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FeDeRAl DRIVIng AnD
PARkIng RuleS
division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives
Do not park with Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives
within 5 feet of the traveled part of the road.
Except for short periods of time needed for vehicle
operation necessities (i.e., fueling), do not park
within 300 feet of:
• A bridge, tunnel, or building.
• A place where people gather.
• An open fire.
If you must park to do your job, only do so briefly.
Do not park on private property unless the owner
is aware of the danger. You must always watch the
parked vehicle. You may let someone else watch
it for you only if your vehicle is on the:
• Shipper’s property.
• Carrier’s property.
• Consignee’s property.
Vehicles may be parked unattended in a safe
haven. A safe haven is a government approved
place for parking unattended vehicles loaded with
explosives. Designation of authorized safe havens
are usually made by local authorities. In California,
safe havens are designated by the CHP and referred
to as “safe parking places.”
other plaCarded vehiCles
You may park a placarded vehicle (not laden with
explosives) within 5 feet of the traveled part of the
road if your work requires it. You may park for
only a brief time. Someone must always watch
a vehicle parked with hazardous materials on a
public roadway or shoulder. Do not uncouple or
leave a trailer with hazardous materials on a public
street. Do not park within 300 feet of an open fire.
attending parked vehiCles
The person attending a placarded vehicle must:
• Be in the vehicle, awake, and not in the sleeper
berth.
• Within 100 feet of the vehicle and have it
within clear view.
• Be aware of the hazards.
• Know what to do in emergencies.
• Be able to move the vehicle, if necessary.
Drivers of vehicles required to be placarded or
marked per 49 CFR 177.823 (CVC §27903) must
also be driven and parked in compliance with state
and local requirements (49 CFR 397.3).
transporting explosives in
California
When transporting any amount of Division 1.1,
1.2, 1.3, or 1.6 EXPLOSIVES or a combination
of any of these explosives together with a Division
1.5 EXPLOSIVE (blasting agent) as a delivery
service or “for hire,” you must use special routes,
safe stopping places, safe parking places, and
mandatory vehicle inspection locations prescribed
by the CHP. When transporting more than 1000 lbs.
of these explosives in private carriage (other than
as a delivery service) the same requirements apply.
transporting inhalation hazards in
California
Shipments of materials designated as “Poison
Inhalation Hazard,” “Toxic Inhalation Hazard,” or
“Inhalation Hazard” per 49 CFR 172.203, when
transported in bulk packagings (49 CFR 171.8),
must also be transported using special routes, safe
stopping places, and mandatory vehicle inspection
locations prescribed by the CHP for these materials.
transporting radioaCtive materials
in California
There are also specific routes prescribed by the
CHP for “Highway Route Controlled Quantity
(HRCQ)” and “Radioactive Materials (RAM)”
shipments.
Drivers must have in their possession, supplied by
the carrier, a copy of the routes applicable to their
shipment when transporting these materials. The
routes, stopping places, and inspection locations
are contained in 13 CCR 1150-1152.8 (Explosives),
1155-1157.20 (IH), and 1158-1159 (HRCQ). These
requirements are also published by the CHP.
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