The Department of Transportation Federal hazardous materials transportation law requires training of all HAZMAT employees: A HAZMAT employer shall ensure that each of his or her HAZMAT employees is trained. The responsibility for training (and the civil penalties for not training) rests with the employer.
A HAZMAT employee is a person who is:
- Employed full-time, part time, or temporarily
- Directly affecting hazmat transportation safety
- Self-employed
- A railroad signalman or maintenance-of-way employee
Also, any person who:
- Loads, unloads or handles hazmat
- Designs, manufactures, inspects, marks, tests, or reconditions containers
- Prepares hazmat for transportation
- Operates a transport vehicle
Morgan Safety DOT/HAZMAT training fulfills all requirements mandated by the DOT:
- It is a systematic program that ensures hazmat employees are:
- Familiar with the general provisions of Subchapter C
- Able to recognize and identify hazardous materials
- Knowledgeable of specific requirements of Subchapter C applicable to functions performed by the employee, and
- Knowledgeable of emergency response information, self-protection measures
- Knowledgeable of accident prevention methods and procedures
- Includes:
- General awareness / familiarization training
- Function-specific training
- Safety training
- Security awareness training
- In-depth security training (when applicable)
- Tests employees on the required training subjects.
Employers must be aware of the following requirements:
- Initial training must be completed within 90 days of hazmat employment or change in job function.
- Hazmat employees must be directly supervised by a trained and knowledgeable employee until trained themselves.
- Recurrent (refresher) training is required at least every three years.
Morgan Safety provides a simple and company/site specific training program for you to fulfill all of the DOT/HAZMAT requirements for your workforce.
Contact us for specific details and training arrangements.
(Group Discounts may apply)
