{"operation":"document","citation":"01-0131","title":"Mr. Paul I. Reamy — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2001-08-08","effective_on":null,"summary":"01-0131 concerning 172.704.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-01-0131.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-01-0131.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-01-0131","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2001/010131.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\ni\n. -\nof Transportation\nU.S. Department\nWashington, D.G. 20590\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nAUG = 8 2001\nMr. Paul I. Reamy\nReference No.: 01-0131\n504 Misty Lane\nN. Fort Myers, FL 33903\nDear Mr. Reamy:\nThis is in response to your May 16, 2001 letter regarding the definition of a \"hazmat employee\"\nin the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Specifically, you ask\nwhether a mechanic who removes a mechanical part containing a hazardous material from an\naircraft and gives it to a stock clerk, who in turn prepares the part for transportation as\n\"COMAT,\" is considered a \"hazmat employee\" and, therefore, subject to the training\nrequirements. You also ask about the applicability of the training requirements under 14 CFR\n121.433a.\nAs you are aware, the term \"hazmat employee,\" as defined in 49 CFR 171.8, includes all persons\nwho in the course of employment perform functions that directly affect hazardous materials\ntransportation safety. Conversely, this term does not apply to every employed person who works\nat or around an area, where, for example, hazardous materials are loaded, unloaded, handled or\nstored. The employee's functional relationship to hazardous materials transportation safety,\nrather than incidental contact with hazardous materials in the work place, is the primary factor in\ndetermining whether an individual is a \"hazmat employee.\"\nAn employee's designation as a \"hazmat employee\" is the result of the \"hazmat employer's\"\nassignment (explicit or implicit) of job functions to individual employees. The training\nrequirements specified in 49 CFR 172.700 through 172.704 apply to an employee, such as an\naircraft mechanic, only if that employee performs a function subject to the HMR (e.g.,\nclassitying the hazardous material). This would be the case when company procedures obligate\nthe mechanic to intorm the stock clerk that the mechanical part contains a hazardous material. If,\non the other hand, the mechanic performs no function subject to the HMR, the mechanic is not a\n'hazmat employee\" and is not subject to the HMR training requirements. In addition to the\ngeneral awareness/familiarization training required for all \"hazmat employees,\" the \"hazmat\nemployer\" must provide training for each \"hazmat employee\" appropriate to the specific function\nthat the person is required to perform.\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\n...-\nFor a response to your question concerning the applicability of the training requirements under 14 CFR\n121.433a, please contact the Federal Aviation Administration. Direct your correspondence to:\nMr. William Wilkening\nDangerous Goods and Cargo Security Division, ACO-800\nFederal Aviation Administration\n•\n800 Independence Avenue, S. W.\nWashington, DC 20591\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\n•\nTRAINING\nMay 16, 2001\nMr. Edward T. Mazzullo, Director\n01-0131\nResearch and Special Programs Administration\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standard, DHM 10\nWashington, DC 20590\nDear Ed,\nI have a training question that relates to a mechanic who in the course of performing daily duties,\nmaterial: -The mechanic performs no-other task related to the removed part containing the\nhazardous material.\n-\nQuestion:\nIn accordance with 49 CFR 171.8 and the definition of a Hazmat Employee:\n1. Does the mechanic meet the definition of a Hazmat employee and therefore subject to\npart 172, subpart H Training (172.700 - 172.704)?\nIn accordance with 14 CFR 121.433a:\n2. Must the mechanic be trained each 12 months?\nAn early written response to these two questions would be greatly appreciated.\nSincerely,\nPaul I. Reamy\n504 Misty Lane\nN. Fort Myers, FL 33903\n(941) 656-7005\nFax (941) 545-0731\nE-mail: TheReamys@cs.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":3787}