[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR177.816]

[Page 765]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 177_CARRIAGE BY PUBLIC HIGHWAY--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart A_General Information and Regulations
 
Sec. 177.816  Driver training.

    (a) In addition to the training requirements of Sec. 177.800, no 
carrier may transport, or cause to be transported, a hazardous material 
unless each hazmat employee who will operate a motor vehicle has been 
trained in the applicable requirements of 49 CFR parts 390 through 397 
and the procedures necessary for the safe operation of that motor 
vehicle. Driver training shall include the following subjects:
    (1) Pre-trip safety inspection;
    (2) Use of vehicle controls and equipment, including operation of 
emergency equipment;
    (3) Operation of vehicle, including turning, backing, braking, 
parking, handling, and vehicle characteristics including those that 
affect vehicle stability, such as effects of braking and curves, effects 
of speed on vehicle control, dangers associated with maneuvering through 
curves, dangers associated with weather or road conditions that a driver 
may experience (e.g., blizzards, mountainous terrain, high winds), and 
high center of gravity;
    (4) Procedures for maneuvering tunnels, bridges, and railroad 
crossings;
    (5) Requirements pertaining to attendance of vehicles, parking, 
smoking, routing, and incident reporting; and
    (6) Loading and unloading of materials, including--
    (i) Compatibility and segregation of cargo in a mixed load;
    (ii) Package handling methods; and
    (iii) Load securement.
    (b) Specialized requirements for cargo tanks and portable tanks. In 
addition to the training requirement of paragraph (a) of this section, 
each person who operates a cargo tank or a vehicle with a portable tank 
with a capacity of 1,000 gallons or more must receive training 
applicable to the requirements of this subchapter and have the 
appropriate State-issued commercial driver's license required by 49 CFR 
part 383. Specialized training shall include the following:
    (1) Operation of emergency control features of the cargo tank or 
portable tank;
    (2) Special vehicle handling characteristics, including: high center 
of gravity, fluid-load subject to surge, effects of fluid-load surge on 
braking, characteristic differences in stability among baffled, 
unbaffled, and multi-compartmented tanks; and effects of partial loads 
on vehicle stability;
    (3) Loading and unloading procedures;
    (4) The properties and hazards of the material transported; and
    (5) Retest and inspection requirements for cargo tanks.
    (c) The training required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section 
may be satisfied by compliance with the current requirements for a 
Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with a tank vehicle or hazardous 
materials endorsement.
    (d) Training required by paragraph (b) of this section must conform 
to the requirements of Sec. 172.704 of this subchapter with respect to 
frequency and recordkeeping.

[Amdt. 177-79, 57 FR 20954, May 15, 1992, as amended by Amdt. 177-79, 58 
FR 5852, Jan. 22, 1993]