Shipping Hazardous Materials to Westpac

Life Rafts:

These items are all considered hazardous materials for shipping. Unless you are certified by either UPS or FedEx to ship hazardous materials, the only shipping option is by using motor freight (or from Alaska, barge). In order to ship these items:

For motor freight download a bill of lading here. If you use this form and Yellow Freight, your shipment will go out "freight collect". This means that you will benefit from our 64% discount with Yellow Freight and that we will include the shipping charges on your invoice.

Fill out "From" section, weight, date, and sign on the line on the bottom marked "PER" which is directly below the line marked "SHIPPER".

Package the item in a strong fiberboard container (cardboard box) providing enough padding to protect the unit.

Mark the top of the box with your return address and our consignee address

Mark one side of the box with the following:
Life Saving Appliances, Self Inflating
9, UN2990

Ensure that you include information so that we can contact you and understand what you wish to have done with your equipment. We suggest you fill out our Return Form to provide the information we require.

Call Yellow Freight at (800) 610-6500 to arrange transport.

There are substantial fines for improperly shipping hazardous materials. These fines start at about $25,000.00! If you have any questions regarding these instructions please call us at (800) 343-5826. The Department of Transportation does not allow us to accept shipments that are improperly packaged or labeled.

While you might feel that this is all a real pain, think about the passengers of ValuJet Flight 592 who died due to improperly packaged and labeled hazardous materials. These procedures are in place to save lives!