If a hazardous material
spill occurs, do the following:
a) Get information,
including container number, placards, location and other
relevant information.
b) Immediately report
all emergencies, incidents, accidents and hazardous
material leaks and odors to the Port Police located
in the Terminal Building or call 713-670-2647.
Delivery
Order Hazardous Material must have a Delivery Order.
Delivery order must comply with all Department of
Transportation regulations and include the following
information, as more specifically described in 49
CFR Paragraph 172.202
•
Proper shipping
name (chemical name, not trade name)
•
Hazardous class
or division
•
Identification number
(example: IMO class 6.1, UN1664, etc.)
•
Special identification
(flashpoint)
•
Packing group in
roman numerals (to identify type of packing)
•
Total quantity (by
net or gross mass, capacity or as otherwise appropriate,
including the unit of measurement (examples: pounds,
gallons, kilograms)
•
24-hour emergency
phone number
•
Material safety
data sheet (Galveston only)
Signed
Certification Statement The shipping paper for hazardous
materials must contain a signed certification statement
that complies with all Department of Transportation
regulations and, more specifically, 49 CFR Paragraph
172.204 as follows:
"THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE
ABOVE-NAMED MATERIALS ARE PROPERLY CLASSIFIED, DESCRIBED,
PACKAGED, MARKED AND LABELED, AND ARE IN PROPER CONDITION
FOR TRANSPORTATION ACCORDING TO THE APPLICABLE REGULATIONS
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION."
(Signature of Shipper or Authorized
Representative)
OR
"I HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE CONTENTS
OF THIS CONSIGNMENT ARE FULLY AND ACCURATELY DESCRIBED
ABOVE BY THE PROPER SHIPPING NAME, AND ARE CLASSIFIED,
PACKAGED, MARKED AND LABELED/PLACARDED, AND ARE IN ALL
RESPECTS IN PROPER CONDITION FOR TRANSPORT ACCORDING
TO APPLICABLE INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL
REGULATIONS."
(Signature of Shipper or Authorized
Representative)
Automobile
Statement
Containers with motor vehicles or mechanical equipment
powered by internal combustion engines must comply
with all Department of Transportation regulations
and, more specifically, 49 CFR Paragraph 176.905
that provides in part, as follows:
•
A motor vehicle
or mechanical equipment's ignition key may not be
in the ignition while the vehicle or mechanical
equipment is stowed aboard a vessel.
•
When a motor vehicle
or mechanical equipment with fuel in its tanks is
stowed in a closed freight container, a warning,
displayed on a contrasting background and readily
legible from a distance of 8 m (26 feet), must be
affixed to the access doors to read as follows:
•
Identification number
(examples: IMO class 6.1, UN1664, etc.)
•
Special identification
(flashpoint)
•
Packing group in
roman numerals (to identify type of packing)
•
Total quantity (by
net or gross mass, capacity or as otherwise appropriate,
including the unit of measurement (examples: pounds,
gallons, kilograms)
•
24-hour emergency
phone number
•
Material safety
data sheet (Galveston only)
WARNING “May Contain Explosive Mixtures
with Air, Keep Ignition Sources Away when Opening”
Port
of Houston Authority
111 East Loop North • Houston, Texas 77029
P.O. Box 2562 • Houston, Texas 77252-2562
Phone: 713-670-2400
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