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Pipeline and Haz. Matls. Safety Admin., DOT 

§ 172.606 

be entered on the shipping paper imme-
diately before, after, above, or below 
the emergency response telephone 
number unless the name is entered 
elsewhere on the shipping paper in a 
prominent, readily identifiable, and 
clearly visible manner that allows the 
information to be easily and quickly 
found; or 

(2) The number of an agency or orga-

nization capable of, and accepting re-
sponsibility for, providing the detailed 
information required by paragraph 
(a)(2) of this section. The person who is 
registered with the ERI provider must 
ensure that the agency or organization 
has received current information on 
the material before it is offered for 
transportation. The person who is reg-
istered with the ERI provider must be 
identified by name, or contract number 
or other unique identifier assigned by 
the ERI provider, on the shipping paper 
immediately before, after, above, or 
below the emergency response tele-
phone number in a prominent, readily 
identifiable, and clearly visible manner 
that allows the information to be eas-
ily and quickly found, unless the name 
or identifier is entered elsewhere in a 
prominent manner as provided in para-
graph (b)(1) of this section. 

(c) A person preparing shipping pa-

pers for continued transportation in 
commerce must include the informa-
tion required by this section. If the 
person preparing shipping papers for 
continued transportation in commerce 
elects to assume responsibility for pro-
viding the emergency response tele-
phone number required by this section, 
the person must ensure that all the re-
quirements of this section are met. 

(d) The requirements of this section 

do not apply to— 

(1) Hazardous materials that are of-

fered for transportation under the pro-
visions applicable to limited quantities 
or excepted quantities; or 

(2) Materials properly described 

under the following shipping names: 

(i) Battery powered equipment. 
(ii) Battery powered vehicle. 
(iii) Carbon dioxide, solid. 
(iv) Castor bean. 
(v) Castor flake. 
(vi) Castor meal. 
(vii) Castor pomace. 
(viii) Consumer commodity. 

(ix) Dry ice. 
(x) Engine, fuel cell, flammable gas 

powered. 

(xi) Engine, fuel cell, flammable liq-

uid powered. 

(xii) Engine, internal combustion. 
(xiii) Engine, internal combustion, 

flammable gas powered. 

(xiv) Engine, internal combustion, 

flammable liquid powered. 

(xv) Fish meal, stabilized. 
(xvi) Fish scrap, stabilized. 
(xvii) Krill Meal, PG III. 
(xviii) Machinery, internal combus-

tion. 

(xix) Machinery, fuel cell, flammable 

gas powered. 

(xx) Machinery, fuel cell, flammable 

liquid powered. 

(xxi) Machinery, internal combus-

tion, flammable gas powered. 

(xxii) Machinery, internal combus-

tion, flammable liquid powered. 

(xxiii) Refrigerating machine. 
(xxiv) Vehicle, flammable gas pow-

ered. 

(xxv) Vehicle, flammable liquid pow-

ered. 

(xxvi) Wheelchair, electric. 
(3) Transportation vehicles or freight 

containers containing lading that has 
been fumigated and displaying the FU-
MIGANT marking (see § 172.302(g)) as 
required by § 173.9 of this subchapter, 
unless other hazardous materials are 
present in the cargo transport unit. 

[74 FR 53422, Oct. 19, 2009, as amended at 75 
FR 53596, Sept. 1, 2010; 77 FR 37984, June 25, 
2012; 78 FR 1073, Jan. 7, 2013; 78 FR 60753, Oct. 
1, 2013; 81 FR 35541, June 2, 2016; 83 FR 55807, 
Nov. 7, 2018; 85 FR 27878, May 11, 2020] 

§ 172.606

Carrier information contact. 

(a) Each carrier who transports or ac-

cepts for transportation a hazardous 
material for which a shipping paper is 
required shall instruct the operator of 
a motor vehicle, train, aircraft, or ves-
sel to contact the carrier (e.g., by tele-
phone or mobile radio) in the event of 
an incident involving the hazardous 
material. 

(b) For transportation by highway, if 

a transport vehicle, (e.g., a semi-trailer 
or freight container-on-chassis) con-
tains hazardous material for which a 
shipping paper is required and the vehi-
cle is separated from its motive power 
and parked at a location other than a 

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§ 172.700 

facility operated by the consignor or 
consignee or a facility (e.g., a carrier’s 
terminal or a marine terminal) subject 
to the provisions of § 172.602(c)(2), the 
carrier shall— 

(1) Mark the transport vehicle with 

the telephone number of the motor car-
rier on the front exterior near the 
brake hose and electrical connections 
or on a label, tag, or sign attached to 
the vehicle at the brake hose or elec-
trical connection; or 

(2) Have the shipping paper and emer-

gency response information readily 
available on the transport vehicle. 

(c) The requirements specified in 

paragraph (b) of this section do not 
apply to an unattended motor vehicle 
separated from its motive power when 
the motor vehicle is marked on an or-
ange panel, a placard, or a plain white 
square-on-point configuration with the 
identification number of each haz-
ardous material loaded therein, and the 
marking or placard is visible on the 
outside of the motor vehicle. 

[Amdt. 172–151, 62 FR 1234, Jan. 8, 1997, as 
amended at 62 FR 39398, 39409, July 22, 1997; 
63 FR 16076, Apr. 1, 1998] 

Subpart H—Training 

S

OURCE

: Amdt. 172–126, 57 FR 20952, May 15, 

1992, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 172.700

Purpose and scope. 

(a) 

Purpose. 

This subpart prescribes 

requirements for training hazmat em-
ployees. 

(b) 

Scope. 

Training as used in this 

subpart means a systematic program 
that ensures a hazmat employee has fa-
miliarity with the general provisions of 
this subchapter, is able to recognize 
and identify hazardous materials, has 
knowledge of specific requirements of 
this subchapter applicable to functions 
performed by the employee, and has 
knowledge of emergency response in-
formation, self-protection measures 
and accident prevention methods and 
procedures (see § 172.704). 

(c) 

Modal-specific training require-

ments. 

Additional training require-

ments for the individual modes of 
transportation are prescribed in parts 
174, 175, 176, and 177 of this subchapter. 

§ 172.701

Federal-State relationship. 

This subpart and the parts referenced 

in § 172.700(c) prescribe minimum train-
ing requirements for the transpor-
tation of hazardous materials. For 
motor vehicle drivers, however, a State 
may impose more stringent training 
requirements only if those require-
ments— 

(a) Do not conflict with the training 

requirements in this subpart and in 
part 177 of this subchapter; and 

(b) Apply only to drivers domiciled in 

that State. 

§ 172.702

Applicability and responsi-

bility for training and testing. 

(a) A hazmat employer shall ensure 

that each of its hazmat employees is 
trained in accordance with the require-
ments prescribed in this subpart. 

(b) Except as provided in 

§ 172.704(c)(1), a hazmat employee who 
performs any function subject to the 
requirements of this subchapter may 
not perform that function unless in-
structed in the requirements of this 
subchapter that apply to that function. 
It is the duty of each hazmat employer 
to comply with the applicable require-
ments of this subchapter and to thor-
oughly instruct each hazmat employee 
in relation thereto. 

(c) Training may be provided by the 

hazmat employer or other public or 
private sources. 

(d) A hazmat employer shall ensure 

that each of its hazmat employees is 
tested by appropriate means on the 
training subjects covered in § 172.704. 

[Amdt. 172–126, 57 FR 20952, May 15, 1992; 57 
FR 22182, May 27, 1992, as amended by Amdt. 
172–149, 61 FR 27173, May 30, 1996] 

§ 172.704

Training requirements. 

(a) Hazmat employee training must 

include the following: 

(1) 

General awareness/familiarization 

training. 

Each hazmat employee shall 

be provided general awareness/famil-
iarization training designed to provide 
familiarity with the requirements of 
this subchapter, and to enable the em-
ployee to recognize and identify haz-
ardous materials consistent with the 
hazard communication standards of 
this subchapter.