Learn how to properly ship hazardous materials and dangerous goods by ground and air at this comprehensive online webcast. Let our experienced staff walk you through the steps of preparing and offering hazardous materials/dangerous goods for shipment, from classification through packaging and shipping papers. This course meets both DOT and IATA initial and recurrent training requirements.
If you ship hazardous materials and dangerous goods by both ground and air, this live online course is an ideal way to meet your DOT (49 CFR 172.704) and IATA (DGR 1.5) training requirements in one day.
Attend this interactive webcast and learn how to:
- Classify and prepare hazardous materials and dangerous goods for shipment
- Comply with both DOT and IATA regulations
- Take advantage of exceptions for limited quantities, small quantities, and excepted quantities
- Prepare shipping papers
- Identify and document hazardous substances and marine pollutants
- Select, fill, and close packages
- Mark and label packages
- Load, unload, and placard
- Comply with recent changes in the regulations that can impact your shipments
- Implement essential safety and security procedures
This course meets both DOT and IATA initial and recurrent training requirements.
The course handbooks, Hazardous Materials Management: Compliance with the DOT Requirements and Transportation of Dangerous Goods: How to Comply with the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, are included as downloadable documents and provide step-by-step instructions for shipping hazardous materials and dangerous goods by ground and air. The latest version of the DOT Emergency Response Guidebook is also included.
Pre-approved for the following Continuing Education Credits:
- CEU—0.8
- IDEM CE Credit Wastewater Operators—8 general hours
To participate in this live training, you will need an active internet connection. You may test your connection here.
Please contact Amy Knight if you would like to arrange for an onsite presentation of this material.
