H2u—HazMat Shipping Essentials for U.S. Transportation Intermediaries

Subscriber price: $238.00, Non-subscriber price: $300.00
Estimated total study time: 20 hours 47 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: 49 minutes)

Introduction
Dangerous Goods are DANGEROUS!
- Dangerous Goods Incidents Occur Daily, Many through Human Negligence
  - Accidents Happen!
  - Dangerous Goods Incidents and Accidents
  - Example of Dangerous Goods Incident Statistics
- Really Bad Things Do Happen with Dangerous Goods
  - ValuJet Crash
  - Aircraft Fires and Crashes Caused by Batteries
  - Sea Elegance - Durban - October 2003
  - Railcar Spills Herbicide into River
  - Trucks Most Frequently Involved in Dangerous Goods Incidents
- Terrorists and Dangerous Goods
- Dangerous Goods Training Requirement
- Dangerous Goods Security Provisions and Training; High Consequence DG

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 Transportation Regulations
- Multiple Sets of Dangerous Goods Regulations
- National DGRs (National Variations)
- Overview of International Dangerous Goods Regulations
  - General
  - Applicability of Dangerous Goods Regulations
- The IMDG Code (Vessel Shipment for Dangerous Goods)
- ICAO Technical Instructions (Air Shipment of Dangerous Goods)
- European ADR (Road), RID (Rail) and ADN (inland waterway) Dangerous Goods Regulations
- International vs. National Dangerous Goods Regulations ("National Variations")
- Reciprocal Arrangements for Trans-border Shipment of Dangerous Goods
- Which Regulations Apply to Multimodal Transportation?
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
- Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
- Emergency Response Telephone Number/Information

Dangerous Goods Identification

This lesson covers determining whether a shipment might be dangerous goods.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 4 minutes)

Introduction
What Makes a Shipment Subject to "Dangerous Goods" Regulations?
- Dangerous Goods Defined
- Identification of Dangerous Goods
- Determining "Applicable" Dangerous Goods Regulations
Determining What Products and Materials are Classified as Dangerous Goods (Overview)
- Step 1 – Refer to the Dangerous Goods List
- Step 2 – Determining the UN Number and Hazard Class for Mixtures and Solutions
- Suspicious Your Product is Regulated, But Can't Find It in the Dangerous Goods List?

Hazardous Materials Classifications and Packaging

This lesson covers the different ways dangerous goods are classified as well as basic packing requirements.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 13 minutes)

Introduction
Shipper's Responsibility to Classify DG
Classification by Degree of Danger (Packing Group)

Hazard Communication on Dangerous Goods Packaging, Part 1

This lesson is the beginning of our coverage of proper labeling for dangerous goods.

(Estimated study time: 47 minutes)

Introduction

Hazard Communication on Dangerous Goods Packaging, Part 2

This lesson continues our coverage of proper labeling for dangerous goods.

(Estimated study time: 50 minutes)

Introduction

Hazard Communication on Dangerous Goods Packaging, Part 3

This lesson concludes our coverage of proper labeling for dangerous goods.

(Estimated study time: 51 minutes)

Introduction

Shipper Documentation of Hazardous Materials

This lesson covers the shipper's declaration and shipper's certification.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 2 minutes)

Introduction

Dangerous Goods Information Required by Transportation Carrier(s)

This lesson covers the information a transportation carrier needs to handle the movement of hazardous materials.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 22 minutes)

Introduction

Placarding & Stowage Rules and "Offering" Dangerous Goods

This lesson covers rules on placarding and stowage as well as the regulations applicable to an "offeror" of hazmat shipments.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 7 minutes)

Introduction
Acting as a Dangerous Goods (HAZMAT) "Offeror"

Shipping Requirements for Infectious Substances

This lesson discusses the regulations applicable to the shipment of "infectious substances."

(Estimated study time: 56 minutes)

Introduction
Shipping Requirements for Infectious Substances
- Overview – General Concern with Infections Substances
- Classification of Known or Suspected Infectious Substances
- Shipment of Patient Specimens
- Infectious Substances, Patient Specimens and Body Parts that are Not Dangerous Goods
- Packaging of Infectious and Biological Substances
  - Packaging of Infectious Substances, Category A
  - Packaging of Patient Specimens and Infectious Substances, Category B
- Documentation of Infectious Substances
- Shipment of Other Bio-hazardous Materials
  - Biological Products, Cultures
  - Genetically Modified Micro-Organisms and Organisms
  - Medical or Clinical Wastes (MW)
  - Infected Live Animals

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

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

(Estimated study time: 2 hours 35 minutes)

Introduction

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 16 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