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BASICs: Improving Hazardous Materials Compliance 9


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Give Authority


To support employees in carrying out these directions, management must give authority:


• To the motor carrier’s sales team to accept only those shipper requests for hazardous materials transportation for which the motor carrier is properly equipped.


• To drivers to refuse hazardous materials shipments that are not properly labeled or accompanied by accurate shipping papers and emergency response information.


• To operations personnel to remove from a hazardous materials load any non-compatible freight, even when that delays delivery of the freight.


• To the loading dock supervisor to purchase necessary containment units for the temporary storage of certain hazardous materials.


• To drivers to actively assist law enforcement and first responders, if required, in the event of a hazardous materials incident on the road.


• To all employees to report a hazardous materials incident on the motor carrier’s property. 3 Provide Tools


To complete their tasks successfully and efficiently, management must provide employees with the proper tools, both physical and financial. For hazardous materials, those tools include:


• The hazardous materials training required for each employee function and refresher training as needed.


• Signs and posters showing the types of hazardous materials handled by the motor carrier, with their hazard class or division and proper placard.


• Depending on the hazardous materials, proper protective gear and emergency containment and clean-up supplies.


• Secure, mobile communications allowing direct coordination between all team members.


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