Eunice- Here's what our Environmental Health & Safety Office has on their site, though not in policy form and here's a link to that office: http://www.ehs.iu.edu/index.shtml
Transportation of Hazardous Materials for Commercial Purposes University employees that receive hazardous chemicals shipped by commercial carriers are subject to the training requirements found in the DOT Hazardous Material Regulations found in 49 CFR Parts 171-180. This training is provided by EHS. Chemicals being shipped to another institution or business that are offered to commercial carriers are subject to the DOT Hazardous Material Regulations found in 49 CFR Parts 171-180. Because the ownership of chemicals being moved to another institution changes the transportation becomes a commercial enterprise and these transportation requirements are also subject to the DOT Hazardous Material Regulations found in 49 CFR Parts 171-180. Therefore the commercial carrier must be licensed to transport hazardous materials in accordance with federal law. In the case of transportation of complete chemical collections to another university, the commercial carrier must package their own containers using properly trained, licensed and/or certified individuals to ensure that the materials are properly segregated for shipping, packaged in DOT approved containers, labeled, and shipped with the proper manifest or shipping documents in accordance with the DOT regulations. Happy New Year! Jenny Jennifer U. Kincaid Chief of Staff/Director of Policy Administration Office of the Executive Vice President for University Academic Affairs Indiana University Bryan Hall 207 Bloomington, IN 47405 (812)856-1291 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hornsby, Eunice Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 10:30 AM To: ACUPA Subject: [acupa-l] Policy on Shipping Hazardous Materials All: We are looking to develop a policy addressing Shipping Hazardous Materials. If you have anything, I'd appreciate it if you'd send me a copy or a link. Thanks! -Eunice Eunice Hornsby, Ph.D. Policy and Training Director The Ohio State University Office of University Compliance and Integrity 1534 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43201-2310 614-292-8728 Office [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> compliance.osu.edu<http://compliance.osu.edu> ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE e-listing of members. If you do NOT want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to this web address and fill out the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours during normal business hours. http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html
