LFH Free-form Hazardous Material Information
LFH Free-form Hazardous Material Information
To uniquely identify the variable information required by government regulation covering the transportation of hazardous material shipments
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
LFH-01
Hazardous Material Shipment Information Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
3
3
-
Code indicating the type of information being passed so that a receiver may format a description of hazardous commodity movements that meets regulatory requirements
LFH-02
Hazardous Material Shipment Information
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
25
-
Specific information required by law for hazardous material shipments
LFH-03
Hazardous Material Shipment Information
String (AN)
Optional
1
25
-
Specific information required by law for hazardous material shipments
LFH-04
Hazard Zone Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
1
-
Code specifying the Department of Transportation assigned zone designating the Inhalation Toxicity Hazard Zone
LFH-05
Unit or Basis for Measurement Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken
LFH-06
Quantity
Decimal number (R)
Conditional
1
15
-
Numeric value of quantity
LFH06 indicates activity of the radioactive material.
LFH-07
Quantity
Decimal number (R)
Optional
1
15
-
Numeric value of quantity
LFH07 indicates transport index of the radioactive material.
LFH-08
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
8
8
-
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
LFH08 is the date fumigation began.