[pct-l] Shipping labels

[tom aterno]

Last year, the post office did accept, on two separate occasions, boxes 
containing one 4 oz canister each, with hand-written ORM-D on the box.

This was the Long Beach, CA post office where I worked with the same, 
knowledgable post office employee on both occasions.  



The Incredible Bulk

 



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From: Carl Siechert <carlito at gmail.com>
To: Ken Powers <ken at gottawalk.com>
Cc: pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Thu, April 14, 2011 1:49:10 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Shipping labels

>From the Domestic Mail
Manual<http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/601.htm#wp1064997>(my favorite
book after Jardine):

Each mailpiece containing a mailable hazardous material must be plainly and
durably marked on the address side with the required shipping name and UN
identification number. The UN identification number is not required on a
mailpiece that contains an ORM-D material. A mailable ORM-D material must be
marked on the address side with "ORM-D" or "ORM-D AIR," as applicable,
immediately following or below the proper shipping name. The proper shipping
name for a mailable ORM-D material is "consumer commodity." The designation
"ORM-D" or "ORM-D AIR", as required, must be placed within a rectangle that
is approximately 6.3 mm (1/4 inch) larger on each side than the designation.
Mailable ORM-D materials sent as Standard Mail or Package Services must also
be marked on the address side as "Surface Only" or "Surface Mail Only."

IOW, the only requirements are that it's marked on the address side with
"ORM-D" (enclosed in a rectangle), "CONSUMER COMMODITY," and "SURFACE ONLY."
Nothing says it has to be a preprinted label.


On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 10:15 PM, Ken Powers <ken at gottawalk.com> wrote:

> Not sure about hand-written ORM-D, etc. I always print shipping labels from
> my computer with all that stuff.
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