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§ 172.800 

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 

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ammonium nitrate emulsions, suspen-
sions, or gels. 

(11) Any quantity of organic per-

oxide, Type B, liquid or solid, tempera-
ture controlled. 

(12) A large bulk quantity of Division 

6.1 material (for a material poisonous 
by inhalation see paragraph (5) above). 

(13) A select agent or toxin regulated 

by the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention under 42 CFR part 73 or the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture under 9 
CFR part 121. 

(14) A quantity of uranium 

hexafluoride requiring placarding 
under § 172.505(b). 

(15) International Atomic Energy 

Agency Code of Conduct (IBR, see 
§ 171.7) Category 1 and 2 materials, Nu-
clear Regulatory Commission, Cat-
egory 1 and Category 2 radioactive ma-
terials as listed in Table 1, appendix A 
to 10 CFR part 37, and Highway Route 
Controlled quantities as defined in 49 
CFR 173.403. 

(16) A large bulk quantity of Class 8 

material meeting the criteria for Pack-
ing Group I. 

(c) 

Exceptions. 

Transportation activi-

ties of a farmer, who generates less 
than $500,000 annually in gross receipts 
from the sale of agricultural commod-
ities or products, are not subject to 
this subpart if such activities are: 

(1) Conducted by highway or rail; 
(2) In direct support of their farming 

operations; and 

(3) Conducted within a 150-mile ra-

dius of those operations. 

[68 FR 14521, Mar. 25, 2003, as amended at 70 
FR 73164, Dec. 9, 2005; 71 FR 32258, June 2, 
2006; 75 FR 10988, Mar. 9, 2010; 75 FR 53597, 
Sept. 1, 2010; 76 FR 56314, Sept. 13, 2011; 85 FR 
27878, May 11, 2020; 85 FR 83381, Dec. 21, 2020] 

§ 172.802

Components of a security 

plan. 

(a) The security plan must include an 

assessment of transportation security 
risks for shipments of the hazardous 
materials listed in § 172.800, including 
site-specific or location-specific risks 
associated with facilities at which the 
hazardous materials listed in § 172.800 
are prepared for transportation, stored, 
or unloaded incidental to movement, 
and appropriate measures to address 
the assessed risks. Specific measures 
put into place by the plan may vary 

commensurate with the level of threat 
at a particular time. At a minimum, a 
security plan must include the fol-
lowing elements: 

(1) 

Personnel security. 

Measures to 

confirm information provided by job 
applicants hired for positions that in-
volve access to and handling of the haz-
ardous materials covered by the secu-
rity plan. Such confirmation system 
must be consistent with applicable 
Federal and State laws and require-
ments concerning employment prac-
tices and individual privacy. 

(2) 

Unauthorized access. 

Measures to 

address the assessed risk that unau-
thorized persons may gain access to 
the hazardous materials covered by the 
security plan or transport conveyances 
being prepared for transportation of 
the hazardous materials covered by the 
security plan. 

(3) 

En route security. 

Measures to ad-

dress the assessed security risks of 
shipments of hazardous materials cov-
ered by the security plan en route from 
origin to destination, including ship-
ments stored incidental to movement. 

(b) The security plan must also in-

clude the following: 

(1) Identification by job title of the 

senior management official responsible 
for overall development and implemen-
tation of the security plan; 

(2) Security duties for each position 

or department that is responsible for 
implementing the plan or a portion of 
the plan and the process of notifying 
employees when specific elements of 
the security plan must be imple-
mented; and 

(3) A plan for training hazmat em-

ployees in accordance with § 172.704 
(a)(4) and (a)(5) of this part. 

(c) The security plan, including the 

transportation security risk assess-
ment developed in accordance with 
paragraph (a) of this section, must be 
in writing and must be retained for as 
long as it remains in effect. The secu-
rity plan must be reviewed at least an-
nually and revised and/or updated as 
necessary to reflect changing cir-
cumstances. The most recent version of 
the security plan, or portions thereof, 
must be available to the employees 
who are responsible for implementing 
it, consistent with personnel security 
clearance or background investigation