Chapter 4 - On-Site Chemical Transportation

DOE-HDBK-1139/3-2005

Chapter 4 - On-Site Chemical Transportation

1.0 Introduction

This chapter identifies and consolidates existing user safety and health requirements found in DOE

and Federal chemical-related safety and health regulations and National Standards that address the

on-site transport of non-radioactive chemicals (see definition) and chemical products (see definition).

State and local codes and requirements are NOT included. This chapter specifically consolidates

requirements found in DOE O 460.1A and DOE O 460.1B, [NOTE: This order, issued on 4/4/2003,

cancels the DOE O 460.1A], Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations

29CFR1910.101, 29CFR1910.253, and 29CFR1926.350, the American National Standards Institute

(ANSI) standard ANSI Z49.1, and the Compressed Gas Association (CGA) Pamphlets G-1 and P-1,

including technical standards that are made mandatory by their specific reference within a regulation,

rule or DOE Order.

This chapter is intended to list chemical-related safety and health requirements and to consolidate

those that are overlapping and/or duplicative. The list of requirements includes "pointers" to the

sources of those requirements.

This document does NOT create any new or additional requirements.

2.0 Applicability

The information presented here applies to all transport of chemicals or chemical products on-site. It

includes hazardous materials offered for transportation on-site, and the packaging, labeling or

marking of hazardous materials for transportation on-site. Packaging and transportation safety

requirements apply to the purchasers of hazardous chemicals if they subsequently transfer those

chemicals to another location for on-site transfers, site rules apply; for off-site transfers, DOT rules

apply. [NOTE: Throughout this document, the term "chemicals" is used to indicate chemicals and/or

chemical products as described in Section 3, below.] This chapter consolidates existing, core safety

and health requirements that all sites must follow when engaged in chemical-related activities.

The requirements included in this chapter come from sources that have different safety purposes. As

a result, some of these requirements may not always be applicable to the work being performed at an

individual site or facility. It is the responsibility of each user to determine the applicability of specific

requirements to their work and how they are implemented. The reference sources for the

requirements included in this chapter can be used to determine the applicability of those requirements

to the work being performed.

3.0 Definitions and Acronyms

See Glossary.

4.0 Requirements for On-Site Chemical Transportation

Sources11

Consolidated Requirements12

4.1

Onsite Hazardous Materials Transfers - shall comply with

DOE O 460.1A, 4.b;

either:

DOE O 460.1B [NOTE: This

order, issued on 4/4/2003,

cancels the DOE O 460.1A]