than 110 gallons in one
container shall be classed as a combustible liquid.
Is a material which has an anesthetic, irritating, noxious, toxic or other similar
property and which can cause extreme annoyance or discomfort to passengers and crew in
the event of leakage during transportation.
Is a material (including a solid when wet with water) capable of causing significant
damage to a transport vehicle or vessel from leakage during transportation. Materials
meeting one or both of the following criteria are ORM-B materials: (1) A liquid
substance that has corrosion rate exceeding 0.250 inch per year (IPY) on aluminum
(nonclad 7075-T6) at a test temperature of 130 F. An acceptable test is described in
NACE Standard TM-01-69, and (2) specifically designated by name in Sec. 172.101 of the
subchapter.
Is a material which has other inherent characteristics not described as an ORM-A or
ORM-B but which makes it unsuitable for shipment, unless properly identified and
prepared for transportation.
Is a material such as a consumer commodity which, through otherwise subject to the
regulations of the subchapter, presents a limited hazard during transportation due to
its form, quantity and packaging.
Is a substance such as chlorate, permanganate, inorganic peroxide, notro carbo nitrate,
or a nitrate, that yields oxygen readily to stimulate the combustion of organic matter.
Is extremely dangerous poisonous gases or liquids of such nature that a very small
amount, mixed with air, is dangerous to life.
Is less dangerous poisons. Substances, liquids or solids (including pastes and
semi-solid) other than Class A or irritating materials which are known to be so toxic to
man as to afford a hazard to health during transportation, or which, in the absence of
adequate data on human toxicity, are presumed to be toxic to man based on results with
test animals.
Any liquid which may ignite spontaneously when exposed to air the temperature of which
is 55 C (130 F) or below.
Is any material or combination or materials, that spontaneously emits ionizing radiation
and has a specific gravity greater than 0.002 microcuries per gram.