DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation Outline
Fulfills classroom training requirements for:
49 CFR 172.704 HM 181, 126F and 215 A&B
Overview
This one-day course covers the training requirements of 49 CFR 172.704 which requires any person involved in offering a hazardous material for transportation to be properly trained. The course must be refreshed every 3 years and employees may not perform materials functions unsupervised until the training has been completed. The course takes a unique “10-step approach “ to proper hazardous materials transportation handling. Each element is explained along with examples of what to do and what not to do. All sections of the course contain hands-on exercises for each stage of preparing and shipping hazardous materials.
Who is required to have this training ??? Anyone involved in selecting a package, marking a container, applying a label, preparing paperwork (e.g. Bills of Lading, Manifests etc.), or handling a hazardous material.
Program Outline
Section 1-Opening
- Course Overview and Introduction
Section 2 – Training
- Training Requirements
- 49 CFR 172.704
Section 3-Classifications
- Hazard Classes
- Class 1-9
- Divisions
- ORM-D
- Packing Groups
Section 4-Hazardous Materials Tables
- 49 CFR 172.101
- Hazardous Substance Table
- Radionuclides
- Marine Pollutants
Section 5- Packaging
- Types of packaging
- Non-bulk packaging
- Bulk packaging
Section 6 – Marking
- Non-bulk markings
- Bulk Markings
- Cylinders
Section 7-Labeling
- What is a label?
- Types of labels
- Placement of labels
Section 8-Loading and Storage
- Loading and Storage Procedures
- Segregation Procedures
- Segregation Distances
- Segregation Chart
- Compatibility Chart
Section 9-Placarding
- What are placards?
- Placard Specifications
- Placarding Chart
Section 10-Shipping Documents
- DOT Requirements
- Proper descriptions
- NOS-Not otherwise specified
- Reportable quantities
- ORM-D 1.
- Continuation Sheet 8700a
Section 11-Hazardous Waste
- What is hazardous waste?
- Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest
- Hazardous Waste Markings
- Hazardous Waste Tables
Section 12-Incident Reporting
- National Response Center
- When to report.
- Section 13-Emergency Response Guidebook
- Yellow Section
- Blue Section
- Orange Section
- Green Section
Section 14-Security
- 49 CFR 172.704 Security Requirements
- Personnel security
- Facility security
- En-route security
- Written requirements-49 CFR 172.800
Final Examination