Cargo Tanks Portable Tanks DOT Requirements. Hazmat Employers/Employees v Employers who use one or...

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

1a


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

1b


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

1c


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

1d


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

1e

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

2a

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

3a

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

4a

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

5a

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

6a


Leaking vehicles must be removed Leaking vehicles must be removed from traveled portions of highwaysfrom traveled portions of highways

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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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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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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

8c

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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