DOT Placard Requirements; Do you need hazmat placards for your load?
General hazmat placarding requirements
What requires a hazmat load to have placards? What are the DOT placarding requirements? Do I have to placard for secondary (or subsidiary) hazards? What does table 1 and table 2 mean and how do those tables affect placarding? When can I use a 'Dangerous' placard? These are just some of the questions drivers ask everyday.
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How to make your shipping papers and chart 13 work for you
Anyone who's been dealing with hazardous materials for any length of time knows that you should never assume anything about your hazmat load. Along with making assumptions, comes Murphies Law - "If it can go wrong, it will". Here is a case in point:
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Table 1 DOT hazmat placards |
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Table 1 hazard classes and/or divisions require that you placard the transport vehicle for any amount. Click the link to view pictures of table 1 placards.
View Table 1 hazmat placard gallery
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Table 2 DOT hazmat placards |
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Hazard classes and/or divisions listed on table 2 of 172.504 require that you have 1,001 lbs of aggregate gross weight of hazardous materials to placard the transport vehicle. Follow the link below to view the Table 2 placard gallery.
View Table 2 hazmat placard gallery |
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Worried when you have to use subsidiary hazards? Follow the link below to the subsidiary gallery to view the list of subsidiary placards that you must placard for. If you haven't read it yet, check out our article on general placarding requirments.
Subsidiary placards gallery
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