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§ 172.704
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.
(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—
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