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Publication 52 - Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail
Publication 52 - Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail
Summary of Changes
Transmittal Letter
1 Introduction
11 Purpose
111 General
112 Use
113 Other Reference Sources
12 Scope
121 General
122 Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable
123 Mailability Premise
13 Additional Information
14 Safety
15 Protecting Personnel
16 Military Postal System
17 Statutory System
18 Trademarks of the USPS
181 Use of USPS Trademarks
182 Common Law Marks or USPS Marks with Pending Trademark Applications
2 General Guidelines
21 Mailability
211 General
212 Mailer Responsibility
213 Authority
214 Appeals
215 Requests for Rulings
216 Nonmailable Matter Found in the Mail
22 Marking Requirements
221 General
222 Matter Excepted From Markings
223 Hazardous Materials Warning Labels and Markings
224 Tag 44 for Hazardous Materials
225 Other Postal Service Labels and Tags
226 Package Orientation Markings
227 Old Markings
228 Shipping Papers
23 Handling Hazardous Materials
24 Emergency Procedures
241 General Requirements
242 Hazard Duration
243 Precautions
244 Procedures
245 Hazardous Chemical Emergencies
246 Emergency Telephone Numbers
25 Basic Guidelines for Acceptance and Dispatch
251 Guidelines for Acceptance Personnel
252 Guidelines for Dispatch Personnel
253 Guidelines for Delivery and Collection Personnel
3 Hazardous Materials
31 Definition
32 General
321 U.S. Department of Transportation
322 Postal Service
323 Mailer Responsibility
324 Mailability Rulings
325 DOT Hazardous Materials Warning Labels
326 Shipping Papers
327 Transportation Requirements
328 Postal Service Hazardous Materials Table
329 Presentation of Hazardous-Materials Mailings
33 Hazard Classes
331 Nine Classes
332 Limited Quantity
333 Consumer Commodity
334 USPS Limited Quantity Air Materials
335 ID8000 Materials
336 USPS Limited Quantity Surface Materials
337 Excepted Quantity
338 Small Quantity
339 Hazardous Materials<
