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49 CFR |
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The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the U.S. Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the U.S. Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to federal regulation. Each volume of the CFR is updated once each calendar year and is issued on a quarterly basis.
Title 49 represents the rules for "Transportation". |
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ADN | |
| (Accord européen relatif au transport international des marchandises dangereuses par voie de navigation intérieure) | ||
European agreement on the transport of dangerous goods via inland navigation vessels. A subform is the ADNR. |
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ADNR | |
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European agreement on the transport of dangerous goods via inland navigation vessels on the Rhine. The appointments of the ADNR transformed into German law by the regulation for transport of dangerous goods on the Rhine, dated 12th July 2003. According to the GGVBinSch meanwhile the appointments of the ADNR are applicable for all other navigable inland waterways except the Danube. |
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ADR |
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| (Accord européen relatif au transport international des marchandises Dangereuses par Route) | ||
European agreement on the transport of dangerous goods on road which contains special regulations regarding packaging, tie-down and marking of dangerous goods. The ADR was agreed on 30th September 1957 in Geneva under administration of the UNECE and became effective on 29th Januar 1968. Since then it is updated every 2 years (lastly on 1st January 2007). |
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AWB |
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The conclusion of a transport contract demands the issuing of an air waybill. The shipper has to hand over the air waybill along with the consignment itself to the Carrier. In practice the shipper assigns an IATA-Agent to issue the air waybill. Each air waybill is marked with a serial number and the 3-digit code of the airline. Number ranges for the air waybills are allocated to the IATA-Agents wherewith the endless forms are marked. This serial number consists of the following: 020-1234567-5 - The first 3 digits identify the airline (e. g. 020 for Lufthansa), the following 7 digits are consecutive and the 8th digit is the so called check digit. This digit is needed to certify the correctness of the air waybill number. |
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Carrier |
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Carrier is the international common designation for an airline. |
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CAS |
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The CAS is a sub-divison of the American Chemical Society founded in 1907. It's aim is to summarize and indicate every publication relating to chemicals worldwide. The CAS is best known for it's enormous database of chemical compounds with over 30 millions of organic and inorganc substances (February 2007) and their unique key, the CAS Registry Number. |
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CERCLA |
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| (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act) | ||
The CERCLA was enacted on 11th December 1980 by the U.S. government. This law created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries and provided broad Federal authority to respond directly to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances. Over five years, $1.6 billion was collected and the tax went to a trust fund for cleaning up abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. |
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CMR |
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| (Convention relatif au contrat de transport international des Marchandises par Route) | ||
The international agreement on contracts on road transports is valid on international transports, carried out by road vehicles, if the country of departure or acceptance of the dangerous goods is a member of the CMR. |
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Consignee | |
Consignee is the international common designation for the recipient of a consignment. |
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CSC |
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Convention
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The IMO, in co‑operation with the UNECE, developed a draft convention and in 1972 the finalized convention was adopted at a conference jointly convened by the UN and IMO. The CSC has two goals: One is to maintain a high level of safety of human life in the transport and handling of containers by providing generally acceptable test procedures and related strength requirements. The other is to facilitate the international transport of containers by providing uniform international safety regulations, equally applicable to all modes of surface transport. In this way, proliferation of divergent national safety regulations can be avoided. |
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CTU
Packing instructions |
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The CTU Packing instructions are instructions for the packing of cargo except bulk cargo into or onto container transport units during nautic or road transport. Air transport was not taken into account. The CTU Packing instructions were published in February 1999 and replaced the Container Packing instructions. In Germany the CTU Packing instructions are published by the official journal of the federal ministry of transport, building and housing (Verkehrsblatt) under docket number B 8087. |
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DOT |
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Transportation) |
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The DOT (also U.S. DOT) is a federal cabinet department
of the U.S. government concerned with transport. It was established by
an act of congress on 15th October 1966 and began operation on 1st
April 1967. It is administered by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
Its mission is to "Serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe,
efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets
our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the
American people, today and into the future." In some areas, like
aviation and railroads, the federal government has
taken over completely using its Commerce Clause powers and preempted
virtually all regulation at the state and local levels. The DOT
consists of the following divisions:
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ECOSOC |
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The ECOSOC of the UN is located in New York. Besides it's tasks within the UNO it coordinates the activities of the numerous UN special organisations (e. g. IAEA, ICAO, IMO, UNECE, WHO). |
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EPA |
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Protection
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The EPA (also USEPA) is an organization of the U.S. government for protection of environment and human health. The EPA was founded on 2nd December 1970. |
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GGV | |
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The Gefahrgutverordnung regulates the national and international transport of dangerous goods via road, rail, internal waterways, air and sea in Germany. It is based upon national and international law. |
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GGVSE | |
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The provision for the domestic and transboundary transport of dangerous goods via road and rail. It is based upon the ADR. The GGVSE, along with the GGVSee and the GGVBinSch, is an integral part of the GGV. |
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GGVSee | |
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The provision for the domestic and transboundary transport of dangerous goods via sea. It is based upon the ADN. |
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GGVBinSch | |
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The provision for the domestic and transboundary transport of dangerous goods on the Rhine, Moselle and all other navigable inland waterways except the Danube. The GGVBinSch is not applicable on the Danube as this is an international waterway. |
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IAEA |
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The IAEA is a stand-alone scientific-technical organization which is connected to the UN through a special contract. The IAEA was founded on 29th July 1957 within the framework of the programme „Atoms for Peace“ under the auspices of the UN in New York and it's administrative centre is located in Vienna's UNO-City. The IAEA is ought to support the peaceful using of nuclear energy and application of radioactive materials and the international co-operation therewith, as well as to prevent the military use of this technologies by surveillance measures. |
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IATA | |
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The IATA was founded on 28th August 1919 in The Hague as umbrella association of the airlines und the name International Air Traffic Association. The administrative centre is located Montreal, Canada. The aim of the IATA is the support of the safe, scheduled and economic transport of man and goods via air as well as support of the co-operation of all companies involved in the international air transport service. The German office is located in Frankfurt on the Main. The IATA publishes the IATA-DGR every year. |
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IATA-Agent |
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Cargo Agent) |
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A person or organization which is authorized by an airline to accept cargo consignments, to issue transport documents and to collect fees. An IATA-Agent is approved and registered by the IATA. |
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ICAO | |
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The ICAO is a special organization of the UN which conducts the planning of the civil aviation. It was founded in 1944 during the agreement on the international aviation (agreement of Chicago) and it's administrative centre is located in Montreal, Canada. It consists of 189 contractual states. Germany is represented by the permanent delegation of the federal ministry of transport, building and housing. The ICAO publishes the ICAO-TI in a 2-year-term (lastly 2007). |
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IATA-DGR | |
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The IATA-DGR are the annual published regulations which have to be apllied on the tranport of dangerous goods by air. They are effective from 1st Januarry until 31st December within the year of publication. The IATA-DGR are based upon the ICAO-TI. |
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ICAO-TI | |
| (International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air) | ||
The ICAO-TI are published in a 2-year term. The IATA-DGR are based upon them. |
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IMO | |
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The IMO is a special organization of the UN. Until 21st Mai 1982 it was named Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organzation (IMCO). It's establishment was already decided in 1948 beschlossen, however, the multiple amended charter became effective in 1958. On 13th Januar 1959 it started it's activities in London. It is responsible for the elaboration and updating of the IMDG-Code. |
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IMDG-Code | |
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The IMDG-Code is the nautic pendant to the IATA-DGR or the ADR and is published by the IMO. In Germany the IMDG-Code is an integral part of the GGVSee. |
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Limited Quantity (LQ) |
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Under certain premises, dangerous goods can be shipped as "Limited Quantity". This means a facilitation of trade as only some parts of the applicable regulations need to be considered. |
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NOTOC |
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The operator of an aircraft in which dangerous goods are to be carried must provide the pilot-in-command as soon as practicable prior to departure of the aircraft, with accurate and legible written or printed information concerning dangerous goods that are to be carried as cargo. |
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PHMSA |
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Materials Safety Administration) |
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The PHMSA is a division of the DOT and has public responsibilities for safe and secure movement of hazardous materials to industry and consumers by all transportation modes, including the nation's pipelines. |
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Personnel category |
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All personnel involved in the transport/handling of consignments transported via air ist divided into 12 categories by the IATA-DGR, e. g.:
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Reportable Quantity (RQ) |
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According to CERCLA some dangerous goods may have a reportable quantity assigned to them as stated in 49 CFR (§ 172.101, Table 1). If this (net) quantity is reached or exceeded (pure substances as well as mixtures/solutions), this has to be marked on the corresponding shipping document. |
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Shipper | |
Shipper is the international common designation for the consignor of a consignment. |
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Shipper's
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Declaration for
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The Shipper's Declaration has to be issued for all consignments containing dangerous goods which are transported by air. It contains detailed descriptions of the class, the quantity and the packaging of the dangerous goods. For gaining the authority to sign - among other things - a training according to IATA-DGR / ICAO-TI is required (personnel category 1, 3 oder 6). Signing a Shipper's Declaration without having completed such a training represents a violation of applicable regulations and may have penal consequences, besides a substantial fine. |
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SOLAS |
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The international convention for the Safety Of Life At Sea is an UN convention for vessel safety. The first version of this contract was decided in 1914 as a reaction to the disappearance of the Titanic and should establish an international minimum standard on cargo vessels. There were several basic amendments; The already fourth edition of the convention (1960) was the first major task for the IMO after it's foundation in 1959. The recent SOLAS convention (the fifth and so called „SOLAS 74“) is dated from 1974 and consists of 12 chapters which deal with manning, safety management, technics, cargo and life saving appliances. Additional amendments deal with recent demandments. Defects were remedied and technical improvements were added to the SOLAS 74. |
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Transport Index |
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The TI is a single number assigned to a package, an overpack or a freight container for radioactive material to provide control over radiation exposure. |
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TREMCARD |
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A TREMCARD contains all needed information (possible hazards of the cargo, fire fighting measures, necessary personal protection equipment etc.) and has to be handed over to the truck driver before the beginning of transport in all needed languages (state of origin, all transit states, state of destination and in the native language of the truck driver). |
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TSCA |
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The TSCA was enacted in 1976 by the U.S. government to give EPA the ability to track the industrial chemicals produced or imported into the United States. EPA repeatedly screens these chemicals and can require reporting or testing of those that may pose an environmental or human-health hazard. EPA can ban the manufacture and import of those chemicals that pose an unreasonable risk. Also, EPA has mechanisms in place to track the thousands of new chemicals that industry develops each year with either unknown or dangerous characteristics. EPA then can control these chemicals as necessary to protect human health and the environment. For each shipment of chemicals to or within U.S. territory, a TSCA statement is required. |
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TSCA
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A writ, signed by a competent person, stating whether the chemicals contained inside a consignment are subject to TSCA (positive statement) or not (negative statement). This writ needs to accompany the consignment throughout transport. |
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UN Number |
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A 4-digit number to indicate that a substance, mixture or solution represents a certain hazard and therefor has to be handled as dangerous good. |
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UNECE |
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The UNECE is one of the five regional economic commissions of the UN and was founded in 1947 by the ECOSOC with them aim to support the economic co-operation of it's member states. Besides the European states all Non-european successor states of the former Sovjet Union, the U.S., Canada, Turkey, Cyprus and Israel are member states. The administrative center is located in Geneva, Switzerland. |
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