H5u—U.S. HazMat General and Security Awareness

Subscriber price: $195.00, Non-subscriber price: $250.00
Estimated total study time: 16 hours 1 minute

This course is intended as awareness training for anyone involved, or potentially involved, in the shipment of packaged dangerous goods, in the U.S. via any mode of transportation to any destination, including classification of dangerous goods for shipping purposes, recognizing and dealing shipments which may contain undeclared dangerous goods, packaging requirements, hazard communication and documentation.

Important: This course fulfills U.S. the DoT dangerous goods training in "general awareness" and "general security." Before an employer may certified a worker as a "Hazmat employee" under DoT Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), "function-specific," "general safety," and, if applicable, "Hazmat security plan" training must also be provided.

Introduction — The Reality of Dangerous Goods

This introductory lesson provides examples of serious consequences caused by improper procedures and/or accidents involving dangerous goods while being commercially transported. We also address how dangerous goods may have affected us personally, and why everyone should be concerned that that dangerous goods are transported safely.

(Estimated study time: 47 minutes)

Introduction
DG General Awareness #1—Overview, Int'l Regulations, Hazard Communication, Classification
- 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
- Making the Risks Seem Real! (Personal Safety Motivation)
  - Physical "Hands-On" Experience
  - Drawing on Related Personal Experiences—Symptoms

Cargo that May Contain Dangerous Goods; Security Concerns

Dangerous goods are part of our everyday life -- at work, in our home and many places we visit. This lesson will help you recognize what must be handled as dangerous goods when commercially transported even if comes to you not yet declared as dangerous goods.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 3 minutes)

Introduction
Added Risk Factors
Dangerous Goods Security Provisions and Training; High Consequence DG

Recognizing Dangerous Goods Based on Description

This lesson moves further into product descriptions on commercial invoices and transportation documents that suggest the possibility that the cargo contains dangerous goods.

(Estimated study time: 43 minutes)

Introduction
"Common Sense" Important but Not Enough to Recognize Problems
Specific Cargo Descriptions that Suggest Possible Undocumented Dangerous Goods (ICAO TI list)

Dangerous Goods Hazard Communication

This lesson addresses the various ways a shipper must inform others that a shipment contains dangerous goods.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 36 minutes)

Introduction

U.S. DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations

This lesson addresses the U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations ("HMR"), general shipper requirements thereunder, including training, and how the U.S. DOT enforces these.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 36 minutes)

Introduction
What Makes a Shipment Subject to "Dangerous Goods" Regulations?
- Dangerous Goods Defined
- Identification of Dangerous Goods
- Determining "Applicable" Dangerous Goods 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
- 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. DOT HMR vs. International Dangerous Goods Regulations

This lesson addresses the relationship between U.S. DOT HAZMAT Rules and authorization by the DoT to use international rules (the ICAO/IATA Regulations for air shipment, and the IMDG Code for ocean shipment). We also address re-shipping unopened packages of dangerous goods that another shipper has packaged, including cargo packaged by a foreign shipper.

(Estimated study time: 59 minutes)

Introduction
The IMDG Code (Vessel Shipment for Dangerous Goods)
ICAO Technical Instructions (Air Shipment of Dangerous Goods)
Which Regulations Apply to Multimodal Transportation?

Identifying and Classifying Dangerous Goods (HAZMAT)

This lesson covers the shipper's responsibility to correctly classify dangerous goods, the essential and critical task necessary to determine the specific shipping requirements and limitations for the specific product to be shipped.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 5 minutes)

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

Dangerous Goods Packaging

This lesson addresses the first and foremost requirement for the safe shipment of dangerous goods, proper packaging, and how this is specified in the applicable regulations.

(Estimated study time: 50 minutes)

Introduction

Hazard Communication on Dangerous Goods Packages

This lesson addresses what the shipper must place on the outside of each package of dangerous goods to inform all who come in contact with the package precisely what it contains, and warn of the type of hazard it represents.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 19 minutes)

Introduction

Package Manufacturer's Certification Label; Special Shipment Situations

This lesson addresses a packaging manufacturer's responsibility for testing and certification before claiming a package is suitable for use in shipping dangerous goods. We also cover special dangerous goods shipping situations, and how they affect packaging requirements.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 17 minutes)

Introduction

Shipper's Declaration and Certification

This lesson covers the required shipper declaration and certification required for shipments containing dangerous goods.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 6 minutes)

Introduction

Dangerous Goods Information Required by Transportation Carriers

This lesson covers what the transportation carrier, especially the originating transportation carrier, will need to know, starting with the cargo booking, and following through to the required information on the transportation document.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 15 minutes)

Introduction

Vehicle Placarding; Cargo Compatibility; Acting as "Offeror"

This final lesson addresses the requirement for a shipper to provide warning placards for certain types and quantities of dangerous goods shipped by truck, rail car or intermodal container; the requirement for a "container packing certificate" for shipper-packed intermodal containers, and responsibility as a "hazmat offerer" under U.S. DOT regulations.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 4 minutes)

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

Hazmat Security Awareness; Identifying & Responding to Possible Threats

This final lesson addresses security concerns when shipping dangerous goods since certain types of dangerous goods may become the target of terrorist theft or sabotage.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 23 minutes)

Introduction
Key Security Goals for Transportation of Hazmat
HMR Security Requirements
Particular Security Concerns as a Hazmat Offeror or Carrier
- General
- HAZMAT Security Plan Required for Shipments of Interest to Terrorists
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