What is a Hazardous Material?
A hazardous material is any item or agent (biological, chemical, radiological, and/or physical) which can potentially cause harm to humans, animals, or the environment, either by itself or through interaction with other factors.
Rules to follow about Hazardous Policy
Vendors with hazardous lists must comply with all Federal, state, and local regulations. Also, sellers must ensure they ship the item according to Department of Transportation requirements and applicable laws.
Examples of Products allowed on Bedibaz
- Batteries without mercury.
- Rechargeable batteries.
- The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certified portable fuel containers.
- If the material can be shipped by standard shipping services and is not prohibited by local laws or regulations, then it can be listed.
- If hazardous materials have specific shipping restrictions required by the shipping provider, these must be outlined in the item description.
Prohibited Hazardous Materials
- Anything that you cannot ship through a regular shipping provider.
- Explosives (fireworks or sparklers).
- Flammable items.
- Gases.
- Radioactive material.
- Toxic substances.
- Fire extinguishers that contain carbon tetrachloride.
- Non-government-approved refrigerants.
- Radioactive materials.
- Combustible materials like black powder caps for toy guns, explosive fuses, fireworks, exploding targets, flares, flash paper, red phosphorous, gasoline, Thermite.
- Hazardous materials are banned by a selected shipping provider (sellers should check with them before listing an item).
The Knowledge Corner
- Need to verify if you can ship your products: Postal Service Publication 52
- Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
- EPA-Mercury in Your Environment, which provides information about laws regulating products that contain mercury
- EPA-Mercury in Batteries, which provides information about laws regulating batteries that contain mercury
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which provides information about tritium
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- EPA Phaseout of Ozone-Depleting Substances
- EPA Significant New Alternatives Policy Program
- EPA Safe Drinking Water Act
