The first and foremost shipper responsibility is to identify the type of hazardous materials in order to perform a safe hazmat transportation. This first step is also the most difficult one, and most important.
Later on, this step is the most important one because if the shipper does not identify the hazmat materials correctly, it will lead to an un-evitable damage.
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That is why when picking up or when hauling hazardous materials the shippers shall be very careful and to check every detail, because so far it has happened in the hazmat transportation that shippers make mistake in classifications, and believe me it did not end well.
Each hazmat shipper must work in compliance with the DOT which is located in the section 172.101. I must mention that shipper responsibilities do differ according to the destination of shipping. Is a shipper shall transport hazardous materials internationally then he must follow few different requirements.
