49 U.S.C. § 5107: Hazmat employee training requirements and grants

shall establish the date, as provided by subsection (b) of this section, by which the training shall be completed; and may provide for different training for different classes or categories of hazardous material and hazmat employees. 6 months after the regulations are prescribed; or the date on which an individual is to begin carrying out a duty or power of a hazmat employee if the individual is employed as a hazmat employee after the 6-month period. recognizing and understanding the Department of Transportation hazardous material classification system. the use and limitations of the Department hazardous material placarding, labeling, and marking systems. general handling procedures, loading and unloading techniques, and strategies to reduce the probability of release or damage during or incidental to transporting hazardous material. health, safety, and risk factors associated with hazardous material and the transportation of hazardous material. appropriate emergency response and communication procedures for dealing with an accident or incident involving hazardous material transportation. the use of the Department Emergency Response Guidebook and recognition of its limitations or the use of equivalent documents and recognition of the limitations of those documents. applicable hazardous material transportation regulations. personal protection techniques. preparing a shipping document for transporting hazardous material. the requirements of regulations the Secretary of Labor prescribes related to hazard communication, and hazardous waste operations, and emergency response that are contained in part 1910 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations; and the regulations the Agency prescribes related to worker protection standards for hazardous waste operations that are contained in part 311 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations. for training instructors to train hazmat employees; and to the extent determined appropriate by the Secretary, for such instructors to train hazmat employees. expertise in conducting a training program for hazmat employees; and the ability to reach and involve in a training program a target population of hazmat employees. The Secretary shall ensure that maintenance-of-way employees and railroad signalmen receive general awareness and familiarization training and safety training pursuant to section 172.704 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. Chapter 35 of title 44 does not apply to an activity of the Secretary under subsections (a)–(d) of this section. An action of the Secretary under subsections (a)–(d) of this section and section 5106 is not an exercise, under section 4(b)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 653(b)(1) ), of statutory authority to prescribe or enforce standards or regulations affecting occupational safety or health. No grant under subsection (e) shall supplant or replace existing employer-provided hazardous materials training efforts or obligations. conducting national outreach and training programs to assist communities in preparing for and responding to accidents and incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials, including Class 3 flammable liquids by rail; and training State and local personnel responsible for enforcing the safe transportation of hazardous materials, including Class 3 flammable liquids.