{"operation":"document","citation":"08-0200","title":"Shane Havoc Consulting, LLC — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2008-09-16","effective_on":null,"summary":"08-0200 response to Shane Havoc Consulting, LLC concerning 172.700.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-08-0200.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-08-0200.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-08-0200","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2008/080200.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Ave.. S.E.\nWashington. DC 20590\nSEP 1 6 2008\nMr. Gregory Sutherland\nShane Havoc Consulting, LLC\n1905 English Ivy Court\nMount Pleasant, SC 29464\nRef. No. 08-0200\nDear Mr. Sutherland:\nThis responds to your July 26, 2008, letter requesting clarification of the training\nrequirements in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 17 1 - 180).\nSpecifically, you ask whether employees of a computer software development firm that has\nbeen retained to develop a computer program to generate shipping papers must be trained in\naccordance with Subpart H of Part 172 of the HMR.\nIf the computer programmers employed by the software development firm merely input data\nconcerning the hazardous materials to be shipped (e.g., proper shipping names, classification,\nauthorized packagings) provided to them by a trained hazmat employee of the client\ncompany, then the computer programmers are not considered hazmat employees, and the\ntraining requirements in Subpart H of Part 172 do not apply. However, if the computer\nprogrammers make determinations concerning regulatory requirements applicable to the\nhazardous materials to be shipped as part of the development of the shipping paper software,\nthen the computer programmers are considered to be hazmat employees and must be trained.\nI hope this answers your inquiry.\nSincerely,\nSusan Gorsky\nActing Chief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nShane Havoc Consulting, L C\n11905 English Ivy Ct.\nMount Pleasant, SC 29464\nPhone: (843) 849-1463 Fax: (561 ) 423-3907\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Adminicfmtinn\nAttn: YHH-1 O, U .S. Ueparhnent oi l'ransportation, East Building 1200 New Jersev Avenue. SE\nWashington. DC 205904001\n- .\nTwl n l\n08-0\nI would like the DOT to clarifv a question on training;. I\n1 have a client that has employed a Computer Soitware Development turn to develop a\ncomputer based program to generate shipping papers for their Hazardous Materials\nshipments.\nl'he program wll have data stored on the matenals PSN, classihcation, packaging and\nvackage weights. The vromam wiIl output the shipping paper ready for signature.\nAre the programmers tkom the outside consulting firm considered to be Hazmat\nEmployees under Subvart H (172.700). and thus require Hazmat Training? The client's\nemployees that will use the program are considered Hazmat Employees and are trained.\nIf you need any further clarification to my question please give me a call at:\nR41-849-1467\nSincerelv,\nGregory Sutherland","truncated":false,"body_characters":2666}