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H2u—Dangerous Goods Essentials for U.S. Transportation Intermediaries

Non-subscriber price: $300.00, Subscriber price: $238.00
Estimated total study time: 19 hours 2 minutes

This course provides general awareness, function-specific and security awareness training for staff engaged in air and ocean forwarding, NVOCC operations and customs brokerage. It focuses attention on the importance of correct DG procedures with respect to intermediary responsibilities with respect to cargo already packaged and documented by the shipper.

Introduction—The Reality of Dangerous Goods

Dangerous goods are part of our everyday life—at work, in our home and many places we visit. This lesson will help you recognize those shipments which may contain dangerous goods, and therefor must comply with applicable DG regulations. It also addresses what to do when in doubt about shipment contents or requirements.

(Estimated study time: 48 minutes)

• Introduction
• Dangerous Goods are DANGEROUS!
  • Dangerous Goods Incidents Occur Daily, Many through Human Negligence
    • Accidents Happen!
    • Dangerous Goods Accident Statistics
    • Dangerous Goods Incident Statistics
  • Really Bad Things Do Happen with Dangerous Goods
    • ValuJet Crash
    • Container Ship Fires
      • Zim Montreal - Long Beach -1981
      • Sea Elegance - Durban - October 2003
    • Railcar Spills Herbicide into River
    • Trucks Involved in Dangerous Goods Accidents
  • Terrorists and Dangerous Goods
  • "HazMat Employee" Training Requirement

Dangerous Goods Regulations and U.S. Legal Requirements

This lesson provides an overview of the different rules under which dangerous goods may (and must) be shipped, plus a summary of U.S. DOT requirements which are always applicable to cargo even when it is otherwise shipped under international rules.

(Estimated study time: 4 hours 25 minutes)

• Introduction
• Dangerous Goods Law & Regulations
  • U.S. DOT Regulations
    • General
    • DOT Rules of Particular Importance to Shippers
      • 49 CFR 171-173
      • Dangerous Goods Arriving from Canada
      • Shipper/Carrier Registration with DOT
      • Hazmat Security Plan
      • "Hazmat Employee" Training
    • DOT Enforcement and Sanctions
      • General
      • Civil Penalties
      • Criminal Prosecution
  • The IMDG Code (Vessel Shipment for Dangerous Goods)
  • ICAO Dangerous Goods Regulations (Air Shipment of Dangerous Goods)
  • European ADR (Road), RID (Rail) and ADN (inland waterway) Dangerous Goods Regulations
  • Which Regulations Apply to Multimodal Transportation?
  • Reliance upon Foreign Shipper when Arranging On-Carriage
  • Risks with Cargo Transferred or On-Forwarded under Bond
• U.S. DOT Dangerous Goods Operational Requirements & Responsibilities
  • Applicable Regulations
  • DOT Registration Required of Certain Hazmat Offerors and Transportation Carriers
  • Employee Knowledge & Training in Dangerous Goods
    • U.S. DOT Requirements
    • OSHA Safety Training Requirements
  • DOT "Hazmat Employee" Training, Testing, Certification and Record Keeping
    • General "Hazmat Employee" Requirements
      • Responsibility for Employee Training and Certification
    • Responsibilities/Tasks for Which Hazmat Certification is Required
    • Required Hazmat Employee Training Topics
    • Hazmat Employee Training Timelines
    • Hazmat Employee Record-Keeping & Certification
  • Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
  • Emergency Response Telephone Number/Information

Knowledge Needed by All Who Work with Dangerous Goods

This lesson covers the full range of knowledge areas one should have awareness of when involved with dangerous goods as a shipper, receiver, cargo handler, or person working for a forwarder, customs broker or transportation carrier as a clerk or customer service agent working under the supervision of a certified hazmat employee.

(Estimated study time: 7 hours 29 minutes)

• Introduction
• What Makes a Shipment Subject to "Dangerous Goods" Regulations?
  • Dangerous Goods Defined
  • Identification of Dangerous Goods
  • Determining "Applicable" Dangerous Goods Regulations
• International Standards for Communicating Types of Hazard and Degree of Danger of Regulated Materials
• Identifying the Correct U.N. number
  • The Dangerous Goods List Index and N.O.S. Descriptions
  • Suspicious Your Product is Regulated, But Can't Find It in the Dangerous Goods List?
  • Information Available by UN Number Line Item
• Classification by Hazard (Hazard Class, Division)
  • Additional U.S.-Only Hazard Class: Other Regulated Materials ("ORM")
• Classification by Degree of Danger (Packing Group)
• Dangerous Goods Packaging
  • Dangerous Goods Packaging Objectives
    • U.S. HMR Packaging Requirements
      • General
      • Certification of DG Packaging in U.S.
  • Packaging Standards
    • International Standards
    • National Competent Authority Packaging Requirements
  • Package Marking & Certification by Manufacturer or Shipper
• Hazard Communication on Dangerous Goods Packaging
  • Responsibility
    • U.S. OSHA Workplace Hazard Communication ("Right to Know")
  • Hazard Labels
  • Subsidiary Hazard Label
    • U.S. Hazard Label Requirements
  • Handling Labels
  • Warning Labels for Pollutants and Waste Products
  • Information the Shipper Must Place on Each Dangerous Goods Package
  • Package Manufacturer's Marking
  • Carrier Lot Labels; Other Labels and Marking
  • Affixing Labels and Markings
  • Packaging for "Limited Quantities"
  • "Excepted Quantities"
  • Transportation of Sample Materials
  • Overpack Containing Dangerous Goods
• Shipper Documentation
  • Shipper's Declaration
    • General Requirements
    • Specific Shipper's Declaration Information Requirements
      • Shipper's Declaration Information Requirements (U.S.)
  • Shipper's Certification
    • Shipper's Certification (U.S.)
• Dangerous Goods Information Required by Transportation Carrier(s)
  • General
  • Cargo Booking
    • Why Advanced Booking of Dangerous Goods Is Important
    • Information to Provide When Booking Dangerous Goods
  • Documentation Variation by Transportation Mode
    • Truck/Rail (Shipper-Prepared Transport Document)
    • Ocean/Intermodal (Ocean Carrier Issued Bill of Lading)
    • Air Freight
    • Documentation Variation by Transportation Mode (U.S.)
  • Transport Document Preparation for "Limited Quantities"
  • Air Waybill Preparation for "Excepted Quantities"
• Vehicle/Container Placarding & Stowage Rules
  • Placarding
    • Placarding Requirement—General
    • Responsibility to Provide and Affix Placards to Trucks
    • Placarding Responsibility
    • Placarding of Intermodal Containers
    • Placarding of Aircraft Containers/ULDs
    • U.S. Placarding Requirements
  • Truck/Container Stowage Rules
  • Container Packing Certificate
• Shipping Requirements for Infectious Substances
  • General—Known or Suspected Infectious Substances
  • Diagnostic and Clinical Specimens
  • Packaging of Infectious Substances
    • Known or Suspected Infectious Substances
    • Diagnostic and Clinical Specimens
  • Documentation of Infectious Substances
• Access to Applicable Dangerous Goods Regulations
• Acting as a Dangerous Goods (HAZMAT) "Offeror"

Operational Steps for Ocean Forwarders and Shippers: Key Do's and Dont's

This lesson addresses the through movement of dangerous goods involving ocean vessel transportation, including the operational steps an ocean forwarder should take to assure safe and legal movement. Some of these same steps are applicable to the re-forwarding of imported dangerous goods by customs brokers.

(Estimated study time: 2 hours 29 minutes)

• Introduction
• Dangerous Goods Shipping Requirements—Ocean Cargo & Connecting Surface Transportation
  • DOT Authorization for Use of the IMDG Code
    • General
    • IMDG Code Authorized for Inland Movement of Ocean Cargo
  • Shipper Responsibilities for Dangerous Goods Cargo Shipped by Vessel
  • Shipper's Declaration and Shipper's Certification
  • Dangerous Goods Loading Responsibilities
    • General
    • Hazardous Material Employees
    • Cargo Segregation—General
    • Blocking, Bracing & Tie-Down—General
    • Placards
    • Vehicle/Container Packing Certificate (CPC)
    • Loading Intermodal Containers
    • Loading Supervision by Fire Marshal
  • Ocean Forwarders, NVOs and Other Intermediaries as DG Offerors
  • Ocean Forwarder/OTI Handling Steps with Respect to Dangerous Goods
    • Step 1—Check Shipment for Dangerous Goods
    • Step 2—Reject/Hold Improperly Declared or Packaged Dangerous Goods
    • Step 3—Scrutinize Dangerous Goods Documentation
    • Step 4—Scrutinize Dangerous Goods Packaging, Marking, Labeling
    • Step 5—Proceed ONLY if Dangerous Goods are Properly Prepared/Documented
    • Step 6—Proceed Safely when Packing Dangerous Goods into an Intermodal Container
    • Step 7—Assure Compliance with ALL Requirements, including Transit and Destination Country
    • Step 8—Book Cargo
    • Step 9—Prepare Bill of Lading Instructions
    • Step 10—Arrange Inland/Connecting Transportation
  • Summary—Key Ocean Forwarder DOs and DON'Ts

Operational Steps for Air Forwarders and Shippers; Key Do's and Dont's

(Estimated study time: 2 hours 35 minutes)

• Introduction
• Dangerous Goods Shipping Requirements—AIR Cargo & Connecting Truck Transportation
  • DOT Authorization for Use of the ICAO Technical Instructions
    • General
    • ICAO Rules Applicable to Connecting Truck Transportation
      • ICAO Technical Instructions Authorized for Air and Connecting Truck Transportation
  • Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods
    • General
    • Preparation and Signature of a Dangerous Goods Shipper's Declaration (Air Cargo)
      • A Shipper Responsibility—First Hand Knowledge
      • Preparation/Signing of Shipper's Declaration by a Forwarder/Other Agent
  • Summary of Shipper Responsibilities for Air Shipment of Dangerous Goods
  • U.S. Fines
  • Loading Responsibilities for Dangerous Goods Shipped as Air Cargo
    • General
    • Training and Certification of Workers Who Handle Dangerous Goods
    • Cargo Segregation—General
    • Blocking, Bracing & Tie-Down—General
    • Placards
    • Record of Container Contents
  • Air Forwarder or Other Transportation Intermediary as DG Offeror
  • Airfreight Forwarder Handling Responsibilities with Respect to Dangerous Goods
    • Forwarder/Consolidator Responsibilities under ICAO Technical Instructions DG Regulations
    • Air Forwarder DG Processing Steps.
      • Step 1—Check Shipment for Possible/Hidden Dangerous Goods
      • Step 2—Reject/Hold Improperly Declared/Packaged Dangerous Goods
      • Step 3—Scrutinize Dangerous Goods Documentation
        • Emergency Response Telephone Number
        • Emergency Response Information
      • Step 4—Scrutinize Dangerous Goods Packaging, Marking, Labeling
      • Step 5—Proceed ONLY if Dangerous Goods are Properly Prepared/Documented
      • Step 6—Proceed Safely when Packing Dangerous Goods into an Aircraft Container
      • Step 7—Assure Compliance with ALL Carrier and National Requirements, including Transit and Destination Countries
      • Step 8—Book Cargo
      • Step 9—Arrange Pick-up (Ground) Transportation
      • Step 10—Examine the Cargo Packages
      • Step 11—Prepare the Airwaybill(s)
      • Step 12—Deliver the Cargo to the Air Carrier
  • Summary—Key Airfreight Forwarder "DOs" and "DON'Ts"

Hazmat Transportation Security Awareness & Requirements

This lesson addresses DOT Hazmat Security requirements implemented in 2003, including hazmat employee security awareness training and the requirement for companies handling certain higher risk substances to implement Hazmat security plans, and train employees thereon. We also touch on additional security requirements for truck drivers carrying Hazmat.

This lesson fulfills the "security awareness" element to training required for employer certification as a "hazmat employee" under 49 CFR 172.704(a)(4).

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 15 minutes)

• Introduction
• HMR Security Requirements
• Particular Security Concerns as a Hazmat Offeror or Carrier
  • General
  • HAZMAT Security Plan Required for Shipments of Interest to Terrorists
• Key Security Goals for Transportation of Hazmat
• Dangerous Goods Checklists
  • Checklists Help Identify Security Vulnerabilities
  • DOT Checklists
  • Creating Operational Checklists
• How to Recognize and Respond to Security Breaches and Possible Threats
  • Everyone's Responsibility
  • Recognizing and Reporting a Suspicious Person, Activity or Shipment
  • People Who May Be a Security Concern
  • Cargo and Situations that May Be a Security Concern
  • Responding to a Possible Security Threat