D.O.T.Training

U.S. D.O.T. Hazmat Employee Training

This Two-Day 16 Hour Course is recommended for those involved in the transportation of hazardous materials.

The U.S. D.O.T. defines a Hazmat Employer as one who uses employees to transport hazardous materials or represents, marks, certifies, sells, offers, reconditions, tests, repairs or modifies containers, drums, or other packaging for use in transporting hazardous materials.

The U.S. D.O.T. defines a Hazmat Employee as one (self-employed or working for a Company) who affects the safe transportation of hazardous materials.

Main topics covered are:

	Review of the Hazardous Materials Table and the Label Substitution Table
	Review of the use of shipping papers including Bills of lading and manifests.
	Proper labeling of hazardous materials
	Performance oriented packaging
	Hazmat loading and storage techniques.
	Placarding.
	Hazmat emergency information
	Definitions and abbreviations
	Training requirements
	Safety training
	Driver training
	Hazardous Materials Security Plans (HM-232)
	U.S. D.O.T. Hazardous Materials Registration Program
	Recent changes to D.O.T. Shipping Requirements

Who should attend:

Shipping personnel	Handling/Storage People	Clerical
Drivers	Dispatchers	Sales people
Lab/Research & Development	Training/Safety Department	Administrative/Management
Mechanics	Production	Purchasing

This course satisfies 49 CFR 172.02. All new employees must be trained within 90 days of their start and re-trained at least once every three years thereafter.

All participants receive our 200 page training manual and a set of exercises to be done during the class.