Safe Handling of Hazardous Materials
This government agency regulates the transport of hazardous materials.
DOT
This mode of transportation is best for moving items very quickly.
Airplane
This government agency regulates the import of food and cosmetics into the U.S.
USFDA
A railroad car can handle a load that is 13 meters tall. If each of my containers is 7 yards tall, will I be able to stack my containers two high? 1yd = 0.914m, 1m = 1.09yds
Yes, the containers are 12.796m tall
Basic training which familiarizes employees with hazmat classification, packaging and labeling information is this type of training.
General Awareness Training
This must be posted in the location where hazmats are stored.
Safety Data Sheet
This form of transportation accepts responsibility for carrying goods at anytime, to any place, and for all shipments.
Common Carrier
If a ship is rated to carry 50,000 FEUs, it should be able to carry this many TEUs can it carry.
100,000 TEU
You have 6,500 liters of liquid waste, how many barrels will it take to contain it? 1 barrel = 158.987 liters, 1 liter = 0.0063 barrels
41 Barrels
This mode of transportation may be best for low-weight, high-value items that must be moved long distances.
Air Freight
This is another name for a 10 ¾ x 10 ¾ sign placed on the outside of a container or vehicle to warn that a hazmat is inside.
This type of transportation mode is best suited for moving large volumes of bulky goods over long distances over land.
Rail
NAFTA is an acronym for _______. And what is a free trade agreement. (Daily Double)
1. North American Free Trade Agreement (May see USMCA) 2. A treaty between 2 or more countries to reduce/eliminate barriers to trade.
A container is 40 feet long, 25 feet high and 20 feet wide. What is the volume of this container?
20,000 cubic ft
Two logistics students, John and Sally, are discussing hazardous material handling. John says that hazmat descriptions on shipping papers can be written in any language as long as it is legible and not covered. Sally says he is wrong and that in the US, it must be in English by law and include emergency info. Which student is correct?
Sally is correct. Hazmat documentation must be written in English, uncovered, legible, and contain emergency response info.
This law requires employers to tell employees about the dangers of hazmats in the workplace.
HazCom, hazardous communication standard, Right-to-know
(daily double - name 6) Give two examples of a fixed cost for transportation.
Vehicle purchase, Insurance, Licensing, Registration, Salaries, Overhead
List the three standardized container sizes.
20', 40', 53'
A dock is 600sqft. How many square meters is it? 1 sq. ft. = 0.093 sq. meters, 1 sq. meter = 10.764 sq. ft.
55.8 sq meters
A pallet contains 46 boxes, inside each box is 26 containers, inside each container is 2 bags, inside each bag is a pearl. The 26 boxes are this type of packaging.
EPA and USDOT require secondary containment for hazmats. The secondary containment must be enough to contain how much of a spill?
10% of the total volume or 100% of the largest container, whichever is larger.
This quality measurement uses the percentage of shipments delivered without defects, including damage, documentation, accidents, etc.
Perfect Delivery Percentage (PDP)
This trade regulation controls U.S. imports by screening containers before they leave foreign ports.
Container Security Initiative (CSI)
A barrel holds 50 gallons. How many liters will it hold? 1 gallon = 3.785 liters 1 liter = 0.264 gallons
189.25 liters
A gas, which is poisonous when airborne needs to be transported internationally. The shipper will likely hire this type of company to complete the shipping process.
Freight Forwarder