General Awareness Training
for the
Safe Shipment of Dangerous Goods
Webinar Information
Introductory Price: $25 per student
Course start time:
1pm (east coast time)
Course duration: 1-2 hours
Included with class: General Awareness Student Workbook (emailed to
students - must be downloaded and printed)
Prerequisite: None
Training valid for: 24
months for ICAO and three years for 49CFR and IMDG.
Who should take this course? Employees of companies who handle any type of hazardous material and only need to meet the General Awareness and Safety training requirements. This also suitable for employees for function specific training for marking and labeling if they’re just following instructions and are not involved in any decision making regarding the handling, preparation or shipment of the product.
- Warehouse workers who package, handle, mark or label shipments of hazardous materials
- Truck Drivers (they may need additional function specific training in addition to this course)
- Management personnel who need a basic awareness of hazardous materials.
Are any additional training courses required?
- Hazmat Security Awareness Training (SAT)- In the United States this additional training is required. DGI offers free SAT on our website www.dgitraining.com.
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Function Specific Training - As long as you are not in a
position where you have to read and interpret the regulations or
determine compliance or acceptance, this course is sufficient for
those workers following instructions and just handling shipments of
Dangerous Goods.
Ultimately (in the United States) your employer has final responsibility for determining if a hazmat employee is properly trained for their particular job function. Since there is a potential for limitless types of job functions as determined by an individual employer, we as your training provider can only suggest what types of additional training might be required.
Topics covered in the General Awareness webinar:
Chapter 1 – Introduction and Applicability
Applicability
What are hazardous materials?
To whom do the regulations apply?
Shipper’s responsibilities
Operator’s responsibilities
Training requirements
49 CFR, §171.8 (Definitions and Abbreviations)
Chapter 2 – Classification
Classification
The nine classes of hazardous materials
What does the division mean?
Determining the packing group
Environmental Hazards
Chapter 3 – Identification
Sample Proper Shipping Names
The Hazardous Materials Table
The 10 Columns of the HMT
Chapter 4 – Preparation
Preparation
Packing, packaging and package – important terms
Package markings and labels
Marking and labeling requirements
Non-bulk packages
Bulk packages
Placards
How do I know which placards to use?”
Placarding tables 1 and 2
Who is required to supply the required placards?”
“DANGEROUS” Placard
Documentation
Basic information
Additional information
Completing the shipping paper
Retention of Shipping Papers
Sample of required elements for a Straight Bill of Lading (shipping paper)
Emergency response information
”What should I do if there is a release of hazardous materials?”