[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR194.117]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                       TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 194--RESPONSE PLANS FOR ONSHORE OIL PIPELINES--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart B--Response Plans
 
Sec. 194.117  Training.

    (a) Each operator shall conduct training to ensure that:
    (1) All personnel know--
    (i) Their responsibilities under the response plan,
    (ii) The name and address of, and the procedure for contacting, the 
operator on a 24-hour basis, and
    (iii) The name of, and procedures for contacting, the qualified 
individual on a 24-hour basis;
    (2) Reporting personnel know--
    (i) The content of the information summary of the response plan,
    (ii) The toll-free telephone number of the National Response Center, 
and
    (iii) The notification process; and
    (3) Personnel engaged in response activities know--
    (i) The characteristics and hazards of the oil discharged,
    (ii) The conditions that are likely to worsen emergencies, including 
the consequences of facility malfunctions or failures, and the 
appropriate corrective actions,
    (iii) The steps necessary to control any accidental discharge of oil 
and to minimize the potential for fire, explosion, toxicity, or 
environmental damage, and
    (iv) The proper firefighting procedures and use of equipment, fire 
suits, and breathing apparatus.
    (b) Each operator shall maintain a training record for each 
individual that has been trained as required by this section. These 
records must be maintained in the following manner as long as the 
individual is assigned duties under the response plan:
    (1) Records for operator personnel must be maintained at the 
operator's headquarters; and
    (2) Records for personnel engaged in response, other than operator 
personnel, shall be maintained as determined by the operator.
    (c) Nothing in this section relieves an operator from the 
responsibility to ensure that all response personnel are trained to meet 
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards for 
emergency response operations in 29 CFR 1910.120, including volunteers 
or casual laborers employed during a response who are subject to

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those standards pursuant to 40 CFR part 311.