Hazardous Materials Transportation (DOT)

Course Description:

Department of Transportation (DOT) Compliance Hazardous Materials Transportation course meets training requirements for hazardous materials (hazmat) workers.

Participants will receive a Handling Hazardous Materials book, Emergency Response Guidebook and certificate of completion.

Course Includes:

• Define the purpose, scope, and applicability of the DOT regulations
• Identify hazardous materials according to DOT criteria
• Identify packaging conditions which are acceptable for handling and transportation
• Determine/ recognize marking requirements for a packaged, non-bulk, non-radioactive hazardous material
• Select and apply primary/subsidiary hazard labels to given packages of hazardous materials
• Determine and recognize appropriate documentation requirements for describing hazardous materials on shipping papers
• Identify hazardous materials placarding requirements
• Recognize safety practices involving hazardous materials

Who:

• First time participants looking to satisfy the training requirements of the Department of Transportation