Column 2 is labeled Hazardous materials descriptions and
proper shipping names and lists the proper shipping name of
each hazardous material in the table, along with any
accompanying descriptive information. Proper shipping names
are limited to those shown in Roman type, not italics. Proper
shipping names are written in Roman type only. Names in
italics may not be used to describe hazardous materials. Select
each of these buttons to learn more about some additional
rules that guide these entries and view an example
demonstrating that rule.
Proper shipping names may be used in the singular or plural
form, and in either capital or lower case letters. This example
displays the plural form (Aerosols) in both upper and lower
case letters, but Aerosol in the singular form, or aerosol in
lower case letters, or AEROSOL in all upper case letters
would be acceptable.
- Punctuation marks and words in italics are not part of the
proper shipping name, but may be used in addition to the
proper shipping name. The word “or” in italics indicates that
the terms in the sequence may be used as the proper shipping
name, as appropriate. This example includes the word “or” in
italics and provides the additional proper shipping name “Dry
ice,” for the entry “Carbon dioxide, solid.”
- The word poison or poisonous may be used interchangeably
with the word toxic when only domestic transportation is
involved. Using the example of Toxic liquids, corrosive,
organic, n.o.s., inhalation hazard, Packing Group I, Zone A,
the word poisonous could be interchanged with the word toxic
only for a domestic shipment.
- Except for hazardous wastes, when qualifying words are used
as part of the proper shipping name, their sequence in the
package markings and shipping paper description is optional.
The entry in the Table reflects the preferred sequence.
Qualifying words shown in italics are not part of the proper
shipping name. In the example displayed, the entry Paint
related material including paint thinning, drying, removing or
reducing compound, contains the qualifying words shown in
italics. These are not required to be shown and are not part of
the proper shipping name.
- When one entry references another entry by use of the word
“see,” and both names are in Roman type, then either name
may be used as the proper shipping name. In the example
Ethyl alcohol you are directed to look at the entry for Ethanol.
You should note that for the entry of Ethyl alcohol none of the
other columns contain any entries. All of the HMT data is
included with the Ethanol entry, but Ethyl alcohol is still an
acceptable proper shipping name.
