8/17/2005
Hazmat Employees Must Receive Training [DOT 49 CFR 172.704(c)]
According to the DOT regulations at 49
CFR 171.8, a hazmat employee is a person who is employed by a hazmat
employer and who in the course of their employment directly affects hazardous
materials transportation safety.
Employees participating in any of the activities listed below are
considered hazmat employees:
·
Loads, unloads or handles hazardous
materials
·
Manufactures, tests, reconditions,
repairs, modifies, marks, or otherwise represents containers drums, or packages
as qualified for use in the transportation of hazardous materials
·
Prepares hazardous materials for
transportation
·
Is responsible for safety of
transporting hazardous materials
·
Operates a vehicle used to transport
hazardous materials
DOT recently
refined the applicability of these regulations to include personnel responsible
for:
·
Filling hazardous materials
packaging
·
Closing or securing hazardous
materials packaging
·
Selecting, providing or affixing
placards
·
Filling out or reviewing shipping
papers
·
Certifying hazardous materials are
in proper condition for transport
·
Providing or maintaining emergency
response information
·
Transloading hazardous materials at
an intermodal transfer facility from one bulk packaging to another for the
purposes of continuing transport
Hazmat employees must be trained in general awareness/hazard
familiarization, function-specific, safety, and security-awareness training
every three years (49
CFR 172.704(c)).
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on DOT, attend Environmental Resource Center’s
top-notch training on this subject. We offer training at locations across the
country as well as on-line. For details, visit http://www.ercweb.com/train/train2.asp#DOT04
or call 919-469-1585.
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