CDL · Hazardous materials
Which of these proves for certain that a package in a shipment holds no hazardous materials?
Correct answer: None of these is correct.
Answer options
- ANo hazardous materials appear on its shipping papers
- BNo hazardous materials labels are attached to it
- CNone of these is correct Correct
Why
Shipping papers and labels reflect only what the shipper declared, so a package can still contain undeclared hazardous materials even when its papers list none and it carries no labels. Neither check alone is a guarantee.
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Topic: Hazardous materials License: CDL
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