N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Hw 603.01

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024

Section Env-Hw 603.01 - Packaging, Labeling, and Placarding

(a) A transporter shall package and label all hazardous waste before and during shipment in accordance with (c) and (d), below, and Saf-C 600.

(b) A transporter shall comply with the packaging standards in Saf-C 600 if:

(1) A hazardous waste is removed from its container and placed in another container; or

(2) Additional hazardous waste is added to a container.

(c) Prior to and during transportation, the transporter shall ensure that each container is labeled and clearly marked with:

(1) The words "Hazardous Waste";

(2) All applicable EPA and NH hazardous waste numbers; and

(3) All applicable US DOT required information as set forth in 49 CFR Part 172.

(d) If a label is destroyed or mutilated, if hazardous waste is removed from its container, or if additional hazardous waste is added to the containers, the transporter shall remove or obliterate all previous labels and, as appropriate:

(1) Replace the label with a duplicate label; or

(2) Attach a label stating information pertaining to the hazardous waste now contained in that container.

(e) A transporter shall placard each vehicle with an appropriate warning of the hazardous waste contained therein as set forth in Saf-C 600.

(f) A tank, barrel, drum, or other packaging of hazardous waste that is not a part of a vehicle shall be secured against movement within the vehicle on which it is being transported.

(g) A transporter shall ensure that all containers of hazardous waste are sealed prior to and during transport.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Hw 603.01

#5053, eff 1-24-91; ss by #5886, eff 8-26-94; amd by #6384-B, eff 11-26-96; ss by #9215, INTERIM, eff 8-1-08; (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Hw 600) ss by #9367, eff 1-28-09

Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 32, Filed August 10, 2017, Proposed by #12348, Effective 8/14/2017, Expires 8/14/2027.

Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 50, Filed December 12, 2019, Proposed by #12922, Effective 11/23/2019, Expires 11/23/2029 (See Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Env-Hw 600).