The Hazardous Materials Table is located in 49 CFR,
§172.101. It contains more than 3,000 proper shipping names
of substances most commonly shipped or carried as hazardous
materials. The HMT specifies or references requirements
pertaining to labeling, packaging, quantity limits aboard aircraft
and stowage requirements for vessels based on proper
shipping name, hazard class, identification number, and
packing group. The table format contains 14 columns in 10
major headings, numbered 1 thru 10. Our discussion of the
Table will be divided into two groups. The first group involves
Columns 1-5, which provides the information required for the
basic description that is a key part of the shipping paper. The
second group involves Columns 6-10, which provides
specialized information necessary for packaging, marking,
labeling, and other mode specific requirements.
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