Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900)
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; General Work Refused; General Maintenance Action
Human Factors
Received NOTOC from ground crew. Ramper said he initiated it because he was uncomfortable with a shipment of dry ice he was loading onto aircraft. He was not sure of the total amount we could carry. After checking the FOM; it showed we could haul that much; I called Dispatch to go through and make sure we are not overlooking something. While on hold with Duty Pilot; I asked ramper how it was packaged; he replied 1 container; which exceeded the per package amount. Called back to Dispatch; they had also just finished talking with ops and were given same information. We both agreed it could not be hauled. Had hazmat removed from aircraft.Cause was unknown; but want to say: Ground crew did a GREAT job! They weren't sure what was wrong; but sensed something wasn't right and followed up on it. If they had ignored their suspicions; we could have very easily hauled something we cannot haul. [Reporter further stated] When we got the old paper cargo load reports it would have Hazmat listed so it was easy to check and verify. With electronic upload it is harder for crew to be as aware of what specifically is being loaded. Maybe when Hazmat is loaded there should be a paper report like the old cargo report presented to crew so they can verify shipments.
CRJ-900 Captain reported refusing DG cargo because weight exceeded maximum weight allowed per FOM.