49 USC § 5106 - Handling criteria

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identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s5106"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "49 USC § 5106 - Handling criteria"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "5106"
section_name: "Handling criteria"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 763; Pub. L. 109–59, title VII, § 7126, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1909.)"
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# § 5106. Handling criteria

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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 763; Pub. L. 109–59, title VII, § 7126, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1909.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5106 | 49 App.:1805(a). | Jan. 3, 1975, Pub. L. 93–633, § 106(a), 88 Stat. 2157. |

Before clause (1), the text of 49 App.:1805(a) (last sentence) is omitted as being included in “prescribe”. In clause (4), the words “to be used” are omitted as surplus. In clause (6), the word “assurance” is omitted as surplus.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2005— substituted “Secretary” for “Secretary of Transportation” in introductory provisions.