Hazardous Materials Transporter
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Required
Drivers responsible for transporting hazardous materials must possess a Commercial Driver License (CDL) with a Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME). To obtain an HME, a driver must pass the Hazardous Materials Knowledge test and submit to a fingerprint based criminal history background check to ensure that they do not have a criminal history and /or pose a security threat which would warrant denying him or her the endorsement. Background checks are required under both state and federal law.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Registry
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- Background check required
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- NYS Department of Motor Vehicles
- Division
- Safety Services (Hazardous Material Unit)
- Address
- 6 Empire State Plaza, Room 331 Albany, NY 12228
- Agency website
- https://www.dmv.ny.gov/
- Last updated
- March 16, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Hazardous Materials Transporter 53-7081.00
Source and verification
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