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Regulatory Documents

United States
Hazmat Regulations 49CFR Parts 100 to 185
- Covers all transportation modes except pipeline
- Container specs, selection, maintenance and use
- Documentation requirements, enforcement and penalties
- How to obtain exemptions
Department of Transportation - Surface Transportation Board (DOT-STB)
- Railroad Freight Safety Car Standards
         -49CFR Part 215
- Railroad Power Brakes & Drawbars
         -49CFR Part 232
- Railroad Safety Appliance Standards
         -49CFR Part 231

BOE-6000 contains
- 49CFR Hazmat Regs. Parts 106, 107, 110, 130, 171-180, 209, 397)
- Emergency Response Guidebook
- Pamphlet 34 on tank car loading and unloading
- Other non-regulatory documents
- To order, call 412-741-1096

Canada
Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Acts & Regulations
- The Red Book
Canadian General Standards Board CAN/CGSB - 43.147-97
- Industry Standard
- Tank car construction, maintenance, selection and use
- Incorporated by reference into TDG regulations
 Combination of above is 99% identical to 49CFR
- To order, call 1-819-956-0425

Mexico
- Consistent with 49CFR and Canadian Regulations
         - Mexican Hazmat Land Transportation Regulations
         Normas Officiales de Mexico (Official Mexican Standards)