Pipeline and Haz. Matls. Safety Admin., DOT
the motor vehicle is marked on an orange panel, a placard, or a plain white
square-on-point configuration with the
identification number of each hazardous 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
SOURCE: Amdt. 172-126, 57 FR 20952, May 15,
1992, unless otherwise noted.

Section 172.700

Purpose and scope.

(a) Purpose. This subpart prescribes
requirements for training hazmat employees.
(b) Scope. Training as used in this
subpart means a systematic program
that ensures a hazmat employee has familiarity 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 information, self-protection measures
and accident prevention methods and
procedures (see Section 172.704).
(c) Modal-specific training requirements. Additional training requirements for the individual modes of
transportation are prescribed in parts
174, 175, 176, and 177 of this subchapter.
Section 172.701

Federal-State relationship.

This subpart and the parts referenced
in Section 172.700(c) prescribe minimum training requirements for the transportation of hazardous materials. For
motor vehicle drivers, however, a State
may impose more stringent training
requirements only if those requirements - 
(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.
Section 172.702 Applicability and responsibility for training and testing.
(a) A hazmat employer shall ensure
that each of its hazmat employees is

Section 172.704

trained in accordance with the requirements prescribed in this subpart.
(b)
Except
as
provided
in
Section 172.704(c)(1), a hazmat employee who
performs any function subject to the
requirements of this subchapter may
not perform that function unless instructed in the requirements of this
subchapter that apply to that function.
It is the duty of each hazmat employer
to comply with the applicable requirements of this subchapter and to thoroughly 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 Section 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]

Section 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/familiarization training designed to provide
familiarity with the requirements of
this subchapter, and to enable the employee to recognize and identify hazardous 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 exemptions 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-specific training on the requirements of
this subchapter, training relating to
the requirements of the ICAO Technical Instructions and the IMDG Code
may be provided to the extent such
training addresses functions authorized
by subpart C of part 171 of this subchapter.
(3) Safety training. Each hazmat employee shall receive safety training
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