[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR177.816]



[Page 780]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 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]