Ask X3What does 49 CFR 172.400 (General labeling requirements) require?
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As Ask X3, your fleet-compliance assistant, here is what you need to know based on 49 CFR 172.400:
According to 49 CFR 172.400, anyone who offers for transportation or transports a hazardous material in certain packages or containment devices must label them with the specific labels required by the § 172.101 table and the labeling subpart.
This requirement applies to:
1. Non-bulk packages.
2. Bulk packagings (other than cargo tanks, portable tanks, or tank cars) with a volumetric capacity of less than 18 m³ (640 cubic feet), unless they are properly placarded.
3. Portable tanks with a capacity of less than 3,785 L (1,000 gallons), unless they are properly placarded.
4. DOT Specification 106 or 110 multi-unit tank car tanks, unless they are properly placarded.
5. Overpacks, freight containers, or unit load devices of less than 18 m³ (640 cubic feet) containing packages that require labels, unless they are properly placarded or marked.
Labeling is triggered whenever a hazardous material meets one or more hazard class definitions, as outlined in column 6 of the § 172.401 table.