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Qualifications of brake inspectors.
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Regulations current to Aug 30, 2012
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 All Regulations
Part 396
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Inspection, repair, and maintenance
Code of Federal Regulationsยง 396.25Qualifications of brake inspectors.(a) Motor carriers and intermodal equipment providers must ensure that all inspections, maintenance, repairs or service to the brakes of its commercial motor vehicles, are performed in compliance with the requirements of this section. (b) For purposes of this section, brake inspector means any employee of a motor carrier or intermodal equipment provider who is responsible for ensuring that all brake inspections, maintenance, service, or repairs to any commercial motor vehicle, subject to the motor carrier's or intermodal equipment provider's control, meet the applicable Federal standards. (c) No motor carrier or intermodal equipment provider may require or permit any employee who does not meet the minimum brake inspector qualifications of paragraph (d) of this section to be responsible for the inspection, maintenance, service or repairs of any brakes on its commercial motor vehicles.(d) The motor carrier or intermodal equipment provider must ensure that each brake inspector is qualified as follows:(1) Understands the brake service or inspection task to be accomplished and can perform that task; and(2) Is knowledgeable of and has mastered the methods, procedures, tools and equipment used when performing an assigned brake service or inspection task; and(3) Is capable of performing the assigned brake service or inspection by reason of experience, training, or both as follows: (i) Has successfully completed an apprenticeship program sponsored by a State, a Canadian Province, a Federal agency or a labor union, or a training program approved by a State, Provincial or Federal agency, or has a certificate from a State or Canadian Province that qualifies the person to perform the assigned brake service or inspection task (including passage of Commercial Driver's License air brake tests in the case of a brake inspection); or Code of Federal Regulations499
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