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Page 1U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration JUN 1 7 2009 1200 New Jersey Ave, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590 Mr. Jim Lee Oklahoma Historical Society 2401 North Laird Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73 105-79 14 Ref. No.: 09-0099 Dear Mr. Lee: This responds to your letter regarding training requirements specified in Subpart H of Part 172 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 17 1-1 80). Specifically, you ask if the HMR specify qualifications for persons who provide such training. There are no provisions under the training requirements in Subpart H of Part 172 for review and approval of training programs or certification of instructors. A hazmat employer must ensure that the training provided to its hazmat employees covers the training components specified in 4 172.704(a) and that the person who provides the training is knowledgeable about the HMR and its application to specific operations and situations. Training that complies with the hazard communication programs required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (29 CFR 19 10.120) may be used to satisfy the HMR training requirements to the extent that such training addressed the training components specified in 172.704(a). I hope this information is helpful. If we can be of further assistance, please contact us. Charles E. Betts Chief, Standards Development Hazardous Materials Standards#
Page 2Oklahoma Historical Society h ~ d 27. I ~ U Oklahoma History Center 2401 North Laird Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73105-79 14 (405) 521-249 1 Fax (405) 52 1-2492 www.okhistory.org Jim Lee SafetyIRisk Mgr. Oklahoma H i s t o r i c a l Society Edward T Mazzullo Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards u . s . DOT/PHMSA 1200 New Jersey Ave. S.E Building 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20590 M r . Mazzullo, Can you please advise us on t h e q u a l i f i c a t i o n s required t o teach t h e Hazardous Materials Shipping t r a i n i n g required by DOT? We have an i n s t r u c t o r who i s OSHA 501 t r a i n e d and would l i k e t o know i f he may need other s p e c i f i e d t r a i n i n g t o teach t h i s . Thank Yoy#
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