{"operation":"document","citation":"00-0093","title":"Rohm and Haas Company — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2000-08-09","effective_on":null,"summary":"00-0093 response to Rohm and Haas Company concerning 172.704.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0093.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0093.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0093","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2000/000093.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\nWashington, D.C. 20590\n40D Seventh St., S.W.\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nAUG - 9 2000\nRef. No. 00-0093\nMr. Laurent S. Vesier\n100 Independence Mali West\nRohm and Haas Company\nPhiladelphia, PA 19106-2399\nDear Mr. Vesier:\nlhis is in response to your letter requesting clarification of\nthe requirements under the Hazardous Materials Regulations\n(HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) concerning persons who maintain,\nretest and inspect intermediate bulk containers (IBCs). Your\nquestions are paraphrased and answered below.\n01. Must a person who performs periodic tests and inspections\non IBCs in accordance with § 180.352 obtain prior approval\nfrom the Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials\nSafety as a third party inspector?\nAl.\nNO.\nThe periodic retests and inspections done on an IBC\nmay be performed by any qualified person.\nQ2. Must a person who performs maintenance on an IBC be\nemployed by the IBC owner?\nA2. No. The person may be employed by the owner or a third\nparty.\n03. Must a person who performs the requalification functions\nprescribed in § 180.352 be trained under the 49 CFR? If so,\nwhat specific training is required?\nA3. The HMR requires that a hazmat employer must ensure that\nall hazmat employees are trained in accordance with Subpart H\nof Part 172. As defined in § 171.8, a hazmat employee is a\nperson who performs functions that directly affects hazardous\nmaterials transportation safety. These functions include the\ntesting, reconditioning, repairing, marking or representation\n000093\n-\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nof packagings as being qualified for use in hazardous\nrequired in $ 180.352 meets the definition of a hazmat\nmaterials transportation.\nA person performing the functions\nemployee\nand, therefore, is required to be trained and tested.\nWith regard to specific training for a hazmat employee,\n$ 172.704 provides the minimum training requirements, however,\nthe specific training needs applicable to the functions of a\nit is the responsibility of the hazmat employer to determine\nhazmat employee.\nneed additional assistance.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if you\nSincerely,\nHothe smithell\nHattie I. Mitchell, Chief\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\nRegulatory Review and Reinvention\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nTELEPHONE (215) 592-30D0\nDO INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST\nCABLE ADDRESS: ROHMHAAS\nPHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-2399 U.S.A.\nCENTRAL FAX (215) 592-3377\nREPLY TO:\nBOX 584\nENGINEERING DIVISION\nBRISTOL, PA 19007\n(215) 785-7000 FAX (215) 785-7458\nROHM\nHAAS\nMarch 24, 2000\nMelatyre\nCOMPANY\nMr. Edward Mazzullo\n{ |8038\nDirector of Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nUS-DOT RSPA (DHM-10)\nCC\n172.704\n400 7% Street SW\n00-0093\nWASHINGTON, DC 20590-0001\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\nAs an engineer with Rohm and Haas Company, I am requesting a document from DOT\non IBC's maintenance. 'A location in our company maintains and recertifies the IBC's it\nowns in accordance with 49 CFR 180.352 by sending these IBC's to a DOT approved\nthird party company.\nOur intent is to maintain and recertify these IBCS per CFR 180.352 at the IBC owner\nlocation. Conversation with DOT personnel and review of the DOT regulations indicates\nthat the IBC owner does not need a specific DOT approval in order to carry out the\nmaintenance and recertification process. For the purposes of our internal documentation,\nI am simply requesting a reply letter pom your DOp services elating that we ear ongo\nain house that process arTBe owner weaton under CFR 180.332 egatrements and\ninskeeping that an ecord rate past the recertification process.\nAs another request, could you also indicate if the workedeing maintenance and testing\non an IBC per 180.352 raquire AvAteing and if so, what specific training is\nrequired of the maintenance and test worker? Does the maintenance worker need to be\nemployed directly by the owner or can the maintenance worker be employed by a third\nparty to do the work at the IBC owner location?\nThank you for your help in this matter.\nSincerely,\n/ Laurent S. Vesier\nMaterials Engineer\nLSV:cg\n00-236","truncated":false,"body_characters":4074}