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Hazmat Employee
Hazmat Term
A person who is employed by a hazardous materials employer and directly affects hazardous materials (hazmat) transportation safety.
Additional Info/Example:

This includes:

an owner-operator of a motor vehicle which transports hazmat

and

a person (including a self-employed person) who:

  • loads, unloads, or handles hazmat;
  • tests, reconditions, repairs, modifies, marks, or otherwise represents packagings as qualified for use in the transportation of hazmat;
  • prepares hazmat for transportation;
  • is responsible for safety of transporting hazmat; or
  • operates a vehicle used to transport hazmat.

 

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