New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 49 - TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 16:49-1.1 - Purpose, scope and application

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 16:49-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to protect public safety, health and welfare from unreasonable risks of the transportation of hazardous materials by rail and motor carrier in New Jersey.

(b) This chapter governs the transportation of hazardous materials by rail and motor carrier in the State of New Jersey, regulates the shipping, packaging, marking, labeling, placarding, handling and transportation of hazardous materials, and, to the maximum extent practicable, conforms to the requirements of the regulations issued by the United States Department of Transportation.

(c) Every person(s) involved, in any manner including, but not limited to, management, maintenance, operation or driving of rail cars or motor carriers related to the transportation of interstate and/or intrastate commerce, shall comply with and be bound by these rules and any future amendments, and shall take such measures as are necessary to insure compliance therewith.

(d) Modes of transportation by air, water or pipeline are not the subject of this chapter.

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