{"id":460,"date":"2012-09-19T05:06:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T09:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ehscsi.com\/?p=460"},"modified":"2017-12-10T23:21:21","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T04:21:21","slug":"hazmat-transportation-training-do-you-need-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ehscsi.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/19\/hazmat-transportation-training-do-you-need-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazmat Transportation Training, Do You Need it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ehs<\/a>Yesterday I shared the link to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT)\u00a0Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Association’s (PHMSA) free training modules on my Facebook page<\/a> and Twitter account<\/a>. \u00a0I wanted to use this post to discuss the training requirements for the Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials.\u00a0 In Are you Shipping Batteries?<\/a>\u00a0I mentioned that for many companies, hazardous material (hazmat) transportation is one of the greatest areas of non-compliance. \u00a0Over the past ten years I have worked with a number of manufacturing companies and, for some reason, hazmat transportation is typically an area of deficiency and it begins with training. \u00a0Let’s begin the discussion with which employees are required to take the Department of Transportation\u2019s Hazardous Material Training (HMR)? \u00a0The DOT requires training for \u201cany employee whose work directly affects hazardous materials transportation safety.\u201d\u00a0 Training is required within 90 days of an employee\u2019s start date or transition into a position that includes hazmat transportation responsibilities\u2014during this 90 day period, the untrained \u00a0employee must be under the direct supervision of a trained hazmat employee.<\/p>\n

The HMR includes both raw materials and hazardous waste (see What is Hazardous Waste?<\/a>).\u00a0\u00a0If an employee affects the transportation of either of these HMR training is required.\u00a0 Employees who\u00a0load and unload packages, prepare shipping\u00a0documentation, package the materials, ship and\/or receive all “affect transportation.”\u00a0 Often employers or employees do not realize they are shipping hazardous materials.\u00a0\u00a0 Generally, if a the material requires a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) also known as a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) or if the material(s) meet the definition of a hazardous waste the HMR most likely apply. \u00a0Click here<\/a> to see a list of \u00a0hazardous materials that are typically shipped undeclared (or shipped illegally). \u00a0The DOT requires training to include this following topics:<\/p>\n