{"operation":"document","citation":"03-0097","title":"True Value Manufacturing Company — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2003-08-19","effective_on":null,"summary":"03-0097 response to True Value Manufacturing Company concerning 172.704.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0097.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0097.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-03-0097","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2003/030097.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nSpecial Programs\nResearch and\nAdministration\nAUG 1 9 2003\nMs. Marcella G. Nichols, CHMM\nTrue Value Manufacturing Company\nRef. No. 03-0097\n201 Jendus Road\nRegulatory Compliance Mgr.\nCary, IL\n60013\nDear Ms. Nichols:\nThis is in response to your April 4, 2003 letter and subsequent\ntelephone conversation with a member of my staff, regarding the\ndefinition of a \"hazmat employee\" in the hazardous materials\nparaphrased and answered below:\nregulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Your questions are\nmanufacturer and forward the specifications for those containers\nQ1. Are purchasing agents who order containers from the\nto the company laboratory considered hazmat employees?\nAl. A hazmat employee, as defined in § 171.8, means a person who\nis\nemployment directly affects hazárdous materials transportation\nemployed by a hazmat employer and who in\nthe course of\nof employment: loads, unloads, or handles hazardous materials;\nsafety.\nThis term includes an individual who during the course\nmanufactures,\notherwise represents containers, drums, or packagings as\ntests, reconditions,\nrepairs, modifies, marks, or\nprepares hazardous materials for transportation; is responsible\nqualified for use in the transportation of hazardous materials;\nfor the safety of transporting hazardous materials; or operates a\nvehicle used to transport hazardous materials.\nIf a purchasing agent does not perform any of the functions of a\nontainers and obtaining specifications from the manufacturers o\nazmat employee and only periorms duties such as orderin\nthe containers, such an employee is not a hazmat employee.\n030097\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nbuilding the inventory of hazardous materials to be shipped\nIs an Inventory Control Analyst who is responsible for\nconsidered a hazmat employee?\nA2 -\nfunctions of a hazmat employee and does not make inventory\nIf the inventory control analyst does not perform any of the\ndecisions which could directly affect hazardous materials\ntransportation safety (e.g., determining whether multiple\nhazardous materials are compatible), such an employee is not a\nhazmat employee.\nI hope this information is helpful.\nSincerely,\nnels\nJohn\nTransportation Regulations Specialist\nGale\nOffice of Hazardous Materials\nStandards\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\n04/04/2003\n11:33\n18476392058\nTRUE VALUE MFG\nPAGE 01/01\nTrue Value\nBAH\nHEXP IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.\nMANUIACTURING COMPANY\n5172.784\nIrainina\n13-0097\nApril 4, 2003\nMr. Edward Mazzulo\nDepartment of Transportation\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Material Standards\n400 Seventh Street S.W.\nWashington, DC 20590\nVia Fax: 202/366-3012\nDear Mr. Mazzulo:\nI would like a letter of clarification on who might be considered a hazmat employee for\ntwo different positions.\n1. Purchasing Agent that is responsible for the certification and purchase of UN\nCertified packaging, for regulated materials.\n2. Inventory Control Analyst who does not physically load trucks, but is responsible for\n\"building\" the inventory that may be shipped, which could include hazardous\nmaterials.\nThank you in advance for your response.\nSincerely,\nmarcellus. Nechol\nMarcella G. Nichols, 'CHMM\nRegulatory Compliance Mgr.\nQuality Point Products 201 Jandus Rosd Cary. illnols 60013 Phone: 847/639-5383 Fax: 847/639-2058","truncated":false,"body_characters":3306}