H20u—Hazmat Security Awareness Training

Estimated total study time: 2 hours 50 minutes

This course may be used as add-on training in HAZMAT security awareness needed under 2003 changes to the U.S. DOT HMR training requirements for employer certification of a "hazmat employee."

Note: This course does not meet the requirement for training in a company-specific HAZMAT transportation security plan, as may be required under DOT regulations. This training must be specific to the plan and employee responsibilities thereunder. (Either this training must be accomplished and recorded separately, or an on-line module can be added to this standard awareness course—contact GISTnet for further information.)

Terrorist Security Threats; DOT HAZMAT Transportation Security Concerns

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 53 minutes)

• Introduction
• DG General Awareness #1—Overview, Int'l Regulations, Hazard Communication, Classification
  • Making the Risks Seem Real! (Personal Safety Motivation)
    • Physical "Hands-On" Experience
    • Drawing on Related Personal Experiences—Symptoms
• 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
  • U.S. HMR Packaging Requirements
    • General
    • Certification of DG Packaging in U.S.
    • U.S. OSHA Workplace Hazard Communication ("Right to Know")
    • U.S. Hazard Label Requirements
    • Responsibility to Provide and Affix Placards to Trucks
    • U.S. Placarding Requirements
• U.S. HAZMAT Transportation Security Requirements
  • HMR Security Requirements
  • Security Awareness
    • DOT Security Awareness Training Requirement
    • Particular Security Concerns as a Hazmat Offeror or Carrier
      • General
      • HAZMAT Security Plan Required for Shipments of Interest to Terrorists

DOT Requirement for a HAZMAT Transportation Security Plan

(Estimated study time: 27 minutes)

• U.S. HAZMAT Transportation Security Requirements
  • Access to a HAZMAT Security Plan
    • General
    • "Need-to-Know" Criteria
  • In-Depth HAZMAT Security Plan Training
  • Trucker Legal Requirements to Carry Hazmat
• DG General Awareness #1—Overview, Int'l Regulations, Hazard Communication, Classification
  • Dangerous Goods Transportation Regulations
    • National DGRs (National Variations)

*Security Plan Topics

(Estimated study time: 3 minutes)

Hazmat Operational Safety; What to Do in Case of Security Breach or Threat

(Estimated study time: 27 minutes)

• Supply Chain Security & Cargo Risk Management
  • Cargo and Supply Chain Security
    • 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