GISTnet HazMat Course Coverage

U.S. DOT regulations (49 CFR 172.702, 704) specify training that an employee must complete before an employer can certify such employee as a "hazmat employee" (i.e., as a person responsible for arranging and/or handling HazMat shipments). Each GISTnet course is designed to meet particular training requirements based on job assignment.

H5u and H6u are intended to introduce all personnel to the nature, risks and rules relating to shipping HazMat, including how to recognize actual and possible (undocumented) HazMat shipments for referral to a higher trained person. Courses H1u, H2u, H3u and H4u represent complete or nearly complete "hazmat employee" training for the job assignments shown. Employers who have a "hazmat security plan" must additionally train this as it is company-specific. Coverage of domestic transportation, including road and rail, are addressed within each of the full certification courses as appropriate to their respective job assignments. For a person who has completed either H3u or H4u, H10u and H11u are suitable for modal cross-training or refresher training. H13u is additional training for individuals handling radioactive materials other than ORM (consumer items containing radioactive materials).

In general, GISTnet recommends the same course be used for both initial and refresher training. This way, regardless of when and how a person was previously trained, all needed topics, including new developments, will be covered. A person who has retained much of what was previously learned will complete refresher training in significantly less time by assessing-out of what is already understood. An automatic fee discount of 50% will be applied for a person who has completed previous equivalent HazMat training on GISTnet.