Section 172.704

49 CFR Ch. I (10-1-18 Edition)

(i) Emergency response information
required by subpart G of part 172;
(ii) Measures to protect the employee
from the hazards associated with hazardous 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 containing hazardous materials.
(4) Security awareness training. Each
hazmat employee must receive training that provides an awareness of security risks associated with hazardous
materials transportation and methods
designed to enhance transportation security. 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 related to the hazardous materials covered 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 objectives, organizational security structure, specific security procedures, specific security duties and responsibilities 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 communication programs required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor (29
CFR 1910.120 or 1910.1200) or the Environmental Protection Agency (40 CFR
311.1), or training conducted by employers to comply with security training programs required by other Federal
or international agencies, may be used
to satisfy the training requirements in
paragraph (a) of this section to the extent that such training addresses the

training components specified in paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) Initial and recurrent training - (1)
Initial training. A new hazmat employee, 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 knowledgeable hazmat employee; and
(ii) The training is completed within
90 days after employment or a change
in job function.
(2) Recurrent training. A hazmat employee must receive the training required by this subpart at least once
every three years. For in-depth security training required under paragraph
(a)(5) of this section, a hazmat employee 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 implementation of the revised plan.
(3) Relevant Training. Relevant training received from a previous employer
or other source may be used to satisfy
the requirements of this subpart provided a current record of training is obtained from hazmat employees- previous employer.
(4) Compliance. Each hazmat employer is responsible for compliance
with the requirements of this subchapter regardless of whether the
training required by this subpart has
been completed.
(d) Recordkeeping. Each hazmat employer must create and retain a record
of current training of each hazmat employee, inclusive of the preceding three
years, in accordance with this section
for as long as that employee is employed 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 official of the Department of Transportation or of an entity explicitly granted authority to enforce the HMR. The
record must include:
(1) The hazmat employee-s name;

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