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commercial driver’s license with a hazardous materials endorsement under the following circumstances: Hazardous materials shipments (unless specifically exempted) for which the display of placards is required per California Vehicle Code Section 27903. Hazardous materials shipments in excess of 500 lbs., transported for a fee, which would require placarding if shipped in greater amounts in the same manner. Table 10.1 Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for CBSA of Origin: 2007 Sacramento—Arden Arcade—Yuba City, CA‐NV (CA part) Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2007 Hazardous Materials Tons All Freight Tons (percent Estimate by Mode Percent Share of Mode of transportation 2007 (thousands) of Total) (thousands) All Freight All modes 63,705 100.0 11,339 17.8 Single modes 53,677 84.3 9,716 18.1 Truck (3) 52,641 82.6 7,212 13.7 Rail 949 1.5 66 7.0 Multiple modes 876 1.4 170 19.4 Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier 237 0.4 2 0.7 Other multiple modes 52 0.1 26 49.9 Other and unknown modes S S ‐ ‐ Key: S = Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality. Estimates are based on final data from the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive. Hazardous Materials Estimate by Mode is based upon the percentage of Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation: 2007 & Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation for the United States: 2007 Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Economic Census: Transportation Commodity Flow Survey, December 2009. Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations Requirements per Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) include the classification of materials, packaging (including manufacture, continuing qualification, and maintenance), hazard communication (e.g., package marking, labeling, placarding, and shipping documentation), transportation, handling, HAZMAT employee training, and incident reporting. These requirements are described in further detail below. MTP/SCS 2035 Sacramento Area Council of Governments Draft Environmental Impact Report Chapter 10 – Hazards and Hazardous Materials – Page 10-6
Packaging and Securement Many hazardous materials can injure or kill on contact. In order to protect drivers and others, the rules advise shippers how to package safely. Loading, securement, stabilization, and segregation rules tell drivers how to load, transport, and unload their cargo. Communicate the Risk Shippers must warn drivers and others about a material’s hazardous qualities. They must put warning labels and markings on packages and describe materials on the shipping paper in a way that clearly warns of the risk. Similarly, rules govern drivers. If there is an accident or a leak, the driver must warn others of danger. Placards and package markings are examples of effective tools to communicate the risk. Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 Explosives The rules prohibit parking vehicles carrying Division 1.1 (mass explosive hazard), 1.2 (projection hazard), or 1.3 (mass fire hazard) explosives within five feet of the traveled part of the road. Except for short periods of time needed for vehicle operation necessities (e.g., fueling), parking is prohibited within 300 feet of a bridge, tunnel, or building; a place where people gather; or an open fire. Vehicles may be parked unattended in a safe haven. A safe haven is a government-approved place for parking unattended vehicles loaded with explosives. Authorized safe havens are usually designated by local authorities. In California, safe havens are designated by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and referred to as “safe parking places.” The CHP has identified several routes as safe stopping places and safe parking places on the state highway system within or near the TMP/SCS plan area. They are listed in Table 10.2. California General Hazardous Materials Routing Requirements The following general routing and parking restrictions (Veh. Code, § 31303) apply to hazardous material and hazardous waste shipments for which the display of vehicle placards and/or markings is required per Vehicle Code Section 27903 (except shipments subject to, and in conformance with, special routing and related requirements): Unless specifically restricted or prohibited, use state or interstate highways which offer the least transit time whenever possible (Veh. Code, § 31304). Avoid, whenever practicable, congested highways, places where crowds are assembled, and residential districts (Veh. Code, § 515). Deviation from designated routes is not excusable on the basis of operating convenience. A loaded vehicle is not to be left unattended or parked overnight in a residential district. MTP/SCS 2035 Sacramento Area Council of Governments Draft Environmental Impact Report Chapter 10 – Hazards and Hazardous Materials – Page 10-7
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