Pennsylvania CDL HazMat case studies
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The Pennsylvania CDL Hazardous Materials endorsement (the "H" endorsement) is the authorization a commercial driver needs to haul placarded quantities of hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, and certain bulk packages on public roads. It is built for working drivers - tanker operators, LTL freight haulers, fuel and chemical delivery drivers, and anyone whose route includes placarded loads - and it sits on top of a base CDL rather than replacing it. The Pennsylvania CDL HazMat case studies are 5 cases and about 2,749 words.
1Shipping Paper and Emergency Response Number at the Bethlehem Consignor
You are a Pennsylvania CDL driver at a consignor in Bethlehem. The shipper hands you a shipping paper for 12 steel drums of UN1263 Paint, Class 3, PG II, gross 5,400 lb, and 4 fiberboard boxes of UN3480 Lithium ion batteries, Class 9, gross 480 lb.
564 words, about 3 min2Placarding a Mixed Table 1 and Table 2 Load
You are loading a straight truck at a HazMat distributor in Harrisburg. The load is 15 steel drums, 150 lb gross each, of UN1993 Flammable liquid, n.o.s., Class 3, PG II (2,250 lb), 10 fiberboard boxes, 100 lb gross each, of UN3264 Corrosive liquid, acidic, inorganic, n.o.s., Class 8, PG III (1,000 lb), and one 5-lb cylinder of UN1017 Chlorine, Division 2.3.
521 words, about 3 min3Cargo Tank Inspection and Product Change
You are at a bulk terminal in Philadelphia assigned to load a DOT 407 cargo tank with 4,800 gallons of UN1830 Sulfuric acid, 93%, Class 8, PG II. The cargo tank specification plate shows the last external visual inspection and leak test was 14 months ago, and the last internal visual inspection and pressure test was 4 years 10 months ago.
532 words, about 3 min4Ten-Hour Break With Division 1.1 Explosives
You are driving a tractor-trailer loaded with 1,000 lb of UN0082 Explosive, blasting, type B, Division 1.1D, from a magazine near State College to a quarry in western Pennsylvania. Because of a schedule change, you must take a 10-hour break.
591 words, about 3 min5Hazardous Waste Manifest Discrepancy
You are at a generator’s dock in Pittsburgh to pick up 8 drums of spent chlorinated solvent for disposal. The shipping paper/manifest lists 8 drums of UN1993 Waste flammable liquid, n.o.s., Class 3, PG II, and the generator’s EPA ID number.
541 words, about 3 min