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DG10u—Dangerous Goods: General Awareness (basic)

Subscriber price: $144.00, Non-subscriber price: $187.00
Estimated total study time: 12 hours 36 minutes [Enroll now]

This course module can be used stand-alone for DG/Hazmat general awareness training for all personnel who need to understand that certain materials and products are subject to specific safety requirements and restrictions when being shipped as cargo via commercial transportation carriers. This module may also be used as the "general awareness" portion of a person's DG/Hazmat Employee certification training, noting that certification training is not complete without additional modules addressing a person's "function-specific" responsibilities, "general safety", "security awareness" and, when required, an employer "hazmat security plan".

U.S. and International Dangerous Goods Regulations

(Estimated study time: 55 minutes)

  • U.S. National DG Rules (overview)
    • The HMR Applies to All Involved in Commercial DG Transportation; Concept of "Offeror"
  • Which Regulations Apply to Multimodal Transportation?
  • Reciprocal Acceptance of DG Rules by Canada and the U.S.

Dangerous Goods Training; Dangerous Goods Defined

(Estimated study time: 53 minutes)

  • Scope of Work for Which HMR Requires "HazMat Employee" Training
  • Required Hazmat Employee Training Topics
  • What Makes a Shipment Subject to "Dangerous Goods" Regulations?
  • Dangerous Goods Defined
    • Dangerous Goods Defined (U.S.)
  • Identification of Dangerous Goods

How to Determine If Material Is Classified as Dangerous Goods

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 3 minutes)

  • Step 1 – Refer to the Dangerous Goods List
  • Suspicious Your Product is Regulated, But Can't Find It in the Dangerous Goods List?
  • DGL Information Available by UN Number Line Item (Overview)
    • Access to Applicable U.S. HMR Regulations & Emergency response Information
  • Introduction to Hazard Classes/Divisions
  • Classification by Degree of Danger (Packing Group)

Dangerous Goods Hazard Classes and Divisions

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 17 minutes)

  • Dangerous Goods Hazard Classes
    • Class 1 – Explosives
    • Class 2 – Compressed Gas
    • Class 3 – Flammable Liquids
    • Class 4 – Flammable Solids
    • Class 5 – Oxidizing Agents
    • Class 6 – Toxic Liquids or Solids; Infectious Substances
    • Class 7 – Radioactive Materials
    • Class 8 – Corrosives
    • Class 9 – Miscellaneous Articles and Substances

Shipper's Responsibility for Classification; UN Numbers; Materials with Multiple or Unknown Hazards

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 0 minutes)

  • Shipper's Responsibility to Classify DG
  • UN Numbers and Proper Shipping Names
    • Criteria for Most Dangerous Goods
      • U.S. Hazardous Materials List
    • Criteria When Specific, Generic and/or N.O.S. Descriptions Are Not Determinative
  • Materials with Multiple or Unknown Hazards
    • Primary vs. Subsidiary Hazard
    • Precedence of Hazard—Substances, Mixtures and Solutions
    • Samples Transported for Testing
    • Diagnostic Specimens

Format of Dangerous Goods List (DGL); DG Packaging Objectives and Standards

(Estimated study time: 56 minutes)

  • Applicable Dangerous Goods List — Overview
  • Review of Format and Information in Dangerous Goods List(s)
  • Dangerous Goods Packaging Objectives
  • International Standards
  • Package Certification by Manufacturer and Shipper

Hazardous Communication Overview; Marking of Packages Containing DG

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 32 minutes)

  • Overview of Hazard Communication Requirements
  • Information That Must Be "MARKed" on Each Dangerous Goods Package
    • Information the Shipper Must Place on Each Dangerous Goods Package (U.S.)
      • Proper Shipping Name
      • Mixtures
      • Marking
    • Required Information Markings on Dangerous Goods Packaging—Basics
      • Required Information Markings on Dangerous Goods Packaging—Basics (U.S.)
      • U.S. OSHA Workplace Hazard Communication ("Right to Know")
    • Proper Shipping Name
    • Additional Marking Requirements for Particular Materials
    • Additional Marking Requirements for Air Shipment Under IATA DGR
    • Package Marking Durability, Legibility and Location on Package
    • Affixing Labels and Markings
    • National Competent Authority Marking Requirements
      • U.S. DG Package Marking Variations
        • Particular U.S. Packaging Variations
    • Package Manufacturer's Marking
    • Carrier Lot Labels; Other Labels and Marking

Hazard Communication Labels on Dangerous Goods Packaging

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 22 minutes)

  • Hazard Communication Labels on Dangerous Goods Packaging
    • General Requirements and Responsibility
    • Types of Dangerous Goods Labels/Markings
      • Types of Dangerous Goods Labels and Markings (U.S.)
    • Hazard Class Labels
      • U.S. Hazard Label Requirements
    • Subsidiary Hazard Label
    • Exceptions to Hazard Class Label Requirement
    • Handling Labels
    • Warning Labels for Environmental Pollutants and Hazardous Waste

DG Shipments Subject to Exceptions in Requirements

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 14 minutes)

  • DG Shipments Subject to Exceptions in Requirements
    • "Limited Quantities"
      • A Packaging Exception
      • When Can the Limited Quantity Exception Be Used?
      • The Distinctive Limited Quantity Label
    • "Excepted Quantities"
      • What Are Excepted Quantities?
      • Relaxed Requirements for Excepted Quantities
      • "Excepted Quantities" (U.S.)
    • "De Minimus Quantities" (of Excepted Quantities)
    • Sample and Specimen Materials
      • Sample and Specimen Materials (U.S.)
    • Overpack Containing Dangerous Goods
  • U.S.-Only Exceptions to DG Packaging Requirements

DG Shipper's Declaration

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 21 minutes)

  • "Transport Document" vs. "Transportation Document"
  • DG Shipper's Declaration – General Requirements
  • Shipments Which Do Not Require a Full Shipper's Declaration
    • Shipments Which Do Not Require a "Shipping Paper" (U.S.)
  • General—Same Information & Sequence for All Transport Modes
  • Shipper's Declaration Shipment-Level and Line-Item Level Detail
  • Shipper's Certification
    • Shipper's Certification (U.S.)
  • Negative Declaration for Shipments Not Containing Dangerous Goods

Placarding of CTUs; Good Practice DG Communications; DG Incidents and Reporting

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 3 minutes)

  • Overview of Placards
  • DG Shipper "Good Practice" Communication Summary
    • Safety Data Sheet (SDS) (U.S.)
  • Dangerous Goods Incidents and Accidents Defined
  • Reporting Dangerous Goods Incidents
    • Reporting Dangerous Goods Incidents (U.S.)
  • U.S. Placarding for Requirements for Domestic Shipments