49 U.S.C. § 5106 - Handling criteria

• Cite as: 49 U.S.C. § 5106

The Secretary may prescribe criteria for handling hazardous material, including-

(1) a minimum number of personnel;

(2) minimum levels of training and qualifications for personnel;

(3) the kind and frequency of inspections;

(4) equipment for detecting, warning of, and controlling risks posed by the hazardous material;

(5) specifications for the use of equipment and facilities used in handling and transporting the hazardous material; and

(6) a system of monitoring safety procedures for transporting the hazardous material.

Cite as 49 U.S.C. § 5106

Source: <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1994" actaltid="103-272" description="To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in...">Pub. L. 103-272</actcitation>, §1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 763; Pub. L. 109-59, title VII, §71267126,, 119 Stat. 1909.</note></notes-src>