[Code of Federal Regulations]


[Title 49, Volume 2, Parts 100 to 185]


[Revised as of October 1, 1998]


From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access


[CITE: 49CFR172.702]





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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION


 


 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 


                             TRANSPORTATION


 


PART 172--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLE, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 
COMMUNICATIONS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION, AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

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                           Subpart H--Training


 


Sec. 172.702  Applicability and responsibility for training and testing.





    (a) A hazmat employer shall ensure that each of its hazmat employees 


is trained in accordance with the requirements prescribed in this 


subpart.


    (b) Except as provided in Sec. 172.704(c)(1), a hazmat employee who 


performs any function subject to the requirements of this subchapter may 


not perform that function unless instructed in the requirements of this 


subchapter that apply to that function. It is the duty of each hazmat 


employer to comply with the applicable requirements of this subchapter 


and to thoroughly instruct each hazmat employee in relation thereto.


    (c) Training may be provided by the hazmat employer or other public 


or private sources.


    (d) A hazmat employer shall ensure that each of its hazmat employees 


is tested by appropriate means on the training subjects covered in 


Sec. 172.704.





[Amdt. 172-126, 57 FR 20952, May 15, 1992; 57 FR 22182, May 27, 1992, as 


amended by Amdt. 172-149, 61 FR 27173, May 30, 1996]