N.J. Admin. Code § 13:21-23.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:21-23.14 - Requirements for hazardous materials endorsement; waiver of knowledge test

(a) In order to obtain a hazardous material endorsement, each applicant must have such knowledge as is required of a driver of a hazardous materials laden vehicle, from information contained in 49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 177, 178, and 397 on the following:

1. Hazardous materials regulations including:

i. Hazardous materials table;

ii. Shipping paper requirements;

iii. Marking;

iv. Labeling;

v. Placarding requirements;

vi. Hazardous materials packaging;

vii. Hazardous materials definitions and preparation;

viii. Other regulated material (for example, ORM-D);

ix. Reporting hazardous materials accidents; and

x. Tunnels and railroad crossings;

2. Hazardous materials handling including:

i. Forbidden materials and packages;

ii. Loading and unloading materials;

iii. Cargo segregation;

iv. Passenger carrying buses and hazardous materials;

v. Attendance of motor vehicles;

vi. Parking;

vii. Routes;

viii. Cargo tanks; and

ix. "Safe Havens";

3. Operation of emergency equipment including:

i. Use of equipment to protect the public;

ii. Special precautions for equipment to be used in fires;

iii. Special precautions for use of emergency equipment when loading or unloading a hazardous materials laden motor vehicle; and

iv. Use of emergency equipment for tank vehicles; and

4. Emergency response procedures including:

i. Special care and precautions for different types of accidents;

ii. Special precautions for driving near a fire and carrying hazardous materials, and smoking and carrying hazardous materials;

iii. Emergency procedures; and

iv. Existence of special requirements for transporting Class A and B explosives.

(b) The Chief Administrator may waive the written knowledge test if an applicant for a renewal of a hazardous materials endorsement or the transfer of a hazardous materials endorsement from another state has satisfactorily completed an approved training course pertaining to the operation of motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials within two years of the date of application.

(c) An applicant seeking to obtain a hazardous materials endorsement for the first time, on or after February 7, 2022, must complete driver training related to that endorsement from a provider listed on the Training Provider Registry, and in accordance with the requirements set forth at 49 CFR 380, including Subparts F and G thereof, 49 CFR 383 and 384, prior to taking the knowledge test required in this section.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:21-23.14

Amended by R.2005 d.48, effective 2/7/2005.
See: 36 New Jersey Register 4015(a), 37 New Jersey Register 511(a).
In (b), substituted "Chief Administrator" for "Director" following "The".

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 2070(a), effective 12/6/2021