§ 173.1 Purpose and scope.
发布08-07
生效09-08
摘要总结AI 辅助解读
本条款确立了美国《危险品运输法规》（HMR, 49 CFR Part 173）的适用范围与核心义务。它涵盖危险品定义、多式联运（空/陆/铁/水）包装准备要求及容器检验责任。关键合规提示：未按要求准备的危险品禁止发运；雇主须确保员工受训，发货人须告知相关人员法规要求。此外，虽然HMR基于UN建议并与ICAO/IMDG一致，但并非完全等同，符合HMR不保证被美国以外监管机构接受，跨境运输需额外核实目的国规则。
- (a) This part includes:
- (1) Definitions of hazardous materials for transportation purposes;
- (2) Requirements to be observed in preparing hazardous materials for shipment by air, highway, rail, or water, or any combination thereof; and
- (3) Inspection, testing, and retesting responsibilities for persons who retest, recondition, maintain, repair and rebuild containers used or intended for use in the transportation of hazardous materials.
- (b) A shipment of hazardous materials that is not prepared in accordance with this subchapter may not be offered for transportation by air, highway, rail, or water. It is the responsibility of each hazmat employer subject to the requirements of this subchapter to ensure that each hazmat employee is trained in accordance with the requirements prescribed in this subchapter. It is the duty of each person who offers hazardous materials for transportation to instruct each of his officers, agents, and employees having any responsibility for preparing hazardous materials for shipment as to applicable regulations in this subchapter.
- (c) In general, the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) contained in this subchapter are based on the UN Recommendations and are consistent with international regulations issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO Technical Instructions) and the International Maritime Organization (IMDG Code). However, the HMR are not consistent in all respects with the UN Recommendations, the ICAO Technical Instructions or the IMDG Code, and compliance with the HMR will not guarantee acceptance by regulatory bodies outside of the United States.
[Amdt. 173-94, 41 FR 16062, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 173-100, 41 FR 40476, Sept. 20, 1976; Amdt. 173-161, 48 FR 2655, Jan. 20, 1983; Amdt. 173-224, 55 FR 52606, Dec. 21, 1990; Amdt. 173-231, 57 FR 20953, May 15, 1992; 64 FR 10776, Mar. 5, 1999; 68 FR 61941, Oct. 30, 2003]