Event Details
HAZMAT EMPLOYEE TRAINING
49 CFR PART 172.200
New transportation laws provides DOT more inspection and enforcement authority; fines and penalties have more than doubled.
Who is required to attend?? Hazmat Employers and Hazmat Employees!!
Definitions:
Hazmat Employer – An Employer who, in the course of doing business, offers or accepts hazardous materials and wastes for or from transportation.
Hazmat Employee – A person who, in the course of employment directly affects hazardous material transportation.
If your employees do any of the following, then they are Hazmat Employees:
* Loads, unloads, or handles hazardous materials and wastes.
* Prepares hazardous materials and waste for transportation.
* Prepares the paperwork for hazardous materials and wastes to be shipped.
* Is responsible for the safety of transporting hazardous materials and wastes.
A Hazmat Employer shall ensure that each of its Hazmat employees is trained in accordance with 49CFR Part 172.200
Hazmat Employee training shall include the following:
* General Awareness/Familiarization Training
* Function-Specific Training
* Safety Training
***Please add attendee name and email for each person in the notes during checkout
