The Materials of Trade Exception to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR)

Why Should You Attend:

Companies that routinely rely on a third party to transport their hazardous materials may be surprised to learn that USDOT regulations allow them to transport certain hazardous materials below threshold quantities in a motor vehicle for any distance. The Materials of Trade exception has requirements of its own. Ignorance of this exception could result in missed business opportunities or fines paid to USDOT for violations of the HMR.

Learning Objectives:

• Expand knowledge of USDOT’s Hazardous Material Regulations.
• Understand role and use of exceptions to the HMR.
• Learn application and use for Materials of Trade exception.
• Learn requirements for and limits of use of Materials of Trade exception.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Introduction to the USDOT and the HMR.
• Identification of a hazardous material.
• Applicability of the Materials of Trade exception.
• Limits and conditions of the Materials of Trade exception.
• HazMat subject to Materials of Trade exception.
• Packaging required for Materials of Trade.
• Hazard communication for Materials of Trade.

Who Will Benefit:

• Chemical Users
• Manufactures and Shippers
• Chemical Transportation
• Chemical Traders
• Safety Directors
• EH&S
• Environmental Compliance Professionals
• Environmental and sustainability Managers
• Regulatory and Compliance Managers

Instructor Profile:

Daniel Stoehr is the owner and sole training provider for Daniels Training Services, a company he began in 2010. He is a trained and knowledgeable EHS professional with over twenty years of experience with the environmental health and safety regulations at the state and federal level. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science for Natural Resource Management and Environmental Law Enforcement from UW-Stevens Point, he was employed for 6+ years with a waste disposal company where his job responsibilities included manifesting, handling, and transporting hazardous waste throughout the Midwest. More recently he was employed for 13+ years by an environmental consulting firm where he was exposed to a wide range of federal and state EHS regulations pertaining to hazardous waste management and hazardous material transportation.

Mr. Stoehr has provided training nationwide at seminars, onsite events, webinars, and conferences to fulfill the USEPA requirements for hazardous waste personnel and the USDOT/PHMSA requirements for HazMat employees. His goal is to answer questions and put tools - and the knowledge to use them - into the hands of EHS professionals through engaging and interactive training.

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