{"operation":"document","citation":"18-0089","title":"ESHQ Services North America — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2018-08-20","effective_on":null,"summary":"18-0089 response to ESHQ Services North America concerning 171.8, 172.704.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-18-0089.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-18-0089.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-18-0089","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/interpretations/62871/180089.pdf","body":"<<>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nAUG 2 0 2018\nRobert Miller\nManager-Transportation Safety\nESHQ Services North America\n299 Jefferson Road\nParsippany, NJ 07054\nReference No. 18-0089\nDear Mr. Miller:\nThis letter is in response to your June 15, 2018, email requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to training requirements. You\ndescribe a scenario in which a laboratory employee fills a sample bottle with a hazardous\nmaterial and then hands the bottle to the shipping department. The laboratory employee does not\nperform any other function related to transportation. The shipping department employees are\nfully trained and perform all remaining pre-transportation functions. You ask whether the\nlaboratory employee must be trained in accordance with the hazardous material employee\ntraining requirements in Part 172 Subpart H.\nThe answer is yes. As defined in § 171.8, a hazmat employee is a person who, in the course of\nhis or her employment, directly affects hazardous materials transportation safety. An employee\nwho fills a packaging with a hazardous material is performing a function that directly affects\ntransportation safety and, thus, is subject to the training requirements in Part 172 Subpart Hof\nthe HMR. Note that training provided in accordance with standards or regulations of other\nFederal agencies, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or the\nEnvironmental Protection Agency, may be used to satisfy the training requirements in§ 172.704,\nprovided such training addresses the training components specified in § 172. 704(a).\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.\nChief, Standards Development Branch\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\n\n<<>>\n\nJanuary, lkeya CTR (PHMSA)\nFrom:\nSent:\nTo:\nSubject:\nAttachments:\nINFOCNTR (PHMSA)\nFriday, June 15, 2018 4:48 PM\nHazmat Interps\nFW: Request for Interpretation on Lab Employee Training\nLab Employee Training Requirements Under 49CFR.pdf\nHi lkeya,\nAttached is a letter of interpretation. I spoke with Mr. Miller about his request. Please let me know if you have any\nquestions.\nThank you,\nJodi\nFrom: Miller, Robert [mailto:robert.miller@evonik.com]\nSent: Friday, June 15, 2018 11:33 AM\nTo: INFOCNTR (PHMSA) \nSubject: Request for Interpretation on Lab Employee Training\nAttached please find a letter requesting clarification and interpretation on lab employee training pertaining to\n49 CFR.\nThanks,\nRob\nRobert Miller\nManager - Transportation Safety\nESHQ Services North America\nPhone +1 973 929 8059\nFax +1 973 929 8040\nCell +1 973 202 3038\nrobe rt. miller@evonik.com\nEvonik Corporation\n299 Jefferson Road\nParsippany, NJ 07054, USA\nhttp://www.evonik.com\nThis message and any attachments are the property of Evonik Industries and its subsidiaries, are confidential, and may be privileged or otherwise protected from\ndisclosure. This message is intended solely for the use of th\n_\ne addressee. If you receive this e-mail in error,\n-please telephone or e-mail the sender and delete this\nmessage and any attachments from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing or using any of this\ninformation.\n1\n\n<<>>\n\n@evan1K\nPOWER TO CREATE\nJune 1 5, 2018\nStandards and Rulemaking Division\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nAttn: PHH-1 0\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nEast Building\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.\nWashington, DC 20590-0001\nEvonlk Corporation\n299 Jefferson Road\nParslppany, IIU 07054\nwww.evonlk.com\nPhone + 1 973-929-8059\nFax + 1 973-929-8040\nCell + 1 973-202-3038\nRoben.mlller@evonlk.com\nRE: Request for Clarification on Lab Employee Training\nDear Madam / Sir:\nWe would like to obtain some guidance or an interpretation, which\naddresses whether 49 CFR training is required for lab employees who only fill\nsample bottles of hazmat and then hand it to the shipping department. The lab\nemployees do not perform any other function such as classification, package\nselection, package assembly, marking, or labeling.\nThe shipping department is fully trained and they place the bottles in\nspec packages. The trained shipping employees do all the certifications and\nensure the rest of the shipping functions are completed including package\nselection and closure requirements. The bottles are only the Inner packaging and\nthe labs do not perform any other packaging or pre-transportation functions\nlisted in 49 CFR 1 71.1 (b). The trained shippers certify the final package Is In\ncompliance, which includes the inner packaging.\nPlease advise If these lab employees require 49 CFR training. Thank you\nfor your time and guidance.\nSincerely yours,\ntird\nRobert Miller\nManager - Transportation Safety\nProduct Regulatory Services\nUSA\nPage 1 of 1","truncated":false,"body_characters":4969}