DOT HAZMAT TRAINING RULES EMPHASIZE EMPLOYEE SAFETY

The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued regulations requiring both carriers and shippers of hazardous materials to provide training to their employees. The rules became effective July 1, 1992, and the training must be completed for all employees by Oct. 1, 1993. The Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990 (HMTUSA) required DOT to adopt rules requiring such training, and these rules satisfy that requirement. The Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) rule requires every hazmat employee to receive three types of training: (1) General awareness/familiarization training; (2) Function-specific training; and (3) Safety training.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Medical Publications, Incorporated

  225 N. New Road
  Waco, TX  United States  76710
• Authors:
  • Kenworthy, W
• Publication Date: 1993-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 58-62
• Serial:
  • Occupational Health & Safety
  • Volume: 62
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Stevens Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0362-4604

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carriers; Employees; Hazardous materials; Safety education; Safety programs; Traffic managers; Transportation; Transportation departments
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shippers
• Old TRIS Terms: Hazardous materials transportation
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General); I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00633733
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 10 1993 12:00AM