This course is intended to fulfill the general awareness and security awareness training requirements for hazmat employees responsible for the handling, shipping or transportation of hazardous materials (HM/hazmat).  The course meets the regulatory training requirements set out in 49 CFR, Part 172, Subpart H, for all hazmat employees involved in the safe transportation of hazardous materials and includes recent amendments and interpretations.

 

Learning Objectives

• Ensuring hazmat employees become more familiar with the requirements of 49 CFR and able to recognize and identify hazardous materials.
• Become familiar with the security awareness requirements.

 

Target Audience

• Shippers, carriers and freight forwarders (i.e. hazmat employees and their supervisors) who handle, ship or transport hazardous materials by ground to, from or within the US. This may include but are not limited to the following:
  
  • warehouse staff that are packaging hazardous materials,
  • office staff that are shipping packages to facilities,
  • pick/packers,
  • customer service staff or procurement staff that are addressing customers’ returns of hazmat

 

Regulatory Texts & References

Required

         None

Recommended

• 49 CFR – US DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations
• Electronic 49 CFR free
• hard copies of 49 CFR available for purchase
• DOT Chart 16 - PDF free
• Emergency Response Guidebook 2016 – PDF free

Pre-requisites

None Required

Course Features

• Run Time: 0h36
• Language: English
• Includes final assessment to validate student’s understanding of material
• Training certificate will be issued upon successful completion of course

This course is intended for the training of hazmat employees responsible for the handling, shipping or transportation of hazardous materials by ground using 49 CFR in the United States. It provides the required elements of general awareness, function-specific training as well as safety and security awareness, and can be used for initial and recurrent training. The course meets the regulatory training requirements set out in 49 CFR, Part 172, Subpart H, for all hazmat employees involved in the safe transportation of hazardous materials by ground and includes all recent amendments and interpretations.

Learning Objective(s)

• Navigating 49 CFR to determine classification/identification, non-bulk packaging, marking, labeling, placarding and documentation requirements for the safe transportation of hazardous materials.

Target Audience

• Shippers, carriers and freight forwarders (i.e. hazmat employees and their supervisors) who handle, ship or transport hazardous materials by ground to, from or within the US. This may include but are not limited to the following:
  • warehouse staff that are packaging hazardous materials,
  • office staff that are shipping packages to facilities,
  • pick/packers,
  • customer service staff or procurement staff that are addressing customers’ returns of hazmat.

Topics

• Hazmat General Awareness & Security Awareness
• 49 CFR Hazmat Table
• Shipping Papers and Emergency Response
• Non-bulk Packaging
• Non-bulk Marking and Labeling
• Placarding

Regulatory Texts & References

Required

• 49 CFR – US DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations
• Electronic 49 CFR free
• hard copies of 49 CFR available for purchase

Recommended

• DOT Chart 16 - PDF free
• Emergency Response Guidebook 2016 – PDF free

Pre-requisites

None required

Course Features

• Run Time: 2h55
• Language: English
• Includes final assessment to validate student’s understanding of material
• Training certificate will be issued upon successful completion of course

This course is intended for the training of dangerous goods employees responsible for the handling, offering for transport or transportation of dangerous goods by air using the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR), which is based on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Technical Instructions.

The course meets the regulatory training standards set out in the IATA DGR, Section 1.5 (as well as those in the 49 CFR, Part 172, Subpart H) for all dangerous goods employees involved in the safe transportation of dangerous goods by air and includes all recent amendments.

Learning Objective(s)

• Navigating the IATA DGR to determine classification/identification, non-bulk packaging, marking, labeling, placarding and documentation requirements for safe the transportation of dangerous goods (DG)

Target Audience

• Shippers, carriers and freight forwarders (i.e. dangerous goods employees and their supervisors) who handle, offer for transport or transport dangerous goods by air

Topics

• Introduction
• Limitations
• Classification
• List of Dangerous Goods
• Packaging
• Excepted Quantities and Limited Quantities
• Marking and Labeling
• Documentation
• Radioactive 

Regulatory Texts & References

Required

• IATA DGR – International Air Transport Association Dangerous Goods Regulations (61^st edition) available for purchase

Recommended

• Hard copies of the regulatory code books available for purchase from Currie Associates
• DOT Chart 16 - PDF free
• Emergency Response Guidebook 2016 – PDF free

Pre-requisites

• General Awareness & Security Awareness HazMat Transportation Training (2020) – 49 CFR;
  or
• Multimodal General Awareness & Security Awareness HazMat / DG Transportation Training (2020) - 49 CFR, TDGR, ADR, NOMs, IMDG Code, ICAO/IATA (English)

Course Features

 

• Run Time: 3h25
• Language: English
• Includes final assessment to validate student’s understanding of material
• Training certificate will be issued upon successful completion of course

 

This course is intended for the training of shore-side dangerous goods employees responsible for the handling, shipping or transportation of dangerous goods internationally by vessel using the IMDG Code. It provides the required elements of general awareness, function-specific training as well as safety and security awareness, and can be used for initial and recurrent training.

The course meets the regulatory training standards set out in the IMDG Code, Part 1, Chapters 1.3 and 1.4 (as well as those in the 49 CFR, Part 172, Subpart H) for all dangerous goods employees involved in the safe transportation of dangerous goods by vessel and includes all recent amendments.

Learning Objective(s)

• Navigating the IMDG Code to determine classification/identification, non-bulk packaging, marking, labeling, placarding and documentation requirements for safe the transportation of dangerous goods (DG)

Target Audience

• Shippers, carriers and freight forwarders (i.e. dangerous goods employees and their supervisors) who handle, ship or transport dangerous goods internationally by vessel

Topics

• Introduction to the IMDG Code
• Classification & Dangerous Goods List
• Consignment Procedures
  • Marking & Labelling
  • Marking & Placarding
  • Documentation
• Packaging (including Non-Bulk, IBCs & Portable Tanks)
• Transport Operations

Regulatory Texts & References

Required

• IMDG Code – International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (39-18) available for purchase
• Recommended
• DOT Chart 16 - PDF free
• Emergency Response Guidebook 2016 – PDF free

Pre-requisites

• General Awareness & Security Awareness HazMat Transportation Training (2020) – 49 CFR;
  or
• Multimodal General Awareness & Security Awareness HazMat / DG Transportation Training (2020) - 49 CFR, TDGR, ADR, NOMs, IMDG Code, ICAO/IATA (English)

Course Features

• Run Time: 3h25
• Language: English
• Includes final assessment to validate student’s understanding of material
• Training certificate will be issued upon successful completion of course

This course is intended to provide recurrent training to shore-side dangerous goods employees who have received initial IMDG Code and which are responsible for the handling, shipping or transportation of dangerous goods internationally by vessel using the IMDG Code. It provides an overview of the latest additions and modifications to the regulations, including revisions to entries in the Dangerous Goods List entries, special provisions, packing provisions, etc.

The course meets the regulatory training standards set out in the IMDG Code, Part 1, Chapters 1.3 and 1.4 (as well as those in the 49 CFR, Part 172, Subpart H) for all dangerous goods employees involved in the safe transportation of dangerous goods by vessel and includes all recent amendments.

Learning Objective(s)

• Navigating the IMDG Code to determine classification/identification, non-bulk packaging, marking, labeling, placarding and documentation requirements for safe the transportation of dangerous goods (DG)

Target Audience

• Shippers, carriers and freight forwarders (i.e. dangerous goods employees and their supervisors) who handle, ship or transport dangerous goods internationally by vessel and have received previous initial training on the requirements of the IMDG Code

Modules 

Not applicable

Regulatory Texts & References

Required

• IMDG Code – International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (39-18) available for purchase
• Amendments to the IMDG Code 38-16[JP1]  free

Recommended

• DOT Chart 16 - PDF free
• Emergency Response Guidebook 2016 – PDF free

 

Pre-requisites

• General Awareness & Security Awareness HazMat Transportation Training (2020) – 49 CFR
  or
• Multimodal General Awareness & Security Awareness HazMat / DG Transportation Training (2020) - 49 CFR, TDGR, ADR, NOMs, IMDG Code, ICAO/IATA (English)  
  and
• IMDG Code Training (AMD 39-18)[TF2] 
• IMDG Code Training from previous Amendment (38-16, 37-14, etc.)

Course Features

 

• Run Time: 3h25
• Language: English
• Includes final assessment to validate student’s understanding of material
• Training certificate will be issued upon successful completion of course