Cargo Tanks Portable Tanks DOT Requirements. Hazmat Employers/Employees v Employers who use one or more employees in connection with: transporting hazardous.
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Cargo TanksCargo TanksPortable Tanks Portable Tanks
DOT DOT RequirementsRequirements
Hazmat Hazmat Employers/EmployeesEmployers/Employees
Employers who use one or more Employers who use one or more employees in connection with:employees in connection with:• transporting hazardous materials in transporting hazardous materials in
commercecommerce• causing hazardous materials to be causing hazardous materials to be
transported or shipped in commercetransported or shipped in commerce
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Hazmat Hazmat Employers/EmployeesEmployers/Employees
Includes owner-operators who Includes owner-operators who transport hazardous materialstransport hazardous materials
Refers to those who:Refers to those who:• represent, mark, certify, sell, offer, represent, mark, certify, sell, offer,
recondition, test, repair, or modify recondition, test, repair, or modify containers as qualified for use in the containers as qualified for use in the transportation of hazardous materialstransportation of hazardous materials
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Hazmat Hazmat Employers/EmployeesEmployers/Employees
Employees who are employed by a Employees who are employed by a Hazmat employer who directly Hazmat employer who directly affects hazardous material safetyaffects hazardous material safety
Includes owner-operators who Includes owner-operators who transport hazardous materialstransport hazardous materials
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Hazmat Hazmat Employers/EmployeesEmployers/Employees
Refers to those who:Refers to those who:• load, unload, or handle hazardous load, unload, or handle hazardous
materialsmaterials• test, recondition, repair, modify, test, recondition, repair, modify,
mark, or represent containers, drums, mark, or represent containers, drums, or packagingsor packagings
• prepare hazardous materials for prepare hazardous materials for transportationtransportation
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Hazmat Hazmat Employers/EmployeesEmployers/Employees
Refers to those who:Refers to those who:• are responsible for safely transporting are responsible for safely transporting
hazardous materialshazardous materials• operate a vehicle used to transport operate a vehicle used to transport
hazardous materialshazardous materials
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RegulationsRegulations
49 CFR Part 390 through 39749 CFR Part 390 through 397 49 CFR Part 177.80049 CFR Part 177.800 49 CFR Part 177.816(b)49 CFR Part 177.816(b) 49 CFR Part 177.82349 CFR Part 177.823 49 CFR Part 177.83449 CFR Part 177.834 49 CFR Part 180.41749 CFR Part 180.417
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Properties and hazards of Properties and hazards of transported materialstransported materials
Regulations make a variety of Regulations make a variety of distinctions between classes of distinctions between classes of materials and mixing of loadsmaterials and mixing of loads• 49 CFR 177.834 through .83649 CFR 177.834 through .836• 49 CFR 177.838 through .84449 CFR 177.838 through .844• 49 CFR 177.84849 CFR 177.848
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Job titles & functions using Job titles & functions using cargo/portable tankscargo/portable tanks
Each person who operates a cargo Each person who operates a cargo tank or a vehicle with a portable tank or a vehicle with a portable tank with a capacity of 1,000 tank with a capacity of 1,000 gallons or more must:gallons or more must:• receive required trainingreceive required training• have the appropriate state-issued have the appropriate state-issued
commercial driver’s licensecommercial driver’s license
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Driver trainingDriver training
Pre-trip inspectionsPre-trip inspections
Use of vehicle controls and Use of vehicle controls and equipmentequipment
Vehicle operationVehicle operation
Vehicle characteristics that affect Vehicle characteristics that affect stabilitystability
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Driver trainingDriver training
Procedures for maneuvering Procedures for maneuvering tunnels, bridges, RR crossingstunnels, bridges, RR crossings
Vehicle attendance, parking, Vehicle attendance, parking, smoking, routing, incident smoking, routing, incident reportingreporting
No unnecessary delays in shipmentNo unnecessary delays in shipment
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Emergency situationsEmergency situations
Vehicles may be moved only if:Vehicles may be moved only if:• escorted by a representative of a escorted by a representative of a
state/local governmentstate/local government• the carrier has permission from DOTthe carrier has permission from DOT• moving the vehicle is necessary to moving the vehicle is necessary to
protect life or propertyprotect life or property
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Emergency situationsEmergency situations
Leaking vehicles must be removed Leaking vehicles must be removed from traveled portions of highwaysfrom traveled portions of highways
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Emergency situationsEmergency situations
Safely dispose of leaking material Safely dispose of leaking material to keep it from spreadingto keep it from spreading• TrenchesTrenches• Catching the liquid in containersCatching the liquid in containers• Diverting the liquid away from Diverting the liquid away from
streams/sewersstreams/sewers
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Vehicle handling Vehicle handling proceduresprocedures
Characteristics that can affect Characteristics that can affect vehicle stability:vehicle stability:
High center of gravityHigh center of gravity
Fluids subject to surgeFluids subject to surge
Effects of surging on brakingEffects of surging on braking
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Vehicle handling Vehicle handling proceduresprocedures
Characteristics that can affect Characteristics that can affect vehicle stability:vehicle stability:
Stability differences among Stability differences among baffled, unbaffled, multi-baffled, unbaffled, multi-compartment tankscompartment tanks
Effects of partial loads on stabilityEffects of partial loads on stability
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Loading/unloading Loading/unloading proceduresprocedures
Segregation tables of hazardous Segregation tables of hazardous materials: 49 CFR Part 177.848materials: 49 CFR Part 177.848
Loading and unloading, general Loading and unloading, general requirements: 49 CFR Part 177.834requirements: 49 CFR Part 177.834
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Loading/unloading Loading/unloading proceduresprocedures
Qualified person must be attending Qualified person must be attending tank during loading/unloadingtank during loading/unloading
Be aware of the nature of the Be aware of the nature of the hazardous materialhazardous material
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Loading/unloading Loading/unloading proceduresprocedures
Know what to do in case of Know what to do in case of emergencyemergency
Be authorized to move the cargo Be authorized to move the cargo tanktank
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Testing and inspection Testing and inspection requirementsrequirements
Who is qualified to be an Who is qualified to be an inspector?inspector?
The items included in the The items included in the inspectioninspection
How to read the inspection reportHow to read the inspection report
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Testing and inspection Testing and inspection requirementsrequirements
The time intervals between testsThe time intervals between tests
The conditions for removing The conditions for removing equipment from serviceequipment from service
The conditions for returning The conditions for returning equipment to serviceequipment to service
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