Operation of any type of motor vehicle or motor equipment is prohibited without documenting vehicle/equipment authorization on FWS Form 3-2267 and the successful completion of the safety training listed below and as specified in other applicable Service policies (e.g., 243 FW 1-6 and 321 FW 1). All training must be properly documented for employees and volunteers in the Department of the Interior’s learning management system (i.e., DOI Talent).
Type of Vehicle or Equipment | Initial Training / Licensing Requirements | Refresher Training | |
A. | Motor Vehicle | As required for State license & Defensive Driver (DD)* or Driver Improvement Training | State license renewal, DD training every 3 years, involvement in an accident, improper operation |
B. | 15-Passenger Van | As required for State license & DD* or Driver Improvement Training | State license renewal, DD training every 3 years, involvement in an accident, improper operation |
C. | Light Duty Motor Equipment | 2-hour, manufacturer/ experienced instructor program | Every 3 years, involvement in an accident, improper operation |
D. | Heavy Duty Motor Equipment | 8-hour Service program (or its approved equivalent) for each category | Every 3 years for each category, involvement in an accident, improper operation |
E. | Off-Road Utility Vehicle (ORUV) | Minimum of 6-hour Service program (or its approved equivalent) | Every 3 years, involvement in an accident, near-miss incident, improper operation |
F. | Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) | Training per 29 CFR 1910.178; 243 FW 1, 243 FW 4, and 321 FW 1 | Refresher required when assigned to different type of PIT, PIT-related accident, or improper operation. Every 3 years, operation must be evaluated and documented using FWS Form 3-2479. |
G. | Dump Trucks | FWS Heavy Equipment Safety: Dump Truck Course # FWS-SAF2011 | Refresher required every 3 years, State license renewal, DD training every 3 years, involvement in an accident, near-miss incident, improper operation |
*Defense Driving (DD) Training – For those required to take DD training, operators must successfully complete an approved course (i.e., National Safety Council’s Defensive Driving course). This is an online, 4-hour requirement that operators must take every 3 years. Operators who are already authorized to drive when this policy is published, but who have not had defensive driving training in the 3 years prior to publication, must take the training.