Canada Road & Rail Transport - 49 CFR

A person may handle or transport dangerous goods by railway vehicle from a place in the United States to a place in Canada, or from a place in the United States through Canada to a place outside Canada, in accordance with the classification, marking, labelling, placarding, and documentation requirements of 49 CFR instead of those of the TDG Regulations. In this case, the shipping document must include all of the following information:

• The name and address of the place of business in Canada of the consignor.
• When dangerous goods are transported from a place in the United States through Canada to a place outside Canada, the name and the address of the place of business of each consignor. In this case, the name and address may be shown on a separate document attached to the shipping document (required only while that person is the consignor).
• The classification in Schedule 1 or the UN Recommendations for dangerous goods that have the letter "D" assigned to them in 49 CFR, except for dangerous goods with the shipping name "Consumer commodity."
• The ERAP reference number and the telephone number to activate the plan when an ERAP is required for the dangerous goods.

This information must be easy to identify, legible, in indelible print, and provided in English or French. Documentation must comply with the rules found in Part 3, Documentation, Sections 3.2, 3.8, and 3.10. These have been reviewed earlier in this course.

The allowance for the requirements of 49 CFR to be complied with instead of those of the TDG Regulations in certain cases does not apply to dangerous goods with any of the following characteristics:

• Forbidden for transport by the TDG Regulations
• Not regulated by 49 CFR but regulated by these regulations
• Transported under an exemption issued in accordance with Subpart B of Part 107 of 49 CFR
• Given dangerous goods safety mark or packaging exceptions in 49 CFR that are not permitted by the TDG Regulations

To learn more about Transporting Dangerous Goods in Canada visit our Transporting Dangerous Good by Road & Rail Online Training web page.