Training in Hazardous Materials in Compliance with U.S. Department of Transportation Regulations

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HazmatTrainingin CompliancewithU.S. Departmentof Transportation’s HazardousMaterials Regulations

Hazardousmaterialsshippers, carriers,transporters,packaging manufacturers,anddriversare awarethatvariousrulesand regulationsmustbefollowed whentransportinghazmatand otherdangerouschemicals. Thisrequiresknowledgeand training.

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Whatarethe HazardousMaterials Regulations? TheHazardousMaterialsRegulations oftenreferredtoasthe“HMR”,area setofrulesandregulationsthat explicitlyconveytherequirements whenhandling,storing,packaging, labeling,andmarkinghazardousgoods fortransportation. TheHMRalsoprovidesdetailed guidanceongeneralplacarding requirementsforcargotankers,cargo carriers,vehicles,freightcontainers, railcars,andaircraftunitloaddevices, amongothers.

HMRCategories TheHMRisdividedintofourmaincategories: •Hazardous materials identificationand classification Hazard communication Packaging requirements Operationalrules

Whatisthe Hazardous MaterialsTable?

TheHazardousMaterials Table(HMT): Containsthe informationneededto ensurecompliancewith theU.S.Departmentof Transportation’s HazardousMaterials Regulations. Listsallthehazardous materialsforthe purposesof transportation.

HowistheHMT

Organized? TheHMTisdividedinto10columnsandgivesdetailed guidanceoneachidentifiedhazardousmaterialor chemical. •Propershippingname •Descriptionofthehazmattobetransported •Hazardclass •Packagingrequirements •Markingandlabelingrequirements •Placardingneeds •Specialprovisions •Quantitylimitationsaboardpassengerand cargoaircraft •Vesselstowagerequirements

HazardousMaterials TableExtract TobetterunderstandhowtheHMTisorganizedanditsrequirements, our2-HourFunction-SpecificDOTHazardousMaterialsTableTraining coursewillprovideadequateinformationtothelearner.

SafetyTraininginCompliance withtheDOTHazardous MaterialsRegulations TheHMRandtheHMTgivethereadera generalideathatfollowingandcomplying withtherulesandregulationsrelatedto thetransportationofhazardousmaterials byhighway,rail,air,andwatercanbea dauntingtask. Weoffergroupdiscountsonour onlinetrainingcourses. Fordetailscallus(866)4296742

DOTHazmatTraining Frequency •TheDOTrequireshazmatemployerstotrain theirhazmatemployeesonceeverythreeyears toensurethattheyremainupdatedand knowledgeableabouttheDOTHMRasitapplies totheworkplaceandaworker’sjobtasks. •Foremployeesinvolvedinthetransportationof hazardousmaterialsbyair,theFederalAviation Administration(FAA)andIATADangerousGoods Regulations(DGR)requirerecurrenttraining onceeverytwoyears.

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