ORMD and shipping ammo

[XTR]

Just a reminder for those that know, and a heads up to those that don’t. The ORMD designation is no longer compliant as of Dec31. This has been 9 yrs coming so it shouldn’t take anyone by surprise who is actually shipping on a regular basis.

This popped into my inbox from PHMSA today and I thought I’d share here.

After December 31, 2020, hazmat shippers will no longer be able to use the ORM-D Consumer Commodity marking on packages containing limited quantities of low risk hazardous materials. Packages must be marked with the Limited Quantity marking in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Section 173.156.

PHMSA published a final rule in January 2011 that revised the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to align with various international standards regarding hazard communication, hazard classification including packing group assignment, packaging authorization, air transport quantity limitations, and other harmonization-related topics. This final rule specified the phase-out of the marking for limited quantity materials reclassed as “other regulated material” (ORM-D).

For more information on the phase-out, visit https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/training/hazmat/ormd-phase-out.

 

[Fast14riot]

The LQ marking in a black square on point (diamond) with white band, total no less than 2" on a side. This opens some things like some epoxies which are hazardous only over a certain quantity, can be shipped without designation and by air.

 

[XTR]

yea, the LQ marking has been permissive since the change was published but it’s required now. We can still ship ammo. I‘ll dig in and see what the requirements really are and post them. I don’t think it’s harder, just different

 

[Ken Lewis]

I got this from FedEx:

ORM-D Classification Change to Limited Quantity effective January 1, 2021​

The final day to use the Other Regulated Materials-D (ORM-D) classification for US highway shipments is December 31, 2020. The ORM-D designation for hazardous materials packages shipped by ground can no longer be used on January 1, 2021. In most cases the same materials, in the same quantities, in the same packaging, will continue to qualify for relief under US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) limited quantity regulations after ORM-D is phased out. You should refer to the DOT Chemical table to know if your materials are eligible to be shipped as limited quantity. Limited quantity shipments are typically excepted from UN specification packaging, hazmat labels, shipping papers, and hazmat placards. What will change is the label you affix to your packages.​

You must use the “new” white square-on-point limited quantity marking for ground shipments shown above. If you ship liquids, orientation arrows are also required [49 CFR 172.312(a)(2)]. Work with your preferred label supplier to obtain the new labels required for use beginning January 1, 2021. Shippers of limited quantities of hazardous materials are required by the DOT to have hazmat training in place for all employees who can affect the safety of hazmat shipments in transport. 49 CFR 172.704 requires that all employees receive general awareness, security awareness, and function-specific hazmat training. FedEx® Ground offers online training sessions about how to determine if your shipment can be packaged to the limited quantity rules along with how to ship fully regulated packages.​

 

[AckleymanII]

Applies to Primed brass also

 

[INShooter]

In several of these types of threads I see references to UN specifications. If only shipping in the US why do we allow ourselves to be subject to the UN?

 

[Capt45]

In several of these types of threads I see references to UN specifications. If only shipping in the US why do we allow ourselves to be subject to the UN?

If there's any type of armed resistance to a progressive agenda, you'll find out real quick. Blue Hats might be construed as "target rich environment".

 

[XTR]

I do transportation for a living. transportation carriers want one set of rules to abide by. The DOT regulations are complex to say the least. this has nothing to do with the United Nations and has to do with making transportation which is a worldwide activity uniform across all transportation systems.
if it makes you happy in general the United States tends to be the absolute slowest nation in the world and adopting changes.
And lastly air carriers adopt all changes immediately to the regulations that they use when they are published so we have been operating with a separation of air and ground in this case for 10 years which is just one of the many reasons why you couldn’t ship it by ear and if you do this for a living you have to make sure that what your package doesn’t end up on an airplane or you were in violation.

there are something like 800,000 hazmat shipments per day in the United States having a single set of regulations makes that very complicated task much easier for everyone involved