{"operation":"document","citation":"03-0064","title":"Henderson and Walton Women\"s Center, P.C. — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2003-04-22","effective_on":null,"summary":"03-0064 response to Henderson and Walton Women\"s Center, P.C. concerning 172.704.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0064.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0064.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0064","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2003/030064.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n.......\nof Transportatior\nJ.S. Department\n400 Seventh St., Ş.W.\nResearch and\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nAdministration\nSpeciat Programs\nAPR 2 2 2003\nMs. Jane Smith\nHenderson and Walton Women's Center,\n806 St. Vincent's Drive,\nSuite\n500\nP.C.\nRef. No.\n03-0064\nBirmingham, AL\n35205\nDear Ms. Smith:\nThis is in response to your letter dated February 25, 2003,\nrequesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials\n(HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).\ninformation on who is considered a offeror of hazardous material\nSpecifically, you requested\nand thus\n172, Subpart H.\nsubject to the DOT hazmat training requirements in Part\nfollowing: selection of the packaging for a hazardous material,\nFunctions of an offeror include, but are not limited to the\nclassifying hazardous materials, preparing shipping papers,\nphysical transfer of hazardous materials to a carrier,\ninternational equivalents, signing hazardous material\nreviewing shipping paper to verify compliance with the HMR or\nmarkings or placards on vehicles or packages, and providing\ncertifications on shipping papers, placing hazardous materials\nofferor functions,\nplacards to a carrier.\nsuch as the closing of packages, is a hazmat\nTherefore, a company that performs\nemployer and is subject to $ 172.704.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely.\nOffice of Hazardous Materials\nStandards\n030064\n172.704\n. si\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nHENDERSON&WALTON\nRonald E. Henderson, M.D.\nWOMEN'S CENTER, PC\nPhilip D. Walton, M.D.\n3|12.104\nFounders\nFrank O. Page, M.D.\nframing\nJohn R. Faucette, M.D. •\nJeffrey Gunnells, M.D.\nCharles Hudson, M.D\nCarol G. Swindle, M.D.\n03-6144\nBrenda C. Taylor, M.D.\nCynthia L. Lassiter. M.D\nA. Elizabeth Snowden, M.D.\n2/25/2003\nCynthia L. Jones, M.D.\nJohn L. Edwards, M.D\nEdward Mazullo\nMarian L. McCord, M.D\nErnest G. Moore, M.D\nGeorge H. McGrady, M.D\nDan H. Hudson, M.D.\nCharles H. Svensson, M.D.\nWashington, DC 20590\nLauren B. Britt, M.D.\nAlison A. Heaton, M.D.\nDear Sir,\nregulations to workers in healthcare facilities.\nI have a question regarding the applicability to the US DOT hazardous materials\nQuestion: We are a private OB/GYN physician office. We contract out to Stericycle to\ncontainers, red bags, and labels and handles the paperwork to meet DOT requirements.\npick-up and transport our hazardous waste. Stericycle provides us with the DOT\nOur associates put the boxes together, handle the red bags, and close the containers to\nready them for Stericycle to pick up. We provide annual OSHA/SAFETY training for\nour associates which covers the handling of hazardous waste. My question is, are we\nconsidered an \"offeroi\" in this situation and subject to the training requirements?\nI received an letter of interpretation from your offiet, which I have shared with my\nur associates are to has bread in ties training outed are his ran\nSHA representative. T\nnedical facilities. I have vet to find anyone that is doing this for their staf\no validate with someone that this training is actually required. From talking with othe\nThank you for your time and assistance,\nwlat letter\nJina sinath\nTina Smith\nHenderson and Walton Women's Center\nSt. Vincent's Women's & Children's Cente\n306 St. Vincent's Drive, Suite 500\n44 2nd Street, N.V\n12051 930-1800 FAX 1205 90-1818\nSuite 10\n1009 7th Avenue\nAlabaster. 062003 35007\nJasper, Alabama 35501\n(205) 221-4221\n525 Leighton Avenue\nAnniston, Alabama 36201\nSuite A\n9 South Western Avenue\nlacauga, Alabama 351\nIll 4th Avenue N.E.\n(256) 236-7541\n56) 249-40\nCullman, Alabama 35055\n5 Church Stre\n(256) 737-9306\nRainbow City, Alabama 35906\njite\n(256) 442-7740","truncated":false,"body_characters":3563}