# Trident Safety Group — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation **Citation:** 14-0104 **Type / status:** guidance / guidance **Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration **Effective:** Not stated **Published:** 2014-10-22 14-0104 response to Trident Safety Group concerning 171.22, 172.704. ## Document text <<>> U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590 OCT 2 2 2014 Mr. Richard J. Walsh Managing Director Trident Safety Group, House Unit 5 Westpoint Trade Centre Link Road, Ballincollig Co. Cork, Ireland Ref. No. 14-0104 Dear Mr. Walsh: This responds to your May 16, 2014, request for clarification on the training requirements unaer tne Hazardous MaterialsReguiations (HMR -;- 4~-eFR - P:ms - 1/- 1-1 8"0):"" You-nrquest clarification on training requirements for United States (U.S.) companies shipping from Ireland into the U.S. by vessel and aircraft that already have completed International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Technical Instructions and International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code training. Specifically, you request clarification on whether HMR training is required in addition to the ICAO and IMDG modal training. HMR training requirements apply to persons who perform a covered function for hazardous materials transported in commerce to, from and within the U.S. The training must include general awareness, function-specific, safety, and security awareness training as specified in § 172.704(a) of the HMR. Training conducted to comply with the ICAO Technical Instructions or the IMDG Code may be used to satisfy the training requirements set forth in § 172.7 04 (see § 172.7 04( a )(2 )(ii) and also § 1 71.22(g)(2)) to the extent that such training addresses the training components specified in§ 172.704(a). Where this training does not satisfy the HMR, the employer or self-employed person must provide additional training to employees performing covered functions to comply with the HMR. I hope this answers your inquiry. 202-366-8553. If you need additional assistance, please call this office at Si . nc~ ,r ly , _, ~;; · · ?iJ. ··~ · . // z · . ~ - :'' / . . . l . fr'"'Z.-9' / ~ ·~· ;Dirk r K' · Cleren Acting Chief, Standards Development Branch Standards and Rulemaking Division <<>> / 0 (II;· ~ ~ Boothe ~ 17.Z~ 700 TRIDENT SAFETY GROUP ~11/,?~ U.S. DOT PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Standards Attn: PHH-10 East Building 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE. Washington, DC 20590-0001. May 16th, 2014. Telephone RE: - Hazmat Training for organisations shipping into US Territories. --- I 1 vatntY>Y1 J q- ()I ~Lp Head Office Trident House I Unit 5 W estpoint Trade Centre Link Road I Ballincollig Co. Cork Ireland +353 21 487 9326 Facsimile +353 21 48 7 9327 Email sales@tridentsafety.com Web Dear Madam/Sir, I am writing to your department to seek formal clarification in regards to the interpretatio o'f'ww.tridentsafety.com rammg requirements fC>TRazmat employees oftermg gooasfor t ranspo rt lnfOOSterrirories governed by Federal Regulation 49-CFR. By way of introduction, our company is a training and consulting business operating in Ireland since 1990. We offer hazmat training and deep knowledge support to international companies operating in Ireland and Europe in the wider sense. We have recognised courses for Road, Sea and Air (ADR, IMDG,ICAO) As part of our expansion in training we hoped to offer 49-CFR training in Ireland /EU and we had partnered with a US based well recognised training organisation to facilitate the training of delegates in Ireland as to the complexities of 49-CFR. Our query relates to the training requirements of 49-CFR and State Variation USG-01 from the ICAO Technical Instructions Doc.9284/AN .905 . Many of our clients would have received ADR, ICAO and IMDG training previously. We attempted to run a 49-CFR training course specifically aimed at US companies shipping from Ireland into the US via Sea and Air transport modes and the feedback we received was that; "49-CFR training is not required at any level as we have done ICAO and IMDG already." So to frame our question; in light of the above, is 49-CFR training required additionally to the above modal training? I welcome your response to this query at your earliest convenience. Yours s-incerely, Richard J . W~Ish. Managing Director. RE}ift@e4!~1 a ld, t81JG!iel; P. V. Walsh Trident Industrial Safety Limited. Company Registration No: 162327 ## Provenance - Official: Yes - Source: - Source ID: `phmsa` - SHA-256: `396a6adaaaf912a1763f9231be04fbf1c351aee696f967654a1e553e2079c0dc` - Retrieved: 2026-08-20T00:59:31.977Z - Exported: 2026-08-22T21:22:31.250Z - Document slug: `phmsa-interpretation-14-0104` ### Source metadata ```json { "materialSubtype": "interpretation", "interpretationArea": "hazardous_materials", "representation": "full_text_from_official_pdf", "companies": [ "Trident Safety Group" ], "individuals": [ "Mr. Richard J. 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