August 2016 SPRAY 23 Shipper’s Certification The Shipper’s Certification provided on the document must be one of the two following statements, verbatim, for transport by road, rail or vessel: A)This is to certify that the above-named materials are properly classified, described, packaged, marked and labeled, and are in proper condition for transportation according to the applicable regulations of the Department of Transportation. B)I hereby declare that the contents of this consignment are fully and accurately described above by the proper shipping name, and are classified, packaged, marked and labeled/placarded, and are in all respects in proper condition for transport according to applicable international and national governmental regulations. For transport by air, one may use one of the two following statements: A)I hereby declare that the contents of this consignment are fully and accurately described above by the proper shipping name, and are classified, packaged, marked and labeled/placarded, and are in all respects in proper condition for transport according to the international and national governmental regulations. I declare that all of the applicable air transport requirements have been met. B)I hereby certify that the contents of this consignment are fully and accurately described above by proper shipping name and are classified, packaged, marked and labeled, and in proper condition for carriage by air according to applicable national governmental regulations. I declare that all of the applicable air transport requirements have been met. Ocean Container Packing Certificate Required for vessel transport, this may be presented as either a separate document or incorporated into the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form. The following statement on an IMO DGD is a Container Packing Certificate (CPC): I hereby declare that the goods described above have been packed/loaded into the container identified above in accordance with the applicable provisions of section 5.4.2 of the IMDG Code. Signature Finally, one should manually sign the DGD. The signature, required by 49 CFR §172.204(d), must be legibly signed by a principal, officer, partner or employee of the shipper or an agent; but may be legibly signed manually, by typewriter or by other mechanical means. It is strongly recommended that the shipper manually sign the DGD as a quality control measure. SPRAY Other Important Notes The Declaration of Dangerous Goods (a.k.a. shipping papers) must be provided in duplicate and, indeed, in some cases in triplicate (e.g., for air transport). One should maintain a copy on file for at least two years from the date that the shipping paper is tendered to the initial carrier, and three years for hazardous waste shipments (which are also considered to be shipping papers per 49 CFR §172.205). By following a written checklist and following the simple acronyms provided, one should be able to prepare and offer a compliant DGD, which will protect all in the transportation chain that handle your goods, and which will tell the whole story about the products one is offering. To receive a documentation checklist or copies of editable DGD templates for any mode of transport, contact ShipMate, Inc. at +1 (310) 370-3600 or contact the DOT Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) website at http://phmsa.dot. gov/hazmat. Spray
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