Why does Harvard need to implement a security plan?
This new rule is applicable to Harvard University since Harvard is considered a shipper of hazardous material and is required to register with DOT under 49CFR 172. (a) The registration requirements applies to any person who offers for transportation, or transports, in foreign, interstate or intrastate commerce – (1) More than one L (1.06 quarts) per package of a material extremely toxic by inhalation (i.e., “material poisonous by inhalation,” as defined in § 171.8 , that meets the criteria for “hazard zone A,” as specified in §§ 173.116(a) or 173.133(a) (2) A shipment in other than a bulk packaging of 2,268 kg (5,000 pounds) gross weight or more of one class of hazardous materials for which placarding of a vehicle, rail car, or freight container is required for that class.
