Hazmat Carrier Requirements - Highway
A “hazmat employee” is anyone employed by a hazmat employer who, during the course of employment, directly affects hazardous materials transportation safety including an owner-operator of a motor vehicle that transports hazardous materials in commerce. Except as provided in 172.704(c)(1), before any hazmat employee performs a function subject to the HMR, that person must be provided initial training in the performance of that function. Both carriers and shippers are responsible for ensuring their employees are properly trained as required by the HMR. Each hazardous materials employee must be periodically retrained at least every three years.
This course is designed to educate employees over the regulations outlined in 49 CFR 177 and 49 CFR 383 and 390-397. Upon completion of the learning event, the Learner will display the ability to identify relevant U.S. Department of Transportation regulations concerning the transportation of hazardous materials on U.S. highways.
Relevant Standards: 49 CFR 171-180
- Linear Duration/min: 00:32:27
- Complexity/Difficulty: Level III (difficult)
- Interactivity: Level I
- Prerequisites: None
Target Audience: This course is designed for employees who will transport hazardous materials on U.S. highways.
Competencies:
To successfully complete this course, the Learner will demonstrate the ability to:
- HMT 6.1.0 Recognize the course’s objectives
- HMT 6.2.0 Identify requirements affecting the transportation of hazardous materials on public highways by private, common and contract motor carriers including vehicles not in motion
- HMT 6.3.0 Describe information found in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations as well as understand the differences among the FMCR and HMR
- HMT 6.4.0 Identify shipping paper description and shipper certification requirements
- HMT 6.5.0 Identify methods for handling damaged or leaking packages and tanks
- HMT 6.6.0 Identify loading and unloading requirements for vehicles containing hazardous materials
- HMT 6.7.0 Determine segregation requirements using the segregation table in subsection 177.848
- HMT 6.8.0 Apply the incident reporting requirements of subsections 171.15, 171.16 and related sections of the HMR
