The incorrect shipment of hazardous material is a serious offense that also carries with it serious punishments. At Specialized Shipping certified staff members follow the proper shipping outlines required to transport, package and ship all items. By using certified persons we provide a service to make hazardous material shipments safe. The following are examples of what will happen if a package is not shipped by a certified person, or done so incorrectly.































Shipper
The Federal Air Administration proposed to assess a $51,000 civil penalty against an auto dismantling business. The business offered a fiberboard box containing a fuel pump holding residual diesel fuel, a flammable liquid. The employees of the auto dismantling business were not trained to properly package and handle hazardous materials, and did not make available at all times the required emergency response information.
Fine:

Shipper
Failed to develop and adhere to a security plan; failed to provide recurrent employee training; failed to register with RSPA/PHMSA.
Fine:

Shipper
Failed to develop and adhere to a security plan, provide security awareness employee training, or create and retain records of training testing; offered and transported compounds, cleaning liquid, 8, while failing to execute a shipping paper for a shipment of hazardous materials; offered and transported compounds, cleaning liquid,8, while failing to mark the packages with the proper shipping name and identification number.
Fine:

Violation description Section or cite Baseline assessment
General Requirements

  1. Registration requirements:

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Failure to register as 107.608, 107.612.... $1,000 + $500 each
an offeror or carrier additional year.
of hazardous material
and pay registration
fee.
  1. Training requirements:
    1. Failure to provide 172.702............. initial training to
      hazmat employees
      (general awareness,
      function-specific,
      safety, and security
      awareness training):.
      1. more than 10 .................... $700 and up each hazmat employees. area.
      2. 10 hazmat .................... $400 and up each employees or fewer. area.
    2. Failure to provide 172.702............. recurrent training to
      hazmat employees
      (general awareness,
      function-specific,
      safety, and security
      awareness training).
      1. more than 10 .................... $400 and up each hazmat employees. area.
      2. 10 hazmat .................... $275 and up each employees or fewer. area.
    3. Failure to provide in 172.702............. depth security training
      (when a security plan
      is required).
      1. no security plan .................... included in penalty developed. for no security
        plan $2,500.
      2. security plan developed but
        employee not
        trained.
    4. Failure to create and 172.704............. maintain training
      records.
      1. more than 10 .................... $800 and up. hazmat employees.
      2. 10 hazmat .................... $500 and up. employees or fewer.
  2. Security plans:
    1. Failure to develop a 172.800............. security plan; failure
      to adhere to security
      plan.
      1. No security plan .................... $6,000 and up. at all; no
        adherence.
      2. Incomplete .................... $2,000 and up for security plan or each element.
        incomplete
        adherence (one or
        more of three
        required elements
        missing).
    2. Failure to update a 172.802(b).......... $2,000 and up. security plan to
      reflect changing
      circumstances.
    3. Failure to put 172.800(b).......... $2,000 and up. security plan in
      writing; failure to
      make all copies
      identical.
  3. Notification to a foreign shipper:
    Failure to provide 171.12(a)........... $1,500 to $7,500
    information of HMR (corresponding to
    requirements applicable violations by
    to a shipment of foreign offeror or
    hazardous materials forwarding agent).
    within the United
    States, to a foreign
    offeror or forwarding
    agent at the place of
    entry into the U.S.
  4. Expired Exemption: Offering or transporting 171.2(a), (b), (c), $1,000 + $500 each
    a hazardous material, Various. additional year.
    or otherwise performing
    a function covered by
    an exemption, after
    expiration of the
    exemption.

Offeror Requirements--All hazardous materials

  1. Undeclared Shipment: Offering for 172.200, 172.300, $15,000 and up.
    transportation a 172.400, 172.500.
    hazardous material
    without shipping
    papers, package
    markings, labels, or
    placards.
  2. Shipping Papers:
    1. Failure to provide a 172.201............. $3,000 to $6,000. shipping paper for a
      shipment of hazardous
      materials.
    2. Failure to follow one 172.201(a)(1)....... $1,200. or more of the three
      approved formats for
      listing hazardous
      materials on a shipping
      paper.
    3. Failure to retain 172.201(e).......... $1,000. shipping papers for 375
      days after a hazardous
      material (or 3 years
      for a hazardous waste)
      is accepted by the
      initial carrier.
    4. Failure to include a 172.202............. $800 to $1,600. proper shipping name in
      the shipping
      description or using an
      incorrect proper
      shipping name.
    5. Failure to include a 172.202............. $1,000 to $2,000. hazard class/division
      number in the shipping
      description.
    6. Failure to include an 172.202............. $1,000 to $2,000. identification number
      in the shipping
      description.
    7. Using an incorrect 172.202............. hazard class/
      identification number:.
      1. that does not .................... $800.

affect
compatibility
requirements.
  1. that affects .................... $3,000 to $6,000. compatibility
    requirements.
  1. Using an incorrect 172.202............. identification number:.
    1. that does not .................... $800. change the response
      information.
    2. that changes the .................... $3,000 to $6,000. response
      information.
  2. Failure to include 172.202............. $1,200. the Packing Group, or
    using an incorrect
    Packing Group.

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  1. Using a shipping 172.202............. $800. description that
    includes additional
    unauthorized
    information (extra or
    incorrect words).
  2. Using a shipping 172.202............. $500. description not in
    required sequence.
  3. Using a shipping 172.202............. description with two or

more required elements
missing or incorrect:.
  1. such that the .................... $3,000. material is
    misdescribed.
  2. such that the .................... $6,000. material is
    misclassified.
  1. Failure to include 172.202(c).......... $500. the total quantity of
    hazardous material
    covered by a shipping
    description.
  2. Failure to list an 172.203(a).......... $800. exemption number in
    association with the
    shipping description.
  3. Failure to indicate 172.203(b).......... $500. ``Limited Quantity'' or
    ``Ltd Qty'' following
    the basic shipping
    description of a
    material offered for
    transportation as a
    limited quantity.
  4. Failure to include 172.203(c)(2)....... $500. ``RQ'' in the shipping
    description to identify
    a material that is a
    hazardous substance.
  5. Failure to include a 172.203(k).......... $1,000. required technical name
    in parenthesis for a
    listed generic or
    ``n.o.s.'' material.
  6. Failure to include 172.204............. $1,000. the required shipper's
    certification on a
    shipping paper.
  7. Failure to sign the 172.204............. $800. required shipper's
    certification on a
    shipping paper.
  1. Emergency Response Information Requirements:
    1. Providing or listing 172.602............. incorrect emergency
      response information
      with or on a shipping
      paper.
      1. No significant .................... $800. difference in
        response.
      2. Significant .................... $3,000 to $6,000. difference in
        response.
    2. Failure to include an 172.604............. $2,600. emergency response
      telephone number on a
      shipping paper.
    3. Failure to have the 172.604............. $1,300. emergency response
      telephone number
      monitored while a
      hazardous material is
      in transportation or
      listing multiple
      telephone numbers
      (without specifying the
      times for each) that
      are not monitored 24
      hours a day.
    4. Listing an 172.604............. $2,600 to $4,200. unauthorized emergency
      response telephone
      number on a shipping
      paper.
    5. Listing an incorrect 172.604............. $1,300. or non-working
      emergency response
      telephone number on a
      shipping paper.
    6. Failure to provide 172.604............. $1,300. required technical
      information when the
      listed emergency
      response telephone
      number is contacted.
  2. Package Marking Requirements:
    1. Failure to mark the 172.301(a).......... $800 to $1,600. proper shipping name on
      a package or marking an
      incorrect shipping name
      on a package.
    2. Failure to mark the 172.301(a).......... $1,000 to $2,000. identification number
      on a package.
    3. Marking a package 172.301(a).......... with an incorrect
      identification number.
      1. that does not .................... $800. change the response
        information.
      2. that changes the .................... $3,000 to $6,000. response
        information.
    4. Failure to mark the 172.301(a).......... $3,000 to $6,000. proper shipping name
      and identification
      number on a package.
    5. Marking a package 172.301(a).......... with an incorrect
      shipping name and
      identification number.
      1. that does not .................... $1,500 to $3,000. change the response
        information.
      2. that changes the .................... $3,000 to $6,000. response
        information.
    6. Failure to include 172.301(c).......... $1,000.

the required technical
name(s) in parenthesis
for a listed generic or
``n.o.s.'' entry.
  1. Marking a package as 172.303(a).......... $800. containing hazardous
    material when it
    contains no hazardous
    material.
  2. Failure to locate 172.304(a)(4)....... $800. required markings away
    from other markings
    that could reduce their
    effectiveness.
  3. Failure to mark a 172.312............. $2,500 to $3,500. package containing
    liquid hazardous
    materials with required
    orientation marking.
  4. Failure to mark 172.324(b).......... $500. ``RQ'' on a non-bulk
    package containing a
    hazardous substance.
  1. Package Labeling Requirements:
    1. Failure to label a 172.400............. $5,000. package.
    2. Placing a label that 172.400............. $5,000. represents a hazard
      other than the hazard
      presented by the
      hazardous material in
      the package.
    3. Placing a label on a 172.401(a).......... $800. package that does not
      contain a hazardous
      material.
    4. Failure to place a 172.402............. $500 to $2,500. required subsidiary
      label on a package.
    5. Placing a label on a 172.406(a).......... $800. different surface of
      the package than, or
      away from, the proper
      shipping name.
    6. Placing an improper 172.407(c).......... $800. size label on a package.

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  1. Placing a label on a 172.407(d).......... $600 to $2,500. package that does not
    meet color
    specification
    requirements (depending
    on the variance).
  2. Failure to provide an 172.411............. $2,500. appropriate class or
    division number on a
    label.
  1. Placarding Requirements: Failure to properly 172.504.............
    placard a freight
    container or vehicle
    containing hazardous
    materials:.
    1. when Table 1 is .................... $1,000 to $9,000. applicable.
    2. when Table 2 is .................... $800 to $7,200. applicable.
  2. Packaging Requirements:
    1. Offering a hazardous Various............. material for
      transportation in an
      unauthorized non-UN
      standard or
      nonspecification
      packaging (includes
      failure to comply with
      the terms of an
      exemption authorizing
      use of a nonstandard or
      nonspecification
      packaging).
      1. Packing Group I .................... $9,000. (and Sec. 172.504
        Table I materials).
      2. Packing Group II. .................... $7,000.
      3. Packing Group III .................... $5,000.
    2. Offering a hazardous 178.601 & Various... material for
      transportation in a
      self-certified
      packaging that has not
      been subjected to
      design qualification
      testing:.
      1. Packing Group I .................... $10,800. (and Sec. 172.504
        Table I materials).
      2. Packing Group II. .................... $8,400.
      3. Packing Group III .................... $6,000.
    3. Offering a hazardous 178.503(a).......... $3,600. material for
      transportation in a
      packaging that has been
      successfully tested to
      an applicable UN
      standard but is not
      marked with the
      required UN marking.
    4. Failure to close a UN 173.22(a)(4)........ $2,500. standard packaging in
      accordance with the
      closure instructions.
    5. Offering a hazardous 173.24(b)........... material for
      transportation in a
      packaging that leaks
      during conditions
      normally incident to
      transportation:
      1. Packing Group I .................... $12,000. (and Sec. 172.504
        Table I materials).
      2. Packing Group II. .................... $9,000.
      3. Packing Group III .................... $6,000.
    6. Overfilling or 173.24(b)........... underfilling a package
      so that the
      effectiveness is
      substantially reduced:
      1. Packing Group I .................... $9,000. (and Sec. 172.504
        Table I materials).
      2. Packing Group II. .................... $6,000.
      3. Packing Group III .................... $3,000.
    7. Offering a hazardous 171.14.............. material for
      transportation after
      October 1, 1996, in a
      unauthorized non-UN
      standard packaging
      marked as manufactured
      to a DOT specification:
      1. packaging meets .................... $3,000. DOT specification.
      2. packaging does .................... $5,000 to $9,000. not meet DOT
        specification.
    8. Failure to mark an 173.25(a)(4)........ $3,000. overpack with a
      statement that the
      inside packages comply
      with prescribed
      specifications or
      standards when
      specification or
      standard packaging is
      required.
    9. Filling an IBC or a 173.32(a), 180.352, portable tank (DOT, UN, 180.605.
      or IM) that is out of
      test and offering
      hazardous materials for
      transportation in that
      IBC or portable tank.
      1. All testing .................... $3,500 to $7,000. overdue.
      2. Only periodic (5 .................... $3,500. year) test overdue.
      3. Only intermediate .................... $3,500. periodic (2.5 year)
        tests overdue.
    10. Failure to provide 173.32(f)(6)........ $6,000 to $12,000. the required outage in
      a portable tank that
      results in a release of
      hazardous materials.

Offeror Requirements--Specific hazardous materials

  1. Cigarette Lighters: Offering for 173.21(i)........... $7,500.
    transportation an
    unapproved cigarette
    lighter, lighter
    refill, or similar
    device, equipped with
    an ignition element and
    containing fuel.
  2. Class 1--Explosives:
    1. Failure to mark the 172.320............. $1,200. package with the EX
      number for each
      substance contained in
      the package or,
      alternatively, indicate
      the EX number for each
      substance in
      association with the
      description on the
      shipping description.
    2. Offering an .................... 173.54, unapproved explosive
      for transportation:
      1. Div. 1.3 and 1.4 173.56(b)........... $5,000 to $10,000. fireworks meeting
        the chemistry
        requirements
        (quantity and type)
        of APA Standard 87-
      2. All other .................... $10,000 and up. explosives
        (including
        forbidden).
    3. Offering a leaking or 173.54(c)........... $10,000 and up. damaged package of
      explosives for
      transportation.

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  1. Packaging explosives 173.61.............. $2,500 to $5,000. in the same outer
    packaging with other
    materials.
  1. Class 7--Radioactive Materials:
    1. Failure to include 172.203(d).......... $1,000 to $3,000. required additional
      entries, or providing
      incorrect information
      for these additional
      entries.
    2. Failure to mark the 172.310(a).......... $800. gross mass on the
      outside of a package of
      Class 7 material that
      exceeds 110 pounds.
    3. Failure to mark each 172.310(b).......... $800. package in letters at
      least 13 mm (\1/2\
      inch) high with the
      words ``Type A'' or
      ``Type B'' as
      appropriate.
    4. Placing a label on 172.403............. $5,000. Class 7 material that
      understates the proper
      label category.
    5. Placing a label on 172.403(g).......... $2,000 to $4,000. Class 7 material that
      fails to contain (or
      has erroneous) entries
      for the name of the
      radionuclide(s),
      activity, and transport
      index.
    6. Failure to meet one 173.410............. $5,000. or more of the general
      design requirements for
      a package used to ship
      a Class 7 material.
    7. Failure to comply 173.411............. $5,000. with the industrial
      packaging (IP)
      requirements when
      offering a Class 7
      material for
      transportation.
    8. Failure to provide a 173.412(a).......... $2,000. tamper-indicating
      device on a Type A
      package used to ship a
      Class 7 material.
    9. Failure to meet the 173.412(b)-(i)...... $5,000. additional design
      requirements of a Type
      A package used to ship
      a Class 7 material.
    10. Failure to meet the 173.412(j)-(l)...... $8,400. performance
      requirements for a Type
      A package used to ship
      a Class 7 material..
    11. Offering a DOT 173.415(a), 173.461 .................... specification 7A
      packaging without
      maintaining complete
      documentation of tests
      and an engineering
      evaluation or
      comparative data:
      1. Tests and .................... $8,400. evaluation not
        performed.
      2. Complete records .................... $2,000 to $5,000. not maintained.
    12. Offering any Type B, 173.416............. $9,000. Type B(U), Type B(M)
      packaging that failed
      to meet the approved
      DOT, NRC or DOE design,
      as applicable.
    13. Offering a Type B 173.471(a). .................... packaging without
      holding a valid NRC
      approval certificate:
      1. Never having .................... $3,000. obtained one.
      2. Holding an .................... $1,000. expired certificate.
    14. Failure to meet one 173.420............. $10,800. or more of the special
      requirements for a
      package used to ship
      uranium hexafluoride.
    15. Offering Class 7 173.421(a).......... $4,000. material for
      transportation as a
      limited quantity
      without meeting the
      requirements for
      limited quantity.
    16. Offering a multiple- 173.423(a).......... $500 to $2,500. hazard limited quantity
      Class 7 material
      without addressing the
      additional hazard.
    17. Offering Class 7 low 173.427(a)(1)....... $6,000. specific activity (LSA)
      materials or surface
      contaminated objects
      (SCO) with an external
      dose rate that exceeds
      an external radiation
      level of 1 rem/hr at 3
      meters from the
      unshielded material.
    18. Offering Class 7 LSA 173.427(a)(6)....... $1,000. materials or SCO as
      exclusive use without
      providing specific
      instructions to the
      carrier for maintenance
      of exclusive use
      shipment controls.
    19. Offering in excess 173.431............. $12,000. of Type A quantity of a
      Class 7 material in a
      Type A packaging.
    20. Offering a package 173.441............. $10,000 and up. that exceeds the
      permitted limits for
      surface radiation or
      transport index.
    21. Offering a package 173.443............. $5,000 and up. without determining the
      level of removable
      external contamination,
      or that exceeds the
      limit for removable
      external contamination.
    22. Storing packages of 173.447(a).......... $5,000 and up. radioactive material in
      a group with a total
      transport index more
      than 50.
    23. Offering for 173.448(e).......... $5,000 and up. transportation or
      transporting aboard a
      passenger aircraft any
      single package or
      overpack of Class 7
      material with a
      transport index greater
      than 3.0.
    24. Exporting a Type B, 173.471(d).......... $3,000. Type B(U), Type B(M),
      or fissile package
      without obtaining a
      1. S. Competent Authority Certificate
        or, after obtaining a
      2. S. Competent Authority Certificate,
        failing to submit a
        copy to the national
        competent authority of
        each country into or
        through which the
        package is transported.
    25. Offering special 173.476(a), (b)..... $2,500. form radioactive
      materials without
      maintaining a complete
      safety analysis or
      Certificate of
      Competent Authority.
  2. Class 2--Compressed Gases .................... in Cylinders:
    1. Filling and offering 173.301(a)(6)....... $4,200 to $10,400. a cylinder with
      compressed gas when the
      cylinder is out of test.

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  1. Failure to check each 173.303(d).......... $5,000. day the pressure of a
    cylinder charged with
    acetylene that is
    representative of that
    day's compression,
    after the cylinder has
    cooled to a settled
    temperature, or failure
    to keep a record of
    this test for 30 days.
  2. Offering a limited 173.306(a)(3), (h).. $1,500 to $6,000. quantity of a
    compressed gas in a
    metal container for the
    purpose of propelling a
    nonpoisonous material
    and failure to heat the
    cylinder until the
    pressure is equivalent
    to the equilibrium
    pressure at 130 [deg]F,
    without evidence of
    leakage, distortion, or
    other defect.

Manufacturing, Reconditioning, Retesting Requirements

  1. Third-Party Packaging Certifiers (General):
    Issuing a certification 171.2(e), 178.2(b), $500 per item.
    that directs the 178.3(a),
    packaging manufacturer 178.503(a).
    to improperly mark a
    packaging (e.g., steel
    drum to be marked UN
    4G).
  2. Packaging Manufacturers (General):
    1. Failure of a 178.2(c)............ $2,500. manufacturer or
      distributor to notify
      each person to whom the
      packaging is
      transferred of all the
      requirements not met at
      the time of transfer,
      including closure
      instructions.
    2. Failure to insure a 178.601(b).......... packaging certified as
      meeting the UN standard
      is capable of passing
      the required
      performance testing.
      1. Packing Group I .................... $10,800. (and Sec. 172.504
        Table 1 materials).
      2. Packing Group II. .................... $8,400.
      3. Packing Group III .................... $6,000.
    3. Certifying a 178.601(d).......... packaging as meeting a
      UN standard when design
      qualification testing
      was not performed.
      1. Packing Group I .................... $10,800. (and Sec. 172.504
        table 1 materials).
      2. Packing Group II. .................... $8,400.
      3. Packing Group III .................... $6,000.
    4. Failure to conduct 178.601(e).......... $2,000 to $10,800. periodic retesting on
      UN standard packaging
      (depending on length of
      time and Packing Group).
    5. Failure to properly conduct testing for UN
      standard packaging
      (e.g., testing with
      less weight than marked
      on packaging; drop
      testing from lesser
      height than required;
      failing to condition
      fiberboard boxes before
      design test):.
      1. Design 178.601(d).......... $2,000 to $10,800. qualification
        testing.
      2. Periodic 178.601(e).......... $500 to $10,800. retesting.
    6. Marking, or causing 178.2(b), 178.3(a), $7,200. the marking of, a 178.503(a)(8).
      packaging with the
      symbol of a
      manufacturer or
      packaging certifier
      other than the company
      that actually
      manufactured or
      certified the packaging.
    7. Failure to maintain 178.601(l).......... testing records.
      1. Design .................... $1,000 to $5,000. qualification
        testing.
      2. Periodic .................... $500 to $2,000. retesting.
    8. Improper marking of 178.503............. $500 per item. UN certification.
    9. Manufacturing DOT 171.14.............. specification packaging
      after October 1, 1994
      that is not marked as
      meeting a UN
      performance standard.
      1. If packaging does .................... $3,000. meet DOT
        specification.
      2. If packaging does .................... $6,000 to $10,800. not meet DOT
        specification.
  3. Drum Manufacturers Reconditioners:
    1. Failure to properly 178.604(b), (d), conduct production 173.28(b)(2)(i).
      leakproofness test on a
      new or reconditioned
      drum.
      1. Improper testing. .................... $2,000.
      2. No testing .................... $3,000 to $5,000. performed.
    2. Marking an incorrect 173.28(b)(2)(ii).... registration number on
      a reconditioned drum.
      1. Incorrect number. .................... $800.
      2. Unauthorized use .................... $7,200. of another
        reconditioner's
        number.
    3. Representing, 173.28(c), (d)...... $6,000 to $10,800. marking, or certifying
      a drum as a
      reconditioned UN
      standard packaging when
      the drum does not meet
      a UN standard.
    4. Representing, 173.28(d)........... $500. marking, or certifying
      a drum as altered from
      one UN standard to
      another, when the drum
      has not actually been
      altered.
  4. IBC and Portable Tank Requalification:
    1. Failure to properly 180.352(e), $500 per item. mark an IBC or portable 178.703(b),
      tank with the most 180.605(k).
      current retest and/or
      inspection information.
    2. Failure to keep 180.352(f), complete and accurate 180.605(l).
      records of IBC or
      portable tank retest
      and reinspection.
      1. No records kept.. .................... $4,000.
      2. Incomplete or .................... $1,000 to $3,000. inaccurate records.
    3. Failure to make 180.352(f), 49 $1,000. reinspection and retest U.S.C. 5121(b)(2).
      records available to a
      DOT representative upon
      request.

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  1. Cylinder Manufacturers Rebuilders:
    1. Manufacturing, Various............. $7,500 to $15,000. representing, marking,
      certifying, or selling
      a DOT high-pressure
      cylinder that was not
      inspected and verified
      by an approved
      independent inspection
      agency.
    2. Failure to have a Various............. $800. registration number or
      failure to mark the
      registration number on
      the cylinder.
    3. Marking another Various............. $7,200. company's number on a
      cylinder.
    4. Failure to mark the 178.65(i)........... $3,000. date of manufacture or
      lot number on a DOT-39
      cylinder.
    5. Failure to have a Various............. $5,000. chemical analysis
      performed in the U.S.
      for a material
      manufactured outside
      the U.S./failure to
      obtain a chemical
      analysis from the
      foreign manufacturer.
    6. Failure to meet wall Various............. $7,500 to $15,000. thickness requirements.
    7. Failure to heat treat Various............. $5,000 to $15,000. cylinders prior to
      testing.
    8. Failure to conduct a Various............. $2,500 to $6,200. complete visual
      internal examination.
    9. Failure to conduct a Various............. $2,500 to $6,200. hydrostatic test, or
      conducting a
      hydrostatic test with
      inaccurate test
      equipment.
    10. Failure to conduct a Various............. $7,500 to $15,000. flattening test.
    11. Failure to conduct a 178.65(f)(2)........ $5,000 to $15,000. burst test on a DOT-39
      cylinder.
    12. Failure to have Various............. $7,500 to $15,000. inspections and
      verifications performed
      by an inspector.
    13. Failure to maintain Various............. required inspector's
      reports.
      1. No reports at all .................... $5,000.
      2. Incomplete or .................... $1,000 to $4,000. inaccurate reports.
    14. Representing a DOT-4 180.211(a).......... $6,000 to $10,800. series cylinder as
      repaired or rebuilt to
      the requirements of the
      HMR without being
      authorized by the
      Associate Administrator.
  2. Cylinder Requalification:
    1. Failure to remark as 173.23(c)........... $800. DOT 3AL an aluminum
      cylinder manufactured
      under a former
      exemption.
    2. Certifying or marking 180.205(a).......... $800. as retested a
      nonspecification
      cylinder.
    3. Failure to have 180.205(b).......... $4,000. retester's
      identification number
      (RIN).
    4. Failure to have 180.205(b).......... $2,000. current authority due
      to failure to renew a
      retester's
      identification number
      (RIN).
    5. Failure to have a 180.205(b).......... $7,200. retester's
      identification number
      and marking another RIN
      on a cylinder.
    6. Marking a RIN before 180.205(b).......... $800. successfully completing
      a hydrostatic retest.
    7. Representing, 171.2(c), (e), $2,000 to $6,000. marking, or certifying 178.205(c),
      a cylinder as meeting Applicable
      the requirements of an Exemption.
      exemption when the
      cylinder was not
      maintained or retested
      in accordance with the
      exemption.
    8. Failure to conduct a 180.205(f).......... $2,100 to $5,200. complete visual
      external and internal
      examination.
    9. Failure to conduct 180.205(f) & (g).... $4,200 to $10,400. visual inspection or
      hydrostatic retest.
    10. Performing 180.205(g)(3)....... $2,100 to $5,200. hydrostatic retesting
      without confirming the
      accuracy of the test
      equipment.
    11. Failure to hold 180.205(g)(5)....... $3,100. hydrostatic test
      pressure for 30 seconds
      or sufficiently longer
      to allow for complete
      expansion.
    12. Failure to perform a 180.205(g)(5)....... $3,100. second retest, after
      equipment failure, at a
      pressure increased by
      the greater of 10% or
      100 psi (includes
      exceeding 90% of test
      pressure prior to
      conducting a retest).
    13. Failure to condemn a 180.205(i).......... $6,000 to $10,800. cylinder when required
      (e.g., permanent
      expansion of 10% [5%
      for certain exemption
      cylinders], internal or
      external corrosion,
      denting, bulging,
      evidence of rough
      usage).
    14. Failure to properly 180.205(i)(2)....... $800. mark a condemned
      cylinder or render it
      incapable of holding
      pressure.
    15. Failure to notify 180.205(i)(2)....... $1,000. the cylinder owner in
      writing when a cylinder
      has been condemned.
    16. Failure to perform 180.209(a)(1)....... $2,100 to $5,200. hydrostatic retesting
      at the minimum
      specified test pressure.
    17. Marking a star on a 180.209(b).......... $2,000 to $4,000. cylinder that does not
      qualify for that mark.
    18. Marking a ``+'' sign 173.302a(b)......... $2,000 to $4,000. on a cylinder without
      determining the average
      or minimum wall stress
      by calculation or
      reference to CGA
      Pamphlet C-5.
    19. Marking a cylinder 180.213(b).......... $6,000 to $10,800. in or on the sidewall
      when not permitted by
      the applicable
      specification.
    20. Failure to maintain 180.213(b)(1)....... $800. legible markings on a
      cylinder.
    21. Marking a DOT 3HT 180.213(c)(2)....... $6,000 to $10,800. cylinder with a steel
      stamp other than a low-
      stress steel stamp.
    22. Improper marking of 180.213(d).......... $800. the RIN or retest date
      on a cylinder.
    23. Marking an FRP Applicable Exemption $6,000 to $10,800. cylinder with steel
      stamps in the FRP area
      of the cylinder such
      that the integrity of
      the cylinder is
      compromised.

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  1. Failure to maintain 180.215(a).......... $600 to $1,200. current copies of 49
    CFR, DOT exemptions,
    and CGA Pamphlets
    applicable to
    inspection, retesting,
    and marking activities.
  2. Failure to keep 180.215(b).......... complete and accurate
    records of cylinder
    reinspection and retest.
    1. No records kept.. .................... $4,000.
    2. Incomplete or .................... $1,000 to $3,000. inaccurate records.
  3. Failure to report in 171.2(c) & (e), $600 to $1,200. writing a change in Approval Letter.
    name, address,
    ownership, test
    equipment, management,
    or retester personnel.

Carrier Requirements

  1. Incident Notification:
    1. Failure to give 171.15.............. $3,000. immediate notification
      of a reportable
      hazardous materials
      incident.
    2. Failure to file a 171.16.............. $500 to $2,500. written hazardous
      material incident
      report within 30 days
      following an
      unintentional release
      of hazardous materials
      in transportation (or
      other reportable
      incident).
  2. Shipping Papers: Failure to retain 174.24(b), $1,000.
    shipping papers for 375 175.30(a)(2),
    days after a hazardous 176.24(b),
    material (or 3 years 177.817(f).
    for a hazardous waste)
    is accepted by the
    initial carrier.
  3. Stowage/transportation Requirements:
    1. Transporting packages Various............. $3,000. of hazardous material
      that have not been
      secured against
      movement.
    2. Failure to properly Various............. $7,500 and up. segregate hazardous
      materials.
    3. Transporting 177.835(i).......... $5,200. explosives in a motor
      vehicle containing
      metal or other articles
      or materials likely to
      damage the explosives
      or any package in which
      they are contained,
      without segregating in
      different parts of the
      load or securing them
      in place in or on the
      motor vehicle and
      separated by bulkheads
      or other suitable means
      to prevent damage.
    4. Transporting railway 171.2(b) & (e)...... $7,000. track torpedoes outside
      of flagging kits, in
      violation of DOT-E 7991.
    5. Transporting Class 7 177.842(a).......... $5,000 and up. (radioactive) material
      having a total
      transport index greater
      than 50.
    6. Transporting Class 7 177.842(b).......... $5,000 and up. (radioactive) material
      without maintaining the
      required separation
      distance.
    7. Failure to comply 171.2(b) & (e)...... with requirements of an
      exemption authorizing
      the transportation of
      Class 7 (radioactive)
      material having a total
      transportation index of
        1. Failure to have .................... $5,000. the required
          radiation survey
          record.
        2. Failure to have .................... $500 each. other required
          documents.
        3. Other violations. .................... $5,000 and up.
Hazardous Materials Fines
Hazardous material items often shipped incorrectly
$51,000
$5,600
$10,000
Aerosol cans; contain pressurized gas and are sometimes flammable
Paints; flammable liquids
Cosmetics; perfumes, nail polish, lipsticks and other items can contain flammable substances
Lighters AND matches are regulated items
Engine parts, machinery, power washers, chain saws and other internal combustion engines are also regulated
Alcohol; products containing alcohol such as cleaning products and even alcohol beverages are considered dangerous goods