How often must training be updated or repeated?
Hazmat employee training must be updated any time DOT issues any new or revised rule applicable to the duties of a particular employee [49 CFR 172.702(b)]. The training must be completed by each employee “prior to performance of a function affected by the new or revised rule” [61 FR 27169, May 30, 1996]. Because most rules have a delayed effective date or a transition period for compliance, Lion believes that annual update training will meet the needs of most HMT compliance managers or supervisors. Managers will then need to determine what updates affect which groups of hazmat employees in their operations. Hazmat employee training must be repeated in its entirety (not just updated or refreshed) at least every three years [49 CFR 172.704(c)(2)]. This “recurrent” training must include testing and formal recordkeeping. If an employee has not been re-trained within the past three years, that employee cannot perform any hazmat employee functions until trained. Also, 49 CFR 173.1 requires t
