Are aerosol hazardous?
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) all aerosol products are designated with the minimum hazardous classification of ORM-D (other regulated material: Class D) and must be labeled as such on all exterior packaging and shipping documents/Bill of Lading (BOL). When aerosol products move in transit, it is the law that they be accompanied by a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). So much for the bad news. Because aerosols maintain such a low order (ORM-D) of hazardous classification, generally most ground shipments will NOT require extra Hazardous Goods Declarations and will ship with just an MSDS. This makes the shipment of your end product by the case or box so much easier and simpler and a carrier like UPS or FedEx will do so for your firm once you have signed on with them as a hazardous shipper. The bottom line is that aerosol products ship under a low hazardous designation and you can ship cases via Ground Parcel Carriers with more ease than you could any other chemi
