Hazardous Materials Training

1. Hazardous Materials Training January 2011

2. Part OneOverview of hazardous materials regulations (HMR) training requirements

3. Regulatory bodies that govern the transportation of hazardous materials • OSHA-concerned with protecting the employee • DOT-concerned with the safe transport of hazardous materials (via air, rail, roadway) • EPA (DEP)-concerned with protecting the environment • NFPA 58 concerned with bulk storage of Propane • All require written plans, formal training, emergency response procedures

4. OSHA or DOT Jurisdiction • OSH Act • Section 4(b)(1) of the OSH Act states that OSHA does not have jurisdiction over health and safety if another Federal agency exercises its statutory authority in this area. • U.S. courts interpret the OSH Act using the “gap theory” or “hazard-by-hazard” approach: • If DOT has a regulation that would reduce or eliminate the workplace hazard, DOT regulations apply. • If DOT does not have a regulation to address the hazard, OSHA regulations apply.

6. Overall objectives of today’s training presentation • Will focus primarily on DOT training but will also encompass the main requirements of OSHA & EPA training requirements regarding the handling and transporting of hazardous materials • Help to prevent unplanned releases and accidents involving the hazardous materials transported by this operation • Provide information regarding the hazards of the chemicals/hazardous materials that you may be exposed in your workplace.

7. Scope of training • You should: • Be familiar with the general provisions of the Hazardous materials regulations (HMR) part 172, subpart H (formerly HM126F) • Be able to recognize and identify the hazardous materials as they apply to your job function • Have knowledge of emergency response information, self protection measures, and accident prevention methods and procedures

8. DOT required Haz Mat employee training shall include • General awareness/familiarization training • Function-specific training • Safety training • Driver training • Specific cargo tank training • Security awareness

9. Hazardous materials covered in this presentation • Propane • Diesel • Gasoline • Fuel oil ( #2, #6) • Kerosene

10. AREAS THAT WE WILL COVER RELEVANT TO THESE PRODUCTS ARE: • Hazardous materials table • North American Emergency guide book (guide sheet 128) • Shipping papers • Placarding • Highway carrier requirements • Emergency response procedures

11. Areas we will not cover today • Packaging • Labeling • Transport by Air • Transport by Rail • Hazardous materials other than propane,oil, diesel, kerosene • *These are topics that are included in the requirements but do not apply to your operation

12. HAZMAT EMPLOYEE (49 CFR 171.8) A HAZMAT employee is a person employed by a HAZMAT employer and who, in the course of employment, directly affects hazardous materials transportation safety. This term includes owner-operators of a motor vehicle that transports hazardous materials in commerce.

13. Hazmat Employee (includes owners) • Loads, unloads, or handles hazardous materials • Manufactures, tests, reconditions, repairs, modifies, marks, or otherwise represents containers, drums or packaging as qualified for use in the transportation of hazardous materials • Prepares hazardous materials for transportation • Is responsible for safety of transporting hazardous materials • Operates a vehicle used to transport hazardous materials

14. HMR divides responsibility in three categories • The shipper • The carrier • The driver

15. The shipper(owner, driver, dispatcher, fleet manager, office) Person or company sending the hazmat from one place to another: Must assign proper shipping name, hazard class, identification numbers, correct type of packaging, correct label and marking on placards, correct placards Properly packages the hazmat Prepares shipping papers Certifies on the shipping papers that they have prepared shipment properly

16. The carrier(driver, fleet manager, company owner) • Transports shipment to destination • Ensures that product has been correctly named, labeled and marked for shipment • Reports any accidents or incidents to the proper government agency

17. The driver • Ensures that shipper has properly identified, marked and labeled product • Must refuse leaking shipments • Attaches appropriate placards • Delivers products safely & obeys all rules and requirements • Keeps shipping papers in proper place

18. General Awareness • Must be familiar with the requirements of HM training requirements • Hazard communication training • Must be able to recognize HM • Must know hazards of chemical to which you may be exposed (hazard classes) • Must know what to do in the event of an emergency or unplanned release

19. Function-specific training • Must be familiar with the standards as they apply to your specific job • These will vary depending on the individual’s specific job function

20. Safety training • Must include: • Emergency response information required by subpart G of part 172 • Measures to protect the employee from the hazards associated with the HazMat to which they may be exposed in the work place, including specific measures the hazmat employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure • Methods & procedures for avoiding accidents involving hazardous materials

21. Driver training • Training must include the following subjects: • Pre-trip inspection • Use of vehicle controls and equipment, including operation of emergency equipment • Operation of vehicle • Turning, backing,braking, parking,handling, effects of braking, dangers of maneuvering through curves, effects of speed, dangers of weather & road conditions, and high center of gravity • Procedures for maneuvering tunnels, bridges and railroad crossings • Requirements pertaining to attendance of vehicles, parking, smoking routing and incident reporting • Loading and unloading procedures • Packaging and securing load

22. Operators of Cargo Tanks • Training for cargo tank drivers must include: • Operation of emergency control features of the cargo tank • Special handling characteristics • High center of gravity, fluid-load subject to surge, effects of fluid-load surge on braking, characteristic differences in stability among baffled, un-baffled and multi-compartmented tanks, effects of partial loads on vehicle stability • Loading & unloading procedures • Properties and hazards of the materials transported • Retest and inspection requirements for cargo tanks.

23. QUESTIONS

24. END PART ONE5 MINUTE BREAK

25. Part TwoGeneral Familiarization

26. Hazardous Materials • “Materials that are capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, & property when transported in commerce.” • A material is considered to hazardous if it: • Meets one or more hazard class definitions • Is a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, marine pollutant, or elevated-temperature material.

27. Hazardous Materials Table • Lists and classifies those materials which the DOT has designated as hazardous materials for purposes of transportation and prescribes the requirements for shipping papers, package marking, labeling, and transport vehicle placarding applicable to the shipment and transportation of those hazardous materials.

28. The Hazardous Materials Table

29. The Hazardous Materials Table • Lists materials alphabetically by proper shipping name • Consists of 10 major headings: • Symbols • HM descriptions & proper shipping names • Hazard class or division • Identification numbers • Packaging group assigned to the material • Label codes • Special provisions • Packaging • Quantity limitations • Vessel Stowage

30. Symbols • + - “Fixes”(means you can’t change it)the proper shipping name, hazard class or division and packing group in columns 2, 3 &5 • A – means that the material is only regulated if offered for and/or transported by air, unless the material is a hazardous substance or hazardous waste. In that case, it’s regulated in all modes of transportation * see definitions • D- Identifies proper shipping names describing materials for domestic transportation. • G-identifies n.o.s. and generic proper shipping names that require the addition of one or more technical names • I-identifies proper shipping names describing materials for international transportation • W-means material is regulated only if transported by water unless the material is a hazardous substance or hazardous waste

31. Nine hazard classes • Class 1 - Explosives • Class 2 - Gases • Class 3 - Flammable liquids • Class 4 - Flammable solids • Class 5 - Oxidizing substances and Organic Peroxides • Class 6 - Poisons/Toxic Materials • Class 7 - Radioactive materials • Class 8 - Corrosive materials • Class 9 - Miscellaneous hazardous materials

32. Definitions of Hazard classes • Review handout #1

33. Products that may be carried by your company • Propane • Class 2 • #2 Fuel, diesel, kerosene, gasoline • Class 3

34. Activity • Look up propane or fuel oil in the table

35. Packing groups • PG I - great danger • PG II - medium danger • PG III - minor

38. Shipping papers • Must include: • Proper shipping name • Hazard class • Identification number • Total quantity of materials being shipped

39. When transporting Empty Cargo Tanks • Shipping papers are still required if a cargo tank has been emptied, but not cleaned of the hazardous residue. • (For Propane dealers) When transporting ASME tanks with a capacity of 125 gallons or greater to or from a customer’s location, they must not contain more than 5% propane during transport.

40. Shipping papers • May be in any form or format as long as it contains the information required by the HMR in the correct sequence • Must contain basic description & any additional descriptions or entries • Must be legible & printed in English • Must accurately communicate the hazards of the materials being transported • Most must be certified but certification is not required for materials transported by cargo tank

41. Shipping papers • Must be readily available & visible to a person entering the driver’s compartment • Must be clearly distinguishable • Must be within immediate reach of the driver while restrained by lap belt • When the driver is not in vehicle must be in holder on inside of door or on driver’s seat

42. 24-hour Emergency Response number • Required on all shipping papers • Must be monitored at all times while the material is in transportation, including storage incidental to transportation • Contact person must be capable of providing emergency response & incident mitigation information immediately, upon request

43. Emergency Response Information • The shipper must also provide emergency response information for each hazardous material listed on the shipping paper

44. Emergency Response Information • Information about hazardous materials & the necessary immediate precautions & actions to take in the event of a spill or leak are required • Must carry in the same manner as the shipping papers

47. North American Emergency Guidebook-Guide Sheet 128

50. Placards • There are two placarding tables: • When determining which placards must be used and what options are available, both placarding tables must be considered