Unintentional Release [Transportation-Hazardous Material Regulation] Law and Legal Definition
According to 49 CFR 171.8 [Title 49. Transportation; Subtitle B. Other Regulations Relating To Transportation; Chapter I. Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department Of Transportation; Subchapter C. Hazardous Materials Regulations; Part 171 General Information, Regulations, And Definitions, Subpart A Applicability, General Requirements, And North American Shipments], ‘unintentional release’ means “the escape of a hazardous material from a package on an occasion not anticipated or planned. This includes releases resulting from collision, package failures, human error, criminal activity, negligence, improper packing, or unusual conditions such as the operation of pressure relief devices as a result of over-pressurization, overfill or fire exposure. It does not include releases, such as venting of packages, where allowed, and the operational discharge of contents from packages.”
Legal Definition list
- Unintentional Release [Transportation-Hazardous Material Regulation]
- Uninsured State Member Bank (Bankruptcy)
- Uninsured Motorist Coverage
- Uninsured Motorist Clause
- Uninsured Motorist
- Uninterrupted International Air Transportation [Internal Revenue]
- Uninterrupted-Adverse-Use Principle
- Union Busting
- Union Certification
- Union Security Clause
- Union Shop
Related Legal Terms
- 2257 Regulations
- Accounting Series Release
- Adverse Material Fact
- Agriculture Acquisition Regulation [AGAR]
- Airborne Radioactive Material
- Airline Deregulation Act
- American Society for Testing Material
- Arduous of Hazardous Positions [Civil Service Regulations]
- Asbestos-Containing Waste Materials [National Emission Standard for Asbestos]
- Audio-Visual Materials
