Waterways - Applicability

This course provides an overview of the safety concepts and procedures for transporting hazardous materials by vessel. The people involved in the chain of transportation are classified as either a HAZMAT employer or a HAZMAT employee.

A HAZMAT employer is any person who uses one or more employees in connection with the following:

• Transporting HAZMAT in commerce
• Causing HAZMAT to be transported or shipped
• Representing, marking, certifying, selling, offering, reconditioning, testing, repairing, or modifying packagings

A HAZMAT employee is any person who is employed by a HAZMAT employer and who directly affects HAZMAT transportation safety, including a person who:

• Loads, unloads, or handles HAZMAT
• Tests, reconditions, repairs, modifies, marks, or otherwise represents packagings as qualified for use in the transport of HAZMAT
• Prepares HAZMAT for transportation
• Is responsible for the safety of transporting HAZMAT
• Operates vessels used to transport HAZMAT

A shipper refers to a person, organization, or enterprise that performs or is responsible for performing any pre-transportation functions.

An operator refers to a person, organization, or enterprise engaged in or offering to engage in vessel operation.

To learn more about Waterways HAZMAT visit our DOT Waterways HAZMAT Online Training web page.