[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR172.700]

[Page 416]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 172_HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLE, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, HAZARDOUS 
MATERIALS COMMUNICATIONS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION, AND 
 
                           Subpart H_Training
 
Sec.  172.700  Purpose and scope.

    Source: Amdt. 172-126, 57 FR 20952, May 15, 1992, unless otherwise 
noted.


    (a) Purpose. This subpart prescribes requirements for training 
hazmat employees.
    (b) Scope. Training as used in this subpart means a systematic 
program that ensures a hazmat employee has familiarity with the general 
provisions of this subchapter, is able to recognize and identify 
hazardous materials, has knowledge of specific requirements of this 
subchapter applicable to functions performed by the employee, and has 
knowledge of emergency response information, self-protection measures 
and accident prevention methods and procedures (see Sec.  172.704).
    (c) Modal-specific training requirements. Additional training 
requirements for the individual modes of transportation are prescribed 
in parts 174, 175, 176, and 177 of this subchapter.