Course Overview

Designed to satisfy the DOT's general awareness training requirements, this two-day course teaches the student how to navigate and understand the Hazardous Materials Regulations, including classification of hazardous materials, how to select the proper packaging, when to use packaging exceptions, how to select a proper shipping name and how to properly identify a material through the use of shipping papers, marking, labeling, placarding and emergency response information. This course includes a step-by-step manual, exercise workbook and a copy of 49CFR that is yours to keep.

Training Topics Covered

Introduction

• Purpose of Course
• DOT HMR History
• Structure of the HMR
• Enforcement of the HMR
• Training Requirements
• Types of Regulated Materials
• What is a Regulated Hazardous Material

THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

• What is in the Code of Federal Regulations
• Illustration - Hazardous Materials Table
• Using the Hazardous Materials Table

CLASSIFICATION

• Classification Basics
• List of Hazard Classes and Divisions
• Classification of Forbidden Materials
• Classification of Explosives (Hazard Class 1)
• Classification of Flammable Gases (Hazard Division 2.1)
• Classification of Non-flammable, Non-poisonous Gases (Hazard Division 2.2)
• Classification of Poisonous Gases (Hazard Division 2.3)
• Classification of Flammable Liquids (Hazard Class 3)
• Classification of Flammable Solids (Hazard Division 4.1)
• Classification of Spontaneously Combustible Materials (Hazard Division 4.2)
• Classification of Dangerous When Wet Materials (Hazard Division 4.3)
• Classification of Oxidizers (Hazard Division 5.1)
• Classification of Organic Peroxides (Hazard Division 5.2)
• Classification of Poisonous Materials (Hazard Division 6.1)
• Classification of Infectious Substances (Hazard Division 6.2)
• Classification of Radioactive Materials (Hazard Class 7)
• Classification of Corrosive Materials (Hazard Class 8)
• Classification of Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials (Hazard Class 9)
• Hazardous Substances
• Marine Pollutants
• Classification of ORM-D Materials

PACKAGING

• Packaging - General
• Packaging - Bulk
• Packaging - Non-Bulk
• Types of Packaging

BASIC PACKAGING EXCEPTIONS

• Exception Basics
• Exceptions for Flammable Liquids (Hazard Class 3)
• Exceptions for Combustible Liquids (Hazard Class 3)
• Exceptions for Hazard Class 4 Materials
• Exceptions for Hazard Class 5 Materials
• Exceptions for Poisonous Materials (Hazard Division 6.1)
• Exceptions for Corrosive Materials (Hazard Class 8)
• Exceptions for Hazard Class 9 Materials
• Exceptions for ORM-D Materials

SHIPPING PAPERS

• Shipping Paper Basics
• Which Materials Need Shipping Papers
• Required Format for Shipping Papers
• Basic Shipping Paper Requirements
• Steps to Finding the Proper Shipping Name
• Shipping Description - Special Requirements
• Shipping Description - Model Requirements

MARKING

• Marking Basics
• General Marking Requirements
• UN/NA Identification Number Specifications for Bulk Package Markings
• Special Non-Bulk Marking Specifications
• Special Bulk Marking Specifications

LABELING

• Labeling Basics
• Packages Not Needing Labels
• Subsidiary Labeling Requirements
• Additional Labeling Requirements

PLACARDING

• Placarding Basics
• Illustration - Placarding Tables 1 and 2
• Placarding - Hazard Based Special Cases
• Placarding - Model Based Special Cases
• Placard Specifications

LOADING/UNLOADING

• Loading Requirements
• Illustration - DOT Segregation and Separation Chart
• Unloading Requirements

EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION

• Emergency Response Information Basics
• Presentation of Emergency Response Information

HAZARDOUS WASTES

• Hazardous Waste Basics
• Types of Hazardous Wastes
• Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifests

MISCELLANEOUS

• Modes of transport
• Incident Reporting

Course Certification

This course is worth 2.17 Industrial Hygiene CM Points

• 2009 (Approval #: 09-621)
• 2010 (Approval #: 10-446)
• 2011 (Approval #: 10-446)

Upcoming Course Dates