Interpretation Response #18-0089
Below is the interpretation response detail and a list of regulations sections applicable to this response.
Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date:
Company Name: ESHQ Services North America
Individual Name: Robert Miller
Location State: NJ Country: US
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Response text:
August 20, 2018
Robert Miller
Manager – Transportation Safety
ESHQ Services North America
299 Jefferson Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Reference No. 18-0089
Dear Mr. Miller:
This letter is in response to your June 15, 2018, email requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to training requirements. You describe a scenario in which a laboratory employee fills a sample bottle with a hazardous material and then hands the bottle to the shipping department. The laboratory employee does not perform any other function related to transportation. The shipping department employees are fully trained and perform all remaining pre-transportation functions. You ask whether the laboratory employee must be trained in accordance with the hazardous material employee training requirements in Part 172 Subpart H.
The answer is yes. As defined in § 171.8, a hazmat employee is a person who, in the course of his or her employment, directly affects hazardous materials transportation safety. An employee who fills a packaging with a hazardous material is performing a function that directly affects transportation safety and, thus, is subject to the training requirements in Part 172 Subpart H of the HMR. Note that training provided in accordance with standards or regulations of other Federal agencies, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or the Environmental Protection Agency, may be used to satisfy the training requirements in § 172.704, provided such training addresses the training components specified in § 172.704(a).
I hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Dirk Der Kinderen
Chief, Standards Development Branch
Standards and Rulemaking Division
171.8, 172, 172.704, 172.704(a)
Regulation Sections
| Section | Subject |
|---|---|
| 171.8 | Definitions and abbreviations |
| 172.704 | Training requirements |