Hazmat Training

Improve Hazmat Safety & Compliance with Powerful Employee Training

The most effective way to prevent hazmat accidents and violations is with high-impact training. When your employees learn the right combination of skills and behaviors, they can reduce the risk of injuries, litigation, violations and higher workers’ comp costs.

Our skilled hazmat consultants are also skilled trainers who know how to deliver engaging training that your employees will retain and put into action on the job. They’ll train your staff using a customized curriculum developed specifically for your company.

Ground Transport Hazardous Materials Training Service

For employees who ship hazardous materials by ground, initial training is required when they’re hired and when they change job functions, and recurrent training is required every 3 years thereafter. This training helps them understand how to comply with the DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations, read the Hazardous Materials Table, prepare shipping papers, load and segregate hazmat and more.

U.S. DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation Ground (DOT 49 CFR 172.700):

An intro to the DOT 49 CFR hazardous materials regulations/HMR
Key definitions Hazardous material classification
Hazardous substances and marine pollutants
How to read hazardous materials tables and appendices
General HMR exceptions
Packaging requirements
Performance oriented packages

Package marking and labeling
Vehicle placarding requirements and exceptions
Emergency response information
Shipping papers requirements
Critical definition and tables
Rules for loading and segregation
Implementation and training mandates
Hazardous materials security
Transporter and driver requirements

Hazardous Materials Multi-Modal Training Service

We’ll identify all employees that handle, package, ship, receive or transport hazardous materials in the areas of US Ground (DOT 49 CFR 172700), air (IATA), ocean (IMDG) and Canada Ground (TDG), and provide them with company-specific training to prevent injuries and violations, so your employees stay safe and your company reduces its risk exposure.

Dangerous Goods Air Transportation Training (IATA):

An introduction to the IATA regulations
Shipper's declaration and other relevant documentation
Recognition of undeclared dangerous goods
Hands-on dangerous goods declaration exercise
How the IATA dangerous goods regulations are organized
General requirements for shippers

General philosophy
Limitations
Classification
List of dangerous goods
General packing requirements
Packing instructions
Labeling and marking
Emergency procedures

International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG):

An introduction to the IMDG code
U.S. DOT authorization to use the international standards for water shipments within the U.S.
Relationship between the requirements of the DOT and IMDG code
The IMDG code – structure and organization
Transporting water shipments by highway to and from ports

Key definitions relating to dangerous goods
Segregating packages within containers
Packaging selection
Labeling, marking and placarding
Shipping paper requirements
Container packing certificate

Canadian TDG Hazmat/Dangerous Goods Training Service

This course provides an overview of the responsibilities of employers, consignors, carriers and consignees under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations, as well as the requirements for classifying products, use of safety marks, required documentation and emergency reporting.

Transport Canada - Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG):

An introduction to the Canadian TDG regulations Canada and U.S. regulation reciprocity
The TDG regulation structure and organization
Key definitions
Dangerous goods classifications
Dangerous goods lists, tables and appendices
Special provisions
Packaging instructions
Package marking and labeling

Segregating and separation of packages within transport vehicles
Cargo securement
Transport vehicle placarding requirements
Documentation and shipper's declarations
Emergency response assistance plans (ERAPs)
Emergency telephone numbers
Accidental release and imminent accidental release reporting requirements
Additional modal specific requirements

Frequently Asked Questions

Our hazmat consultants will schedule this onsite training on the dates and times that work for you at the location of your choice, coordinate the training materials and send them to your locations in advance of the sessions, and then conduct the training using the latest adult learning methods. Following the training, you’ll receive a letter confirming the training was completed, and trainees will receive certificates of completion. Some topics can be covered using online training.

The session length varies depending on the topic, but most training sessions can be completed in one day.

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