§195.403. Emergency response training.
49 C.F.R. § 195.403
Each operator shall establish and conduct a continuing training program to instruct emergency response personnel to:
Carry out the emergency procedures established under 195.402 that relate to their assignments;
Know the characteristics and hazards of the hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide transported, including, in case of flammable HVL, flammability of mixtures with air, odorless vapors, and water reactions;
Recognize conditions that are likely to cause emergencies, predict the consequences of facility malfunctions or failures and hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide spills, and take appropriate corrective action;
Take steps necessary to control any accidental release of hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide and to minimize the potential for fire, explosion, toxicity, or environmental damage; and
Learn the potential causes, types, sizes, and consequences of fire and the appropriate use of portable fire extinguishers and other on-site fire control equipment, involving, where feasible, a simulated pipeline emergency condition.
At the intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year, each operator shall—
Review with personnel their performance in meeting the objectives of the emergency response training program set forth in paragraph (a) of this section; and
Make appropriate changes to the emergency response training program as necessary to ensure that it is effective.
Each operator shall require and verify that its supervisors maintain a thorough knowledge of that portion of the emergency response procedures established under 195.402 for which they are responsible to ensure compliance.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[Amdt. 195-67, 64 FR 46866, Aug. 27, 1999, as amended at Amdt. 195-78, 68 FR 53528, Sept. 11, 2003]
Authority
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 185(w)(3), 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60101 et seq., and 49 CFR 1.97.
Source
Source: Amdt. 195-22, 46 FR 38360, July 27, 1981, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[Amdt. 195-67, 64 FR 46866, Aug. 27, 1999, as amended at Amdt. 195-78, 68 FR 53528, Sept. 11, 2003]