Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 403.1 - General information and requirements(a)Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to prescribe the methods of packing, loading and unloading of hazardous materials; the specifications, marking, inspection, condition and equipment of vehicles transporting hazardous materials; the qualifications of drivers and other matters relating to operation of the vehicles; the routing and parking of the vehicles; and other factors affecting the nature and degree of risk involved in the transportation of hazardous materials.(b)Application. Application shall include the following:(1) Every shipper and motor carrier and its officers, drivers, agents, employees and representatives involved or related to the transportation of interstate or intrastate commerce, or both, shall comply with this chapter.(2) Officers, agents, representatives, drivers and employees of shippers and carriers involved or concerned with the management, maintenance, operation or driving of vehicles shall be conversant and knowledgeable with this chapter.(c)General rule.(1) Hazardous materials that do not comply with the requirements of this chapter may not be offered for transportation or transported.(2) Hazardous materials which are manufactured, packaged, stored, loaded, unloaded or transported shall be open to inspection upon request by a Pennsylvania State Police Officer or qualified Commonwealth employee.(3) No person may represent, by marking or otherwise, that a container or package for the transportation of hazardous materials is safe, certified or in compliance with the requirements of the Department unless the container or package meets the requirements of this chapter.The provisions of this §403.1 adopted July 27, 1979, effective 11/1/1979, 9 Pa.B. 2451; amended May 14, 1982, effective 5/15/1982, 12 Pa.B. 1583; readopted and amended December 2, 1988, effective upon publication and applies retroactively to November 5, 1988, 18 Pa.B. 5365; amended October 26, 2018, effective 10/27/2018, 48 Pa.B. 6839.The provisions of this §403.1 issued and amended under the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 6103 and 8302.