Hazardous Materials Regulations in the United states- maritime transportation

1. Hazardous Materials Regulations in the United states- maritime transportation Amy Parker CG-ENG-5 U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Hazardous Materials Division Washington, DC USA

2. What to Expect in this Presentation • International Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Regulations • United States Domestic HAZMAT Regulations • Useful Websites • Contact Information

3. International Maritime Organization (IMO) • The United Nations’ specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships

4. SOLAS & MARPOL • SOLAS • International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 • 12 Chapters • U.S. is signatory • MARPOL • International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) • 6 Annexes • U.S. is signatory to 5 Annexes • Annex I, II, III, V, and VI

5. International Maritime Organization (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee Marine Environment Protection Committee Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response IGF Code IMDG Code IBC Code IGC Code IMSBC Code

6. International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code • Non-bulk HAZMAT • Basic principles: • recommendations for individual substances, materials, and articles • recommendations for good operational practice including advice on terminology, packing, labelling, stowage, segregation and handling, and emergency response action

7. IMDG Code • Volume 1 (parts 1, 2 and 4-7): • general provisions, definitions, training • classification • packing and tank provisions • consignment procedures • construction and testing of packagings, IBCs, large packagings, portable tanks and road tank vehicles • transport operations

8. IMDG Code • Volume 2 (part 3): • the Dangerous Goods List • presented in tabular format • limited quantities exceptions • the Index • appendices • The Supplement: • EMS Guide • Medical First Aid Guide • Reporting Procedures • Packing Cargo Transport Units • Safe Use of Pesticides • INF Code

9. Dangerous Goods List

10. IMDG Code Updates • Revised every two years • proposals submitted directly to IMO by Member States • amendments required to take account of changes to the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods

11. U.S. Regulatory Structure Federal State Local

12. U.S. Federal Regulatory Structure • Code of Laws of the United States of America (U.S.C.) • consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) • codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations of the United States

13. U.S. Federal HAZMAT Transportation Law • Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA) • 49 U.S.C. §§ 5101-5127 • Section 5101 states that the purpose of the Federal hazmat law is to “protect against the risks to life, property, and the environment that are inherent in the transportation of hazardous material in intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce.”

14. U.S. Enforcement Agencies

15. U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) • 49 CFR Parts 171-180 (Packaged HAZMAT) • Hazardous Material Classification (Parts 171 and 173) • Hazard Communication (Part 172, Subparts A-G) • Packaging Requirements (Parts 173, 178, 179, and 180) • Operational Rules (Parts 171, 173, 174, 175, 176, and 177) • Training and Security (Part 172, Subparts H and I) • Registration (Part 171; see also Part 107, Subpart G)

16. 49 CFR 172.101: HAZMAT Table

17. 49 CFR 172 Subpart H: Training • HAZMAT Training • General awareness and familiarization training • Function-specific training • Safety training • Security awareness training • In-depth security training • OSHA, EPA, and Other Training • Initial and Recurrent Training • Initial within 90 days • Recurrent every 3 years • Recordkeeping

18. Maritime Transport • USCG is responsible for administration of domestic regulations governing the transport of hazardous materials by vessel • Waterfront Facilities (33 CFR 126) • Certain Dangerous Cargoes (33 CFR 160) • Hazardous Ships’ Stores (46 CFR 147) • Shipboard Fumigation (46 CFR 147A) • Bulk Solid HAZMAT (46 CFR 148) • Bulk Liquids (46 CFR 151-154) • Packaged HAZMAT (49 CFR 176)

19. Regulatory Processes • Deviations from Regulations • Special Permits, Competent Authority Approvals, Exemptions • 49 CFR 107.105 • IMDG Code Part 7.9.1 • Enforcement • Inspections • USCG • National Cargo Bureau (NCB)

20. Container Inspections (2012) Guam Saipan Puerto Rico St. Thomas

21. Container Inspections (2012) • 25,645 containers inspected nationwide • 2,381 were found with deficiencies: • 997 placarding & marking • 519 serious structural deficiencies • 381 marking & labeling of packages • 342 stowage/securing inside freight containers, vehicles • 64 inappropriate or damaged packages • 64 improper segregation of cargo • 14 other deficiencies

22. Enforcement Sanctions • Compliance orders • Orders for compliance with the regulations • Civil penalties • Monetary fines for knowingly violating regulations • Criminal penalties • Monetary fines and imprisonment for willful or reckless violations

23. Useful Websites • USCG Hazardous Materials Division • http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/cg5215/default.asp • DOT PHMSA • http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/ • eCFR • http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/ECFR?page=browse • IMO • http://www.imo.org/Pages/home.aspx • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe • http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/danger.html

24. Coast GuardContact Information • Mailing Address:Hazardous Materials Division (CG-ENG-5)U. S. Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE STOP 7509Washington, DC 20593-7509 • E-mail: HazmatStandards@uscg.mil • Bulk Solids & Packaged Hazmat Point of Contact: Ms. Amy Parker Tel: 202-372-1423 E-mail: Amy.M.Parker@uscg.mil