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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. 

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(2) 

Function-specific training. 

(i) Each 

hazmat employee must be provided 
function-specific training concerning 
requirements of this subchapter, or ex-
emptions or special permits issued 
under subchapter A of this chapter, 
that are specifically applicable to the 
functions the employee performs. 

(ii) As an alternative to function-spe-

cific training on the requirements of 
this subchapter, training relating to 
the requirements of the ICAO Tech-
nical Instructions and the IMDG Code 
may be provided to the extent such 
training addresses functions authorized 
by subpart C of part 171 of this sub-
chapter. 

(3) 

Safety training. 

Each hazmat em-

ployee shall receive safety training 
concerning— 

(i) Emergency response information 

required by subpart G of part 172; 

(ii) Measures to protect the employee 

from the hazards associated with haz-
ardous materials to which they may be 
exposed in the work place, including 
specific measures the hazmat employer 
has implemented to protect employees 
from exposure; and 

(iii) Methods and procedures for 

avoiding accidents, such as the proper 
procedures for handling packages con-
taining hazardous materials. 

(4) 

Security awareness training. 

Each 

hazmat employee must receive train-
ing that provides an awareness of secu-
rity risks associated with hazardous 
materials transportation and methods 
designed to enhance transportation se-
curity. This training must also include 
a component covering how to recognize 
and respond to possible security 
threats. New hazmat employees must 
receive the security awareness training 
required by this paragraph within 90 
days after employment. 

(5) 

In-depth security training. 

Each 

hazmat employee of a person required 
to have a security plan in accordance 
with subpart I of this part who handles 
hazardous materials covered by the 
plan, performs a regulated function re-
lated to the hazardous materials cov-
ered by the plan, or is responsible for 
implementing the plan must be trained 
concerning the security plan and its 
implementation. Security training 
must include company security objec-
tives, organizational security struc-

ture, specific security procedures, spe-
cific security duties and responsibil-
ities for each employee, and specific 
actions to be taken by each employee 
in the event of a security breach. 

(b) 

OSHA, EPA, and other training. 

Training conducted by employers to 
comply with the hazard communica-
tion programs required by the Occupa-
tional Safety and Health Administra-
tion of the Department of Labor (29 
CFR 1910.120 or 1910.1200) or the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency (40 CFR 
311.1), or training conducted by em-
ployers to comply with security train-
ing programs required by other Federal 
or international agencies, may be used 
to satisfy the training requirements in 
paragraph (a) of this section to the ex-
tent that such training addresses the 
training components specified in para-
graph (a) of this section. 

(c) 

Initial and recurrent training

—(1) 

Initial training. 

A new hazmat em-

ployee, or a hazmat employee who 
changes job functions may perform 
those functions prior to the completion 
of training provided— 

(i) The employee performs those 

functions under the direct supervision 
of a properly trained and knowledge-
able hazmat employee; and 

(ii) The training is completed within 

90 days after employment or a change 
in job function. 

(2) 

Recurrent training. 

A hazmat em-

ployee must receive the training re-
quired by this subpart at least once 
every three years. For in-depth secu-
rity training required under paragraph 
(a)(5) of this section, a hazmat em-
ployee must be trained at least once 
every three years or, if the security 
plan for which training is required is 
revised during the three-year recurrent 
training cycle, within 90 days of imple-
mentation of the revised plan. 

(3) 

Relevant Training. 

Relevant train-

ing received from a previous employer 
or other source may be used to satisfy 
the requirements of this subpart pro-
vided a current record of training is ob-
tained from hazmat employees’ pre-
vious employer. 

(4) 

Compliance. 

Each hazmat em-

ployer is responsible for compliance 
with the requirements of this sub-
chapter regardless of whether the 

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training required by this subpart has 
been completed. 

(d) 

Recordkeeping. 

Each hazmat em-

ployer must create and retain a record 
of current training of each hazmat em-
ployee, inclusive of the preceding three 
years, in accordance with this section 
for as long as that employee is em-
ployed by that employer as a hazmat 
employee and for 90 days thereafter. A 
hazmat employer must make a hazmat 
employee’s record of current training 
available upon request, at a reasonable 
time and location, to an authorized of-
ficial of the Department of Transpor-
tation or of an entity explicitly grant-
ed authority to enforce the HMR. The 
record must include: 

(1) The hazmat employee’s name; 
(2) The most recent training comple-

tion date of the hazmat employee’s 
training; 

(3) A description, copy, or the loca-

tion of the training materials used to 
meet the requirements in paragraph (a) 
of this section; 

(4) The name and address of the per-

son providing the training; and 

(5) Certification that the hazmat em-

ployee has been trained and tested, as 
required by this subpart. 

(e) 

Limitations. 

The following limita-

tions apply: 

(1) A hazmat employee who repairs, 

modifies, reconditions, or tests pack-
agings, as qualified for use in the 
transportation of hazardous materials, 
and who does not perform any other 
function subject to the requirements of 
this subchapter, is not subject to the 
training requirement of paragraph 
(a)(3) of this section. 

(2) A railroad maintenance-of-way 

employee or railroad signalman, who 
does not perform any function subject 
to the requirements of this subchapter, 
is not subject to the training require-
ments of paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(4), or 
(a)(5) of this section. 

[Amdt. 172–126, 57 FR 20952, May 15, 1992, as 
amended by Amdt. 172–126, 58 FR 5851, Jan. 
22, 1993; Amdt. 172–145, 60 FR 49110, Sept. 21, 
1995; Amdt. 172–149, 61 FR 27173, May 30, 1996; 
65 FR 50460, Aug. 18, 2000; 68 FR 14521, Mar. 
25, 2003; 70 FR 73164, Dec. 9, 2005; 73 FR 4716, 
Jan. 28, 2008; 73 FR 57005, Oct. 1, 2008; 75 FR 
10988, Mar. 9, 2010; 76 FR 56314, Sept. 13, 2011; 
78 FR 15326, Mar. 11, 2013; 80 FR 72923, Nov. 
23, 2015] 

Subpart I—Safety and Security 

Plans 

S

OURCE

: 68 FR 14521, Mar. 25, 2003, unless 

otherwise noted. 

§ 172.800

Purpose and applicability. 

(a) 

Purpose. 

This subpart prescribes 

requirements for development and im-
plementation of plans to address secu-
rity risks related to the transportation 
of hazardous materials in commerce. 

(b) 

Applicability. 

Each person who of-

fers for transportation in commerce or 
transports in commerce one or more of 
the following hazardous materials 
must develop and adhere to a transpor-
tation security plan for hazardous ma-
terials that conforms to the require-
ments of this subpart. As used in this 
section, ‘‘large bulk quantity’’ refers to 
a quantity greater than 3,000 kg (6,614 
pounds) for solids or 3,000 liters (792 
gallons) for liquids and gases in a sin-
gle packaging such as a cargo tank 
motor vehicle, portable tank, tank car, 
or other bulk container. 

(1) Any quantity of a Division 1.1, 1.2, 

or 1.3 material. 

(2) A quantity of a Division 1.4, 1.5, or 

1.6 material requiring placarding in ac-
cordance with subpart F of this part. 

(3) A large bulk quantity of Division 

2.1 material. 

(4) A large bulk quantity of Division 

2.2 material with a subsidiary hazard of 
5.1. 

(5) Any quantity of a material poi-

sonous by inhalation, as defined in 
§ 171.8 of this subchapter. 

(6) A large bulk quantity of a Class 3 

material meeting the criteria for Pack-
ing Group I or II. 

(7) A quantity of desensitized explo-

sives meeting the definition of Division 
4.1 or Class 3 material requiring 
placarding in accordance with subpart 
F of this part. 

(8) A large bulk quantity of a Divi-

sion 4.2 material meeting the criteria 
for Packing Group I or II. 

(9) A quantity of a Division 4.3 mate-

rial requiring placarding in accordance 
with subpart F of this part. 

(10) A large bulk quantity of a Divi-

sion 5.1 material in Packing Groups I 
and II; perchlorates; or ammonium ni-
trate, ammonium nitrate fertilizers, or