{"operation":"document","citation":"07-0086","title":"Air Products and Chemicals, Inc — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2007-05-16","effective_on":null,"summary":"07-0086 response to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc concerning 172.802.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0086.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0086.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-07-0086","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2007/070086.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, D.C. 20590\naterials Safety Administratic\npeline and Hazardol\nMAY 16 2007\nMs. Susan K. Leith\nRef. No.: 07-0086\nAir Products and Chemicals. Inc.\nDangerous Goods Compliance Specialist\n7201 Hamilton Boulevard\nAllentown, PA 18195-1501\nDear Ms. Leith:\nThis is in response to your April 9, 2007 letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nSpecifically, you ask if the provision in § 172.802(b) for security plans to be written may\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to security plans.\nbe satisfied by posting the security plan on your company's intranet, which is accessible to\nyour facilities and readily printed if necessary.\nThe answer is yes. A security plan posted on a company's intranet that is accessible to\ncompany employees and readily printed if necessary would be in compliance with the\nprovisions in § 172.802(b).\nI hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to\ncontact this office.\nSincerely,\nHolle\nHattie L. Mitchell\nChief. Regulatory Review and Reinvention\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n172.802 (6)\n070086\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nwatteryn waire\n3172.802 (b)\nPRODUCTS AS\nSecurity Plans\n7201 Hamilton Boulevard\nAir Products and Chemicals, Inc.\n07-0086\nTel 610 481-4911\nAllentown, PA 18195-1501\n9 April 2007\nMr. Edward T. Mazzullo\nDirector, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards\nU.S. DOT/PHMSA (PHH-10)\n400 7th Street S.W.\nWashington, D.C. 20590-0001\nDear Mr. Mazzullo:\nRE: Interpretation 49 CFR 172.802(b) Security Plan\nWe recently called the Hazardous Materials Information Center for an interpretation of\nnecessary. The response from the Information Center confirmed that our on-line\nversion was sufficient.\nThis letter is merely to get a response in writing that our Security Plan meets the\nequirements of a written plan and that we do not have to maintain a printed copy a\neach facility. During a recent DOT inspection at one of our facilities, this was noted ol\nthe inspection report and the inspector expected to see a written copy of the Security\nPlease confirm that our understanding from the Information Center and of paragraph\n172.802(b) is correct that we do not need a printed copy but that our on-line Security\nPlan is acceptable.\nSincerely,\nSusan K. Leith\nDangerous Goods Compliance Specialist","truncated":false,"body_characters":2380}