CVSA’s Hazardous Material/Dangerous Goods Inspection Results
August 4, 2023 8:00 amThis post was written by: Channing Puls
According to the FMCSA’s reports from August 2022, the top five HAZMAT violations were:
1. Package not secured in the vehicle.
2. No copy of the U.S. Department of Transportation HM registration number.
3. No and/or improper shipping paperwork.
4. Shipping paper accessibility.
5. Vehicle not placarded as required.
On June 13-17, 2022, Commercial motor vehicle inspectors inspected 6,204 vehicles transporting hazardous materials/dangerous goods (HM/DG) in Canada and the U.S. during an unannounced inspection and enforcement initiative for the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. The total number of violations found was 1,774.
During the 2022 hazardous materials/dangerous goods Road Blitz, inspectors discovered the following violations:
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- 408 shipping papers violations
- 269 non-bulk/small means of containment packaging violations
- 272 bulk packaging/large means of containment packaging violations
- 76 non-bulk/small means of containment labeling violations
- 159 bulk packaging/large means of containment placarding violations
- 79 other safety marks violations
- 168 loading and securement violations
- 43 HM/DG package integrity (leaking) violations
- 84 Transportation of Dangerous Goods Training Certificate violations (Canada only)
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CVSA’s HM/DG Road Blitz spotlights the safety-compliant drivers, shippers, and motor carriers that ensure HM/DG are always appropriately marked, placarded, packaged, and secured while being transported on our roadways. Vehicles found to have HM/DG-related out-of-service violations and/or any other driver or vehicle out-of-service violations were restricted from traveling until all out-of-service violations were addressed.
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