The Materials OF Trade ( not "in Trade") exception could be useful for employees of a private educational institution moving chemicals, but within limits.
Only some hazard classes are covered, the size of packages is limited, packaging must be at least as good as the original packaging (if not the original) and must be secured against movement in transport. The aggregate gross weight of all materials of trade
in one motor vehicle cannot exceed 200 kg.
But for employees of a public university moving regulated hazardous materials on university business, Materials of Trade is irrelevant since they are not
engaged in commerce and thus are not covered by the DOT Haz Mat shipping regulations. Of course any public university choosing to move such materials would be well advised to comply with the regulations as much as reasonably possible. The alternative is
risk of a substantial law suit and really bad publicity if the transport goes bad and people are hurt or substantial property damage occurs and can be attributed to "short cuts" used because the regulations did not apply..
Peter Zavon, CIH
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I agree with Ed; the specific regulatory reference is the Materials in Trade Exception (49CFR 173.6). You do not need to hire a "licensed" company to transport hazardous materials
from one of your facilities to another, or across campus. You do need to utilize DOT packaging if you are going on public roads, and need a hazardous materials bill of lading (available online or in office supply stores) to accompany the load.
This exemption also applies to field studies (stream sampling, for instance) and to Chem Week type chemistry demonstrations at shopping malls and other public places.
Hazardous waste transport is not allowed under this exception, but you can transport hazardous waste around your campus as long as you are crossing public roads but not going
onto public roads.
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A government employee, transporting government owned material, from one government location to another government location, either on public roads or not, is not subject to any DOT
regulations.
WVU employees can load a WVU truck with WVU chemicals (carefully) and drive to any other WVU campus.
DOT regulates transportation in commerce, and the government transportation of government materials as described above is not a commercial activity.
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You don't mention the specifics on distance and/or routes, but you have to follow all DOT regs when transporting hazardous materials on roadways. You will have to hire a licensed
company to move hazardous materials across campus.
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Hi all,
Could you please share the policy or procedures on moving batch of chemicals within university from one building to the other? What EHS's role on this matter?
Thank you,
Zhen
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