DOT Hazardous Materials Training: The Complete Course
Learn how to properly ship hazardous materials by ground at this comprehensive seminar. Let our experienced staff walk you through the steps of preparing and offering hazardous materials for shipment, from classification through packaging and shipping papers. This class fulfills your 49 CFR initial and recurrent training requirements.
All personnel involved in the shipment of hazardous materials (including hazardous waste) are required to receive initial DOT hazardous materials training and recurrent training every three years. According to 49 CFR 172.704, DOT hazardous materials training is required for personnel classified as “hazmat employees,” defined at 49 CFR 171.8 as employees who perform any job functions that affect the safe transportation of hazardous materials, including personnel who:
- Load, unload, or handle hazardous materials
- Label, mark, inspect, or design packages
- Place hazardous materials into packages
- Prepare hazardous materials for transportation
- Prepare bills of lading or hazardous waste manifests
- Operate a vehicle used to transport hazardous materials
In this course, you will learn how to:
- Determine which of the materials shipped from your site are classified as hazardous materials
- Select packages that meet DOT requirements for your hazardous materials
- Properly fill and close packages
- Mark, label, and placard hazardous materials
- Take advantage of exceptions for limited quantities and materials of trade
- Complete and certify accurate shipping papers
- Implement recent changes to the hazardous materials table
- Provide emergency instructions and ensure the safety of hazardous materials
- Comply with requirements for emergency phone numbers, hazardous material ID numbers, and batteries
- Satisfy your security awareness training requirement
- Learn when DOT security plans and in-depth security training are required
Receive your required training and learn how to comply with the DOT regulations at this comprehensive seminar. This course fulfills your initial and recurrent training requirements.
The course handbook, Hazardous Materials Management: Compliance with the DOT Requirements, provides step-by-step instructions for shipping hazardous materials plus the latest regulations. The latest version of the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook is also included.
Continuing Education Credit - Pre Approval List:
- CEU—0.8
- IDEM CE Credit Drinking Water Operators—8 general hours
- IDEM CE Credit Wastewater Operators—8 general hours
- KY DEP EC Credit Wastewater Operators—8 hours
- NY DEC—7 contact hours
- NC Drinking Water (Water Treatment Facility) Operators—8 contact hours (Professional Growth Hours)
- NC Wastewater Operators—8 hours
- Ohio EPA Drinking Water Operators—7.5 hours
- Ohio EPA Waste Water Operators—7.5 hours
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Thu, Jan 9
Cary/Raleigh
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm ETRegister
Environmental Resource Center
101 Center Pointe Drive Cary, North Carolina 27513
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Columbia
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Tampa
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Indianapolis
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Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport
2501 S. High School Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46241
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Dallas
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Hilton Garden Inn DFW Airport South
2001 Valley View Lane Irving, TX 75061
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Nashville
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Radisson Hotel Nashville Airport
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Thu, Mar 20
Houston
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Jacksonville
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Hyatt Place Jacksonville Airport
14565 Duval Road Jacksonville, FL 32218
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Charleston
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5265 International Blvd Charleston, SC 29418
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Kansas City
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Holiday Inn Kansas City International Airport
11728 NW Ambassador Drive Kansas City, MO 64153
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Ontario
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Holiday Inn Ontario Airport
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Hilton Head
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Greensboro
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Hilton Garden Inn Greensboro Airport
238 NC Highway 68 South Greensboro, North Carolina 27409
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Dallas
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Hilton Garden Inn DFW Airport South
2001 Valley View Lane Irving, TX 75061
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Ontario
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2155 E Convention Center Way Ontario, CA 91764
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Indianapolis
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Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport
2501 S. High School Road Indianapolis, Indiana 46241
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Houston
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15400 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Houston, TX 77032
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Nashville
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Radisson Hotel Nashville Airport
1112 Airport Center Drive Nashville, Tennessee 37214
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“I liked that we spent a significant portion on classifications and that there were practice exercises. The instructor was great - knowledgeable, humorous helpful.”
Emily Hill, MSC Industrial Supply“The Instructor was very knowledgeable; she listened and made examples of shipments as practice.”
Glynise Cox, Bayer Healthcare“One of the best I’ve attended and is vital to all shipping managers and supervisors.”
J. Alan Overton, Jr. Gilead“The seminars keep getting better all the time! Excellent instructors who are well versed in the field.”
Rudolph Anderson, Smithsonian Institution